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Summary

• Home Page
• Emigrant / Immigrant Families
• They came from ...
  • Belgium
  • and the surrounding areas in other European countries
• made the journey abroad ....
  • The departure from home
  • The voyage on sea ...

    ... the ships

    ... the passengers

    ... the shipowners

  • The arrival abroad ....
• and found a new life in ...
  • Europe
  • The Americas
    • Canada
    • USA
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Oceania
• Sources
  • Oral sources
  • Original sources
  • Published sources
• Repositories
• Societies
• Auxiliary Sciences
• Historical Environment
• Languages
• The Project Documentation

Outline

• Home Page
  • Table of Contents
  • Site Map
  • Read Me
  • New Links
• Belgian Emigrant Families / Immigrant Families Abroad
  • BELGIUM-ROOTS Emigrants Roll Call
  • BELGIUM-ROOTS Residents Roll Call
  • Genealogies of Belgian families with at least on emigrant
  • Belgian Surname Lists
    • Province East-Flanders
• They came from ... Belgium
  • Belgian Place Names
    • Provinces
    • Districts
    • Cantons
    • Municipalities
    • Places
    • ZIP
  • Historical regions
    • Flemish Region:

      Houtland, Waasland.

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  • Belgium since its independence (1830-now)
    • Regions
      • Brussels-Capital Region
        Did belong before 1995 to the province of Brabant (BEL).
        • No subdivision in provinces.

          Districts: Brussels-Capital

      • Flemish Region
        
        • Province Antwerp

          Administrative Districts: Antwerpen, Mechelen, Turnhout

        • Province Flemish Brabant
          Did belong before 1995 to the province of Brabant (BEL).

          Administrative Districts: Halle-Vilvoorde, Leuven

        • Province East Flanders

          Administrative Districts: Aalst, Dendermonde, Eeklo, Gent, Oudenaarde, Sint-Niklaas

        • Province West Flanders

          Administrative Districts: Brugge, Diksmuide, Ieper, Kortrijk, Oostende, Roeselare, Tielt, Veurne

        • Province Limburg

          Administrative Districts: Hasselt, Maaseik, Tongeren

      • Walloon Region
        
        • Province Walloon Brabant
          Did belong before 1995 to the province of Brabant (BEL).

          Administrative Districts: Nivelles

        • Province Hainaut

          Administrative Districts: Ath, Charleroi, Mons, Mouscron, Soignies, Thuin, Tournai

        • Province Liège

          Administrative Districts: Huy, Liege, Verviers, Waremme

        • Province Luxemburg

          Administrative Districts: Arlon, Bastogne, Marche-en-Famenne, Neufchateau, Virton

        • Province Namur

          Administrative Districts: Dinant, Namur, Philippeville

    • Communities
      • German speaking Community
        Part of the district Verviers (Province of Liege).
      • Flemish Community
        Composed of the Flemish Region and the Region Brussels-Capital.
      • French Community of Belgium
        Composed of the Walloon Region and the Region Brussels-Capital, without the territory of the German speaking Community (DGB).
    • The federal Kingdom of Belgium
  • Belgium during the Dutch Era (1815-1830)
  • Belgium under the French Régime (1795-1815)
    

    Départements (names in French/Dutch):

    Lys - Leie, Escaut - Schelde, Deux Nethes - Twee Neten, Meuse Inférieure - Nedermaas, Dyle - Dijle, Jemappes - Jemappes, Sambre et Meuse - Samber en Maas, Ourthe - Ourthe, Forêts - Wouden.

  • Belgium under the Ancien Régime (before 1795)
    • The Spanish and Austrian Netherlands

      County of Flanders, County of Hainaut, Duchy of Brabant, County of Namur, Duchy of Luxemburg, Duchy of Limburg, Manor Mechelen, and other manors, ...

