Belgium, West Flanders, Civil Registration, 1582-1950
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.
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Belgium, West Flanders, Civil Registration
What is in This Collection?
West Flanders (Dutch: West Vlaanderen, French: Flandre Occidentaale) is the most western province of the Flanders region. This collection contains images and index of civil registration of births, marriages and deaths for West Flanders. Records of marriage proclamations, marriage supplements, and original indexes may also be included.
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:
- Belgium Language and Languages
- France Language and Languages
- French Handwriting or Netherlands Handwriting
- Dutch Genealogical Word List
To Browse This Collection
| You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Belgium, West Flanders, Civil Registration, 1582-1950. |
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The information in these records usually include the following:
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Birth
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Marriage
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Death
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Collection Content
For information on the content and use of these records see Belgium, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records.
Collection Details
Language
Dutch, French
Location of Original Records
België Nationaal Archief
"Belgique, Flandre-Occidentale, registres d’état civil, 1582-1950." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 18 May 2026. België Nationaal Archief, Brussels (Belgium National Archives, Brussels).
