Henri-Chapelle is now a section of the municipality of Welkenraedt, in the province of Liège (Wallonia), very close to the German border, the Netherlands and Aachen. It is therefore a village in the...
Genealogy
Here is the list of surnames of some famous families published by GeniWal.
The founding families of Mont-Sainte-Aldegonde
Mont-Sainte-Aldegonde is now a section of the municipality of Anderlues, in Hainaut (Wallonia, Belgium), in the Centre region, between Binche, Morlanwelz and La Louvière. Before the merger of the communes (1977), it was a commune...
Alphabetical or annual tables
4. Alphabetical tables. Art. 2 of the imperial decree of 20 July 1807 states: The annual tables will be drawn up by the civil registrars in the month following the close of the...
Civil status general provisions
The purpose of civil status is to establish the status of men in society and to enshrine, in their own interests and in the interests of families and society, the rights that they...
The Republican calendar: a new measure of time
The Republican calendar: a new revolutionary measure of time The Republican calendar, also known as the French Revolutionary calendar, is one of the most daring symbols of the French Revolution. It was introduced to break with the...
The origins of civil status in Belgium
The origin and development of civil status in Belgium Unlike France, Belgium did not follow the Edict of Villers-Cotterêts, also known as the Ordinance of Villers-Cotterêts, is a major legal text promulgated in 1539 by...
Notarial archives: a major source for genealogy
Between the XVIᵉ and XIXᵉ centuries, notarial deeds are essential for understanding everyday life, the economy and family structures under the Ancien Régime. The origin of notarial deeds: Notarial deeds...
Administrative and legal meaning (late XIXᵉ - early XXᵉ century) of the word Pro Deo
The word Pro Deo is a Latin expression which literally means: «for God» Administrative and legal meaning (late XIXᵉ - early XXᵉ century) In the context of Belgian civil status the word...
Confirmation: theological meaning in the XVIIᵉ century
In the XVIIᵉ century, confirmation was clearly affirmed as a sacrament in its own right, distinct from baptism but intimately linked to it. Its main meanings are: The full gift...
List of surnames found for the family VAN BAEL
AERTGEERTS. BERNAERTS, BOLS, BOSMANS, BREMS, BRUYNYNCKX. CAES, CHRISTIAENS, CLAES, COOREMANS, COREMANS. DE GREEF, DE KEIJSER, DE KEYZER, DE MEYER, DE REYCK, DE RIJCK, DE RYCK, DELCON, DEPRET, DERAEDEMAEKER, DERCON. EULAERTS. FABRE. GEERAERS, GILIS, GOOSSENS....
List of surnames found for the d'ARENBERG family
ANJOU (D'), ARBERG (D'), ARSCHOT (D'), ASPREMONT (D'), AUVERGNE (D'), AVESNES. BAILLET DE LA TOUR, BARBANCON (DE), BARETTO, BEAUHARNAIS (DE), BELVOIS, (DE), BERGHES (DE), BERLAIMONT, BORGIA, BOUCHAUD (DE), BOUILLON (DE), BOURNONVILLE (DE), BRANCAS-VILLERS (DE),...
List of surnames found for the NASSAU ORANGE family
ARENBERG. BIERBERSTEIN, BLONDEL, BOUILLON, BOUSIES, BRYSAS CONSTANT REBECQUE, CROIX, CROY. DERFELDEN. GAVRE. GOUBAU. LA BARRE, LALAING, LIGNE, LOCKHORST, LOOZ - CORSWAREM. MAELCAMP, MALCAMPO, MOREAU DE BELLAING. SPOELBERGH. VALENZE, VAN DEN...
List of family names found for the PHILIPPE family
ANTHOINE. BARBIER, BATAILLE, BAUDE, BAUTHIER, BERCKMANS, BESSCHE, BOSQUET, BRENANWEZ, BRENAWEZ. CANSMANS, CAPETTE, CAPITTE, CASTELIN, CHARLIER, CLAUS, COLINS, COLLE, COOLS, CORNET, COROSTY, CORSELIUS, CROUSSE, CULENS. D'AMEZAGA, DANNEESSEN, D'ATH, DAUBIOUL, DE BEERSEL, DE BELLE, DE BENKEL,...
List of surnames found for the VAN SEGHBROECK family
AELBRECHT. BEULENS, BOGAERTS. CROHEIJN. DE BECKER, DE CLERCK, DE MAERSCHALCK, DE SMETH. HEIJNSMAN, HEYVAERT. JACOBS. KRICK. LAIJENS, LAUWERS, LEEMANS, LEMMENS, LOMBAERT. MEERT, MEIJE, MESKENS. SARENS, SEGERS, SEGHBROECK. VAN BOVEN, VAN DE KERRE, VAN DEN...
list of TOURNAY family names
ABRAHAM, ABS, AERT, AERTS, ALBERT, ALLARD, AMORES-CORNEJO, ARTS, AUTAERS. BALZA, BARBIER, BAUDHUIN, BAULOYE, BAUWENS, BEAULIEU, BEGHIN, BERGER, BERTRAND, BOMAL, BONNET, BONNIVER, BOTTEMANNE, BOUFFIOULX, BOUSCAIN, BOUVY, BRICHARD, BRICHART, BRIGODE, BRISON, BROUYAUX, BUCHETON, BUISSERET, BULTOT. CAPELLE,...
