Luxembourg Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Luxembourg

What Is in This Collection?
The collection consists of images of Roman Catholic Church records including baptismal records, marriage records, and burial records. 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 following information may be found in these records:

Baptismal
 * Date and place of baptism
 * Birth date of child
 * Name and gender of child
 * Legitimacy of child
 * Names of parents
 * Names of grandparents
 * Names of godparents

Marriage
 * Date and place of marriage
 * Names of the bride and groom
 * Previous marital status (this could be “previously unmarried” or be “widow” or “widower.”
 * Their residences and ages
 * Names of groom's parents
 * Names of bride's parents
 * Names of the witnesses and their relationship to the bride and groom

Burial
 * Date and place of burial
 * Date and place of death
 * Name of deceased
 * Age of deceased
 * Names of their parents (if unmarried) or name of the spouse
 * Names of witnesses and with their relationship to the deceased

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching, it is best to know the following:
 * Name of the person
 * Year range for the record

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Copy down all the information from the record image. Additional details about a person or event were sometimes recorded in record margins; make sure to look at the entire image to find all the information you can
 * Save or print a copy of the image for future reference
 * Cite the image; see below for help citing records in this collection
 * Use the information which has been discovered to find more. For instance, use the age listed in the record to estimate a year of birth, if that is yet undetermined
 * Continue to search the index to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives. Note that family members often appear on an individual's vital records, such as in the role of witnesses to a marriage

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

 * When looking for a person with a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which individual is correct. Use other information, such as place of birth, age, occupation, or names of parents, to determine which candidate is the correct person. If listed, a personal title may be a clue to property ownership or occupation, either of which might be noted in other records
 * Check for variants of given names and surnames. For much of the period of this collection, spelling was not standardized; pay special attention to how the name should have been pronounced and try variations on the pronunciation. A person might also have been listed under a middle name, nickname, or abbreviation of their given name
 * Vary the search terms. For example, either expand the date range or search by either the given name or surname to return broader list of possible matches
 * Search the records of nearby areas. While a person in this period rarely lived more than 20 miles from their place of birth, moves within this range were common

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in Luxembourg.
 * Luxembourg Record Finder

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

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