France, Haute-Garonne, Toulouse, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
France, Haute-Garonne, Toulouse, état civil

Record Description
This civil registration collection will include records from 1792-1893 of births, marriages, and deaths from the Municipal Archives of Toulouse (Archives municipals de Toulouse). This civil registration gives records of vital life events of citizens and residents within the French government. To better understand these records two phrases to translate would be arrondissement, which means "municipality," and type de registre et l'année, which means "record type and years." Civil registration records may include marriage banns. Banns were a means for the Catholic Church to give anyone a chance to legally prevent a marriage that might be invalid. Haute-Garonne is named after the Garonne River that flows through the southwest department of France. Its main city is Toulouse.

Record Content
Birth Registers usually include:


 * Child's Name and Gender
 * Child's Birthdate and Place
 * Father's Name, Age, Occupation and Residence
 * Mother's Name, including Maiden Name
 * Mother and Father's Marital Status
 * Names of Witnesses or Godparents, Age, Occupation and Residence

Marriage Registers usually include:


 * Bride's Name
 * Groom's Name
 * Marriage Date and Place
 * Marriage Certificate and Banns Dates
 * Groom's Age, Marital Status, Occupation and Residence
 * Names of Groom's Parents (including Maiden Name of Mother)
 * Bride's Age, Marital Status, Occupation and Residence
 * Names of Bride's Parents, including Maiden Name of Mother
 * Birthplaces of Bride and Groom
 * Witnesses' Names, Ages and Occupations

Death Records usually include:


 * Death and Burial Date and Place
 * Name and Age at Death
 * Cause of Death
 * Father of Deceased and his Occupation
 * Date and Birthplace of Deceased
 * Marital Status of Deceased
 * If Married, the Name of the Spouse

How to Use the Record
This section provides information on how to search the collection, what to do with information once found, some tips on how to find records, and what to do if no record is found.

Search the Collection
To browse by image: To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page ⇒Select the "Arrondissement or Municipality" category ⇒ Select the "Record Type and Years" category which takes you to the images. Search the collection by image 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.

When searching: As you are searching it is helpful to know such information as your ancestor's given name and surname, some identifying information such as residence, age, and family relationships. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name as your ancestor and that your ancestor may have used nicknames or different names at different times.

For Help Reading These Records
These records are in French. For help with reading the records see the following resources:


 * France Language and Languages
 * French Wordlist

Tips to Keep in Mind

 * Use the estimated age to calculate a birth date.
 * When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct.
 * Titles may be clues to property ownership, occupations, rank, or status within the community.

Unable to Find Your Ancestor?

 * Check for variant spellings of the names.
 * Search the records of nearby localities: Bordeaux, Lourdes, Montpellier.

Related Websites

 * Haute-Garonne
 * Genealogy in France

Related Wiki Articles

 * France, Haute-Garonne, Toulouse, Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * France Civil Registration- Vital Records
 * France Archives and Libraries

Citations for This Collection
When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information; that is, cite your sources. This will help people find the record again and evaluate the reliability of the source. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records. Citations are available for the collection as a whole and each record or image individually. Collection Citation: Image Citation