Belgium, Luxembourg, Civil Registration, 1580-1920

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

Belgium, Luxembourg, Civil Registration

What is in This Collection?

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.

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

Reading These Records

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

To Browse This Collection

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Belgium, Luxembourg, Civil Registration, 1580-1920.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The information in these records usually include the following:

Birth

  • Birth date and place of birth
  • Name of child
  • If still-born, illegitimate, or twin
  • Gender
  • Names of parents, father's occupation and their residence
  • Birthplace of father
  • Birthplace of mother
  • Date and number of record

Marriage

  • Date and Place of Event
  • Name of Bride and Groom
  • Residence, Marital Status, and Age
  • Names of Parents
  • Names of Witnesses

Collection Content

For information on the content of the records please see the wiki article Belgium, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records.

Sample Images

Collection Details

Record Type: Vital
1,124,415 Images

Language

Dutch, French

Location of Original Records

België Nationaal Archief

Cite This Collection

"Belgique, Luxembourg, registres d’état civil, 1580-1920." Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 3 February 2026. België Nationaal Archief, Brussels (Belgium National Archives, Brussels).