Belgium, Antwerp, Police Immigration, 1840-1930

What is in This Collection?

This collection contains images files created by the Antwerp City Police on foreign nationals residing in the city. The files may contain documents from a later period. Family name, given name, birth date (or age), residence, nationality, and occupation are included. See Belgium, Antwerp, Police Immigration Index, 1840-1930 for the index to this collection. Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Reading These Records

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

• Netherlands Languages
• Dutch Genealogical Word List
• Netherlands Handwriting
• Reading Dutch Records (PDF): Birth, Marriage, Death

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• Beginner Dutch Handwriting
• Names in Belgium and the Netherlands
• Search Classes in the Learning Center for classes with "Dutch" in the title

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

• Surname and given name
• Year of immigration

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  1849-96 Index Form

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  1845 Police Immigration Form

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  1845 Police Immigration Form, Page 2