Belgium, West Flanders, Civil Registration and Church Records, 1582-1932

What is in This Collection?

This collection contains civil registration and church records from West Flanders, including, baptisms, births, marriages, and deaths. The collection also includes marriage proclamations, marriage supplements, and some original indexes. 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

FamilySearch Learning Center:

• 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:
Birth

Marriage

Death

Collection Content

Additional information about these records can be found at Belgium, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records and Belgium, Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records.

Inventory

For a list of all the titles included in this Historical Records publication see Belgium, West Flanders, Civil Registration and Church Records - Inventory.