Luxembourg Genealogy

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Luxembourg

Guide to Luxembourg ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Luxembourg Wiki Topics
Beginning Research
Research Strategies Record Finder Finding Town of Origin
Record Types
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Luxembourg Background
Church History French Genealogical Word List Gazetteers German Genealogical Word List Geography History	Languages Latin Genealogical Word List Maps Taxation For Further Reading
Local Research Resources
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Country Information

Luxembourg is a country in Europe bordered by Belgium, Germany, and France. The official languages are Luxembourgish, German, and French.

Getting Started

Getting Started with Luxembourg Research Links to articles on getting started with Luxembourg research. Luxembourg, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records Luxembourg Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records Luxembourg Births and Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records Luxembourg Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records Luxembourg Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records Luxembourg Census Records - FamilySearch Historical Records Luxembourg Notarial Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Luxembourg Research Tools Links to articles and websites that assist in Luxembourg research. Luxembourg American Cultural Society Wikipedia site for Luxembourg Websites German Genealogical Word List French Genealogical Word List Latin Genealogical Word List Research Tutorials at FamilySearch Beginning Research in Luxembourg Gazetteers and Maps for Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands

Luxembourg Online Genealogy Records

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Finding Your Ancestors' Town in Luxembourg

• Genealogical records are organized by geographical locality. Civil registration (government birth, marriage, and death records) and church records (christenings/baptisms, marriages, and burials) were kept at the local level. To search these records, you must know the town where your ancestors lived.
• If you do not know your ancestors' town, follow the advice in the Wiki article, Luxembourg Finding Town of Origin, to search a variety of records that might provide that information.

Luxembourg Clickable Map

Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Luxembourg. Click on a place below to go to the corresponding Wiki article listing more information.

Jurisdictions

Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Luxembourg. Click on a place below to go to the corresponding Wiki article listing more information.

Luxembourg has 12 cantons organized into 3 districts.

• District de Diekirch northern part of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
  • Clervaux
  • Diekirch
  • Redange
  • Vianden
  • Wiltz

• District de Grevenmacher eastern part of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
  • Echternach
  • Grevenmacher
  • Remich

• District de Luxembourg western part of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
  • Capellen
  • Esch-sur-Alzette
  • Luxembourg
  • Mersch

FamilySearch Resources

Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.

• Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
• Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
• Historical Records