France, Seine-Maritime, Rouen, Indexes to Church Records, 1680-1789

What is in This Collection?

This collection consists of indexes to church records from the city of Rouen, France for the years 1680-1789.

Publication of French records is authorized by the French commission for Informatics and Liberties (CNIL). FamilySearch has requested approval from this entity to publish French records. Use of images of this index is strictly limited to personal research only and is not intended to be used for profit. For permission contact:

• Mr. Jean-Pierre Bardet, Professeur Emérite Université de Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV), 1, rue Victor-Cousin, 75005, Paris

As soon as permission has been granted by the CNIL, publication of French records will become available on FamilySearch.

Reading These Records

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

• France Language and Languages
• French Genealogical Word List
• French Handwriting
• Script Tutorial for French

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

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Church

• Full names of husband and wife
• Marriage date
• Birth date
• Death date
• Occupation
• Names of children
• Birth dates of children

Collection Content

The collection consists of a card index to all "B" surnames extracted from the 38 parishes of Rouen, France. Families are linked together on genealogical forms. In most cases, names are not necessarily filed alphabetically, but rather by their "sound".

Sample Images

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  1730-60 Church Record