    • The Holy Roman Empire

      Prince-Bishopric of Liège, Duchy of Juliers, Stavelot-Malmedy, Kurfürstendum Trier (enclaves), Kurfürstendum Koeln (enclaves), Holy Roman Empire (allodial enclaves)

    • Kingdom of France

      Duchy of Bouillon, Kingdom of France (enclaves)

    • United Provinces

      County Dalhem (Land van Overmaas), United Provinces (enclaves)

• and the surrounding areas in other European countries
  • The Netherlands
    • Limburg
    • Noord Brabant
    • Zeeland

      Districts: Zeeuws Vlaanderen

    • Ancien Regime
      The following entities did have part of their territory in the Netherlands or enclaves in Belgium.
      • United Provinces

        County Dalhem (Land van Overmaas) (enclaves)

      • The Spanish and Austrian Netherlands

        County of Gelder (Gelderland) County of Flanders (Zeeuws-Vlaanderen), Duchy of Brabant (Northern part), Duchy of Limburg (enclaves)

      • The Prince-Bishopric of Liège (enclaves)
  • Germany
    • Nordrhein-Westfalen
    • Rheinland-Pfalz
    • Saarland
    • Ancien Regime
      The following entities did have part of their territory in Germany or enclaves in Belgium.
      • Holy Roman Empire *

        Prince-Bishopric of Liège (enclaves), Duchy of Juliers, Kurfürstendum Trier, Kurfürstendum Koeln

      • The Spanish and Austrian Netherlands

        Duchy of Luxemburg

  • Luxembourg
    • The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
    • Dutch period (1814-1839):
      
    • Ancien Regime:
      The following entities did have part of their territory in Luxembourg or enclaves in Belgium.
      • The Spanish and Austrian Netherlands

        The Duchy of Luxemburg

  • France
    • Régions and Départements
      • Nord - Pas de Calais (Les Flandres)

        Départements: 59 - Nord

      • Picardie

        Départements: 02 - Aisne

      • Champagne-Ardennes

        Départements: 08 - Ardennes

      • Lorraine

        Départements: 55 - Meuse, 54 - Meurthe et Moselle, 57 - Moselle

    • Ancien Regime:
      The following entities did have part of their territory in France or enclaves in Belgium.
      • Kingdom of France
        • The Duchy of Bouillon (partial)
      • The Spanish and Austrian Netherlands
        • The County of Flanders (Walloon Flanders)
        • The County of Hainaut (French Hainaut)
  • United Kingdom
    • Engeland
      • Regions

        East-Anglia, South-East, ....

• made the journey abroad ... *
  • The departure from home
    • Interior travel
    • Hotels and boarding houses
    • Ports of departure

      Belgium

      Antwerp (BEL),

      Ghent (BEL),

      Ostend (BEL)

      France

      Cherbourg (FRA),

      Le Havre (FRA),

      Great-Britain

      Hull (GBR),

      Liverpool (GBR),

      Southampton (GBR),

      Netherlands

      Rotterdam (NDL),

      Vlissingen (NDL).

  • The voyage on sea ...
    • General
    • Shipping Lines, Owners and agents
    • Ships
    • Belgian Passenger lists
      • The Transcribers
      • The Transcripts
  • The arrival abroad ....
    • Ports of Entry

      Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Guatemala, New Zealand, USA

    • Hotels and boarding houses
    • Interior Travel
• and found a new life in ... *
  • Europe
    • France (FRA)
    • Germany (DEU)
    • Great Britain (GBR)
    • Hungaria
    • Luxembourg (LUX)
    • Netherlands (NDL)
    • Norway
    • Sweden *
    • Switzerland
    • Russia
  • The Americas
    • Canada (CAN)
      • Alberta,
      • British Columbia,
      • Manitoba,
      • New Brunswick,
      • Newfoundland,
      • Nova Scotia,
      • Ontario,
      • Prince Edward Island,
      • Québec,
      • Saskatchewan,
      • Yukon
    • United States of America (USA)
      • Alabama (AL)
      • Alaska (AK)
      • Arizona (AZ)
      • Arkansas (AR)
      • California (CA)
      • Colorado (CO)
      • Connecticut (CT)
      • Delaware (DE)
      • Florida (FL)
      • Georgia (GA)
      • Hawaii (HI)
      • Idaho (ID)
      • Illinois (IL)
      • Indiana (IN)
      • Iowa (IA) *
      • Kansas (KS)
      • Kentucky (KY)
      • Louisiana (LA)
      • Maine (ME)
      • Maryland (MD)
      • Massachusetts (MA) *
      • Michigan (MI)
      • Minnesota (MN)
      • Missouri (MO)
      • Mississippi (MS)
      • Montana (MT)
      • Nebraska (NE)
      • Nevada (NV)
      • New Hampshire (NH)
      • New Jersey (NJ)
      • New Mexico (NM)
      • New York (NY)
      • North Carolina (NC)
      • North Dakota(ND)
      • Ohio (OH)
      • Oklahoma (OK)
      • Oregon (OR)
      • Pennsylvania (PA)
      • Rhode Island (RI)
      • South Carolina (SC)
      • South Dakota (SD)
      • Tennessee (TN)
      • Texas (TX)
      • Utah (UT)
      • Vermont (VT)
      • Virginia (VA)
      • Washington (WA) *
      • Washington DC (DC)
      • West Virginia (WV)
      • Wisconsin (WI)
      • Wyoming (WY)
    • Central America
      • Guatemala (GTM)
      • Mexico (MEX)
    • South America
      • Argentina (ARG) *
      • Brazil (BRA) *
      • Ecuador (ECU)
  • Africa
    • Burundi (BDI)
    • Congo (Kinshasa) (ZAR)
    • Rwanda (RWA)
    • South-Africa (ZAF)
  • Asia
  • Oceania
    • Australia *
    • New-Zealand *
• Research related to Belgian Genealogy *
  • Sources
    • General
    • Oral sources
    • Original sources
      • Sources in Belgium
        • Sources for the 19th and 20th centuries
          • General
          • Civil records
          • The population registers
          • The censi
          • The modern parish registers
          • Other sources for the 19th and 20th centuries
            • General
            • Documents from the judicial archives
            • Registration of domains and registration of mortgages
            • Land registry office
            • Maps and plans
            • Fiscal sources
            • The office of the Notary Public
            • Militia
            • Electoral and political sources
            • Local archives
            • The Public Welfare Office
            • Archives of associations
            • The press and printed matters
        • Sources for the Ancien Régime (the pre-1795 Era)
          • Parish records *
          • Records of the Bench of Aldermen
          • Census records and Status animarum
          • Other sources for the Ancien Régime (the pre-1795 Era)
            • Foundlings
            • Protestant ancestors
            • Jewish ancestors
            • Documents related to the management of the orphans' estates
            • Burghers and extramural burghers
            • Records from the judiciary
            • Contracts of land lease
            • Contracts of sale (transfer of land)
            • Antenuptial contracts
            • Wills
            • Guarantees and letters of security
            • Appointments and nominations
            • Coroner's inquests
            • Documents related to the possession of real estate, fiefs, and manors
            • Lists of able-bodied men
            • Registers of passports
            • Sources related to education and profession
            • Sources related to social groups
      • Sources in the country of settlement
        • Europe
          • Luxembourg
          • France
          • Germany
          • Great Britain
          • the Netherlands
          • Sweden
        • the Americas
          • Canada
          • USA
          • Central America
          • South America
        • Africa
        • Asia
        • Oceania
    • Published sources
  • Repositories
    • World wide
      • Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints Family History Centers
      • Internet sites
        • BELGIUM-ROOTS Transcriptions
    • Belgium
      • State Archives
        • Federal Archives
        • Archives of the Ministry of Defence
        • Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
      • Archives of the Government Departments (Ministries)
      • Municipal and City Archives
      • Archives of the Public Center for Social Welfare
      • Church Archives
      • Museums
      • Universities
      • Documentation centers
      • Public libraries
      • Private libraries
      • Onomastic documentation centers
      • Centers for Human Heredity
    • Europe
    • The Americas
    • Africa
    • Asia
    • Oceania
  • Societies
    • Internet Communities
      • World
      • Belgium
    • Belgian Clubs
      • Belgium
      • Canada
      • USA
    • Genealogical Societies
      • Belgium
      • Canada
      • USA
    • Genealogical Publishers
      • World
      • Belgium
      • Canada
      • USA
    • Historical Societies
      • Belgium
  • Auxiliary Sciences *
    • Andragogy *
    • Industrial archaeology
    • Bibliography
    • Cartography, Maps, Plans
    • Chronology
    • Demographics
    • Folklore and the study of daily life
    • Genealogy *
    • Genetics & DNA *

      Archiving your Family's DNA *

    • Heraldry *

      Coats of Arms *

    • Iconography *
    • Law *
    • Linguistics and Dialectology
    • Study of literature
      • Dutch
      • English
      • Flemish
      • French
      • Walloon
      • German
      • Letzeburghs
    • Medicine
    • Metrology
    • Monetary Systems
    • Onomastics
    • Sociology
    • Paleography *
    • Religion *
      • Catholicism
      • Islam
      • Judaism
      • Protestantism *
  • The Historical Environment
  • Languages
    • Dutch
    • Flemish
    • French
    • German
    • Letzeburgish
    • Oïl
    • Walloon
• The BELGIUM-ROOTS Project Documentation

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