Belgium, Brussels, Civil Registration and Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains civil registration and church records from the city of Brussels, Belgium. It includes church records of baptisms, marriages, and burials and civil records of births, marriages, and deaths. It also includes marriage proclamations, marriage supplements, and some original indexes.

Reading These Records
These records are written in Dutch. For help reading them see:
 * Belgium Languages
 * French Genealogical Word List
 * French Handwriting

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records: Birth/Baptism • 2 Marriage • 2 Death/Burial • 2

Collection Content
For information on the content and use of these records please see the wiki article Belgium, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records.

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of the event

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?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * If available, check the image for additional information
 * Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family

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

 * Try searching by surname only
 * The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
 * Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century

Citing This Collection
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