List of surnames found in the GAMOND genealogy
ANTHOINET ARNOLDIN. BAILLY BILLION BOULANGE BOURDON BRANTS BULTOS. CAMUSEL CHANEL CHARLIERS CHRETIEN CLEMENT CUERENS. DE LADOS DE LORRAINE DE MALOUY DE TURCK D'ELDEREN DEWAELE DUC. FELIX FLORENTAIN FLORENTIN FRISON. GAGGIA GAMON GAMOND GATTI GENETE...
List of family names found for the FROMONT family
AZAN, CALABRETTO, DETHIERE,DUPONT. FRANCOIS,FROMONT. GLEVAREC. HOCQUET. INFANTINO. KINET. LANDON,LHOTTE. POMMIER. SEUMOIS. VAN...
List of surnames found for the EGMONT family
D'ARENBERG, D'ARKEL, D'AVESNES, DE BAVIERE, DE BERLAYMONT, DE BOURBON-MONTPENSIER, DE BOURNONVILLE, DE BREDERODE, DE BRENNE, DE CLERMONT, DE COSNAC, DE CROY, DE CUSANCE DE VERGY, DE GENEVE,DE GRAVE, DE GUELDRE-JULIERS, DE HORNES, DE LA...
List of surnames found for the DE PINCHART family
ANTHOINE. BALTHAZAR, BAUDE, BOUGHERE. COESME, COLISON, COLOMBINE, CORVILAIN, CYSAINE. DAILLEBROUX, DAMIDE, DANIELIS, DE BERNARD, DE BETHUME, DE BIGNEE, DE FONTIGNY, DE GHEES, DE GLYMES, DE HACQUEDEAU, DE HENRICOURT DE MOZET, DE HUTBIZE, DE JUZAINE,...
List of surnames found for this DE LANNOY family
ABONNEL, ALEGAMBE. BAN DAEL, BASELIERS, BERNARD, BLONDEL, BOLENCINA, BRUYNINCKX, BUIRETTE, BUVRETTE. CABELLIAU, CABILLIAU, CARON, CITTA DE CASTELLO, COCQUIEL, COLONNE, COPPENS, COPPIN, CORISNI, CORVINI, COTTREL, CREANCHIER, CROQUET, CROQUEVILLAIN. D'AUDENFORT, D'AVERHOULT, DE BACHY, DE BAILLEUL, DE...
List of family names found for the CORNET family
ANDRE. BAILLET, BARY, BORREMANS, BOUVELET, BUISSERET. CHARLES, CHAUFFOUREAU, CLEMENT, COLLARD, COLLART, COLLET, CORDIER, CORNET, CORVILAIN. DE CAIMO, DE FALCQ, DE HAULTPHENNE, DE LAICTRE, DE MARTEAU, DE ROFROISSART, DEBROUX, DEL BOURSE, DEL CHEVEAU, DELHAIZE, DELSART,...
List of surnames found for the COMPLEMENTAIRE family
BALLIEU, BAUGNIET, BECOIN, BERGER, BOUCHER, BOULET, BRISME. CALOMME, CARPENTIER, CARTIER, CASTIAUX, CHAPPIN, COLINGE, COLLARD, COMPLEMENTAIRE, COSSE, CUVELIER. DAVIN, DE PLESTERS, DEBONTRIDDER, DECONNINCK, DEMARET, DOYEN, DRAYE, DUBOIS, DUMONT. GAUMY. HELSON, HENRY,HUBERT. KNAP. LAURENT, LEDOUX, LEGROS,...
List of surnames found for the CANIVEZ family
ABRAHAM, ALLARD, AMORISON. BACQ, BAILLEUX, BATTARD, BAUGNIES, BLONDIAU, BOSMAN, BOTTE, BOUCHAIN, BOUCHIN, BOUCQ, BROIGNEZ, BROQUET. CANIVEZ, CARLIER, CARON, CARPENTIER, CAUVIN, CHUFFARD, CLAINQUART, CLEMENT, COLIN, CORNETTE, CORNU, COURTIN. DATH, DE L'HOSTELLERIE, DELEBECQUE, DELECROIX, DELFANNE, DELHAYE,...
List of family names found for the BOTTEMAN family
ALLARD, ANARD, ANDRE, ANTOINE, ARNOULD, AUDIART, AUTHOME. BADOT, BAGUET, BALASSE, BALIEUX, BARDEAU, BATAILLE, BAUCQ, BAUDET, BAUDRY, BAUDUIN, BAYE, BEAUCLEF, BERNARD, BERTAUX, BETHENCOURT, BETTE, BEUDIN, BIERMANS, BLAIRON, BLAMPAIN, BLONDEAU, BLONDIAU, BONCHE, BORREMANS, BOTMAN, BOTSON, BOTTE,...
