Luxembourg Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Luxembourg

What is in the Collection?
The collection consists of images of Roman Catholic Church records including baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and burials. Most of the items in the collection predate 1800.

Reading These Records
These records are in either French and German. For help with these languages, see the following pages:
 * French Wordlist
 * German Word List

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The content varies by record. The following is usually found:


 * Name of the primary individual or individuals
 * Event such as birth, christening, marriage, death or burial date and place
 * Names of parents, spouse or other family members
 * Names of witnesses
 * Relationships
 * Residences
 * Occupations

How Do I Search the Collection?
To begin your search it is helpful to know the following:


 * Name
 * Parish of residence

To search the collection image by image select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page ⇒Select the appropriate "Municipality/Town (French:Municipalité/Ville) (German:Stadt/Ortschaft)" ⇒Select the appropriate "Record Type and Year Range (French:Type de document et période d'années) (German:Quellengattung und Jahren)" which takes you to the images.

Look at the images one by one comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination. Keep in mind:


 * There may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
 * You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name.
 * Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life.

What Do I Do Next?
When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Save a copy of the image or transcribe the information. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details. Add this new information to your records of each family. You should also look for leads to other records about your ancestors.

I Can't Find Who I'm Looking For, Now What?

 * Look for variant spellings of the names as well as nicknames and abbreviated names.
 * Search the records of nearby parishes and towns.

For help reading the records see the following wiki articles:


 * French Wordlist
 * German Word List

Known Issues with This Collection
For a full list of all known issues associated with this collection see the attached article. If you encounter additional problems, please email them to [mailto:support@familysearch.org support@familysearch.org]. Please include the full path to the link and a description of the problem in your e-mail. Your assistance will help ensure that future reworks will be considered.

Citing this Collection
Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image. Collection Citation

Image Citation