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Belgians (Dutch: Belgen [ˈbɛlɣə(n)] ⓘ; French: Belges ⓘ; German: Belgier [ˈbɛlɡi̯ɐ] ⓘ) are people identified with the Kingdom of Belgium, a federal state in Western Europe. As Belgium is a multinational state , this connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural rather than ethnic.
expand search to ancestral names: the "relationship" is how the name relates to its parent name. example: searching for diminutive matches Betsy because it is a diminutive of its parent Elizabeth. selecting (all core forms) excludes peripheral forms such as diminutives, short forms, and combinations
Belgian people. Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable. This category may require frequent maintenance to avoid becoming too large. It should directly contain very few, if any, pages and should mainly contain subcategories.
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On Geneanet, you can of course do a name search, but if you know your ancestor’s town, you can go further. Below you will find a few quick links to learn about Geneanet features, some only for Premium members, as well as the work done by volunteers which is always available for free. And don’t forget to visit our forumsfor responses to your genealo...
[EDIT July 2023] We have updated the screenshots of the State Archives of Belgium in this article, following the changes to their website earlier this year! [EDIT July 2024] For our Premium members, we have added new indexes covering all of Belgium’s provinces, with links to the source documents. As in other countries, archives have been digitized ...
Here are a few links to online resources to help you findyour people from Belgium! 1. The Red Star Line Museum in Antwerptells stories about the emigrant experience through Belgium’s premier port. 2. This Geneawiki page(in French) lists genealogy associations throughout Belgium. 3. FamilySearch, a Geneanet partner, has resources about emigration fr...
These files contain birth, marriage and death certificates and can be accessed for free via our Search engines. Search Archives. The search engine can also be accessed in the reading rooms of the State Archives. It contains data that voluntary workers have extracted from the deeds of birth, marriage and death.
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From the Hebrew name בִּןְיָמִין (Binyamin) meaning "son of the south" or "son of the right hand", from the roots בֵּן meaning "son" and יָמִין meaning "right hand, south". Benjamin in the Old Testament was the twelfth and youngest son of Jacob and the founder of one of the southern tribes of the Hebrews.
