France, Coutances et d'Avranches Diocese, Inquiries of Consanguinity, 1597-1818

What is in This Collection?

This collection contains index & images from Catholic registers of inquiries of consanguinity (registres des enquêtes de consanguinité) from the Diocese of Coutances et d'Avranches for the years 1597 to 1818. It includes both a chronological index and original inquiry records (1597-1792). Parishes within this diocese are within the boundaries of the department of Manche and the former province of Normandy, France.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Reading These Records

These records are written in French. For help reading them see:

• France Languages
• French Genealogical Word List
• French Handwriting
• Brigham Young University: Script Tutorial for French

To Browse This Collection

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for France, Coutances et d'Avranches Diocese, Inquiries of Consanguinity, 1597-1818.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

• Peron's Name
• Location
• Date of act
• Other relatives

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  1729 Inquiry of Consanguinity

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  Inquiry of Consanguinity