Belgium, Hainaut, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
Belgique, Hainaut, registres d’état civil

Record Description
The collection consists of civil registration of births, marriages and deaths from the Belgian National Archives. The collection also includes marriage proclamations, marriage supplements, and some original indexes. Additional images will be added as they become available.

The events are recorded in Dutch, Flemish or French and cover the years 1600 to 1911.

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Record Content and Use
For information on the content and use of these records please see the wiki article Belgium, General Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)

For Help Reading These Records
These records are in Dutch, Flemish and French so you will need to be able to understand these written languages. For help with reading the records, see the wiki articles:


 * Netherlands Language and Languages
 * French Wordlist

You may also want to see the 3 FamilySearch Tutorials on "Reading Dutch Written Records"== Related Websites ==

Belgium Ancestry

Related Websites
Belgium Ancestry

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 * Belgium Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)

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Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection
“Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 February, 2012), La Plata &gt; San Ponciano &gt; Matrimonios 1884-1886 &gt; image 71 of 389 images, Artemio Avendano and Clementina Peralta, 1884; citing Parroquia de San Ponciano en la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matrimonios. San Ponciano, La Plata, Buenos Aires.