Research in Luxembourg #4 Therese Becker © 1998
Sample French documents
French civil birth document taken from Vianden film 1921745 it.3-5
L' an mil huit cent quatorze, le deuxieme jour du
The year one eight hundred forteen, the second day of (the)
mois de decembre a neuf heures du matin par-devant nous
month of december at nine hour of (the) morning in front of us
Joseph Louis ANDRE, officier de l' etat civil de la
Joseph Louis ANDRE, officer of the registration civile of the
commune de Vianden canton du meme nom departement des Forets,
commune of Vianden county of same name department of the Forest,
est comparu Nicolas Wiroth, marchand de fruits age de quarante ans
has appeared Nicolas Wiroth, merchant of fruits age of fourty years
domicilie en cette commune, lequel nous a declare qu'
residing in this town, who to us has declared that
hier a sept heures du matin est ne a Vianden de
yesterday at seven hour of (the) morning is born in Vianden of
lui declarant et de Marie Marguerite Markes, son epouse agee de
him declarant and of Marie Marguerite Markes, his wife age of
trente quatre ans, demeurant avec lui audit Vianden, un
thirty four years, residing with him at the said Vianden, a
enfant male et auquel il a declare vouloir donner le
child male and to whom he has declared (to) wanto (to) give the
prenom de Jean
given name of Jean
Lesdites declaration et presentation faites en presence de Mathias
The said declaration and presentation made in presence of Mathias
Wahl l'aine age de soixante deux ans, et de Damien Weiler age de
Wahl senior age of sixty two years, and of Damien Weiler age of
ving neuf ans, chapelier domicilies en cette commune, et ont
twenty nine years, hat maker residing in this town, and have
lesdits trois sieurs signe avec nous le present acte de
thesaid three sirs signed with us the present act of
naissance, apres qu' il leur en a ete fait lecture et
birth, after that it to them has been made reading and
explication en langue allemande.
explanation in language German.
French civil marriage document taken from Vianden film 1921746
L' an mil huit cent quatorze, le dix neufieme jour du
The year thousand eight hundred fourteen, the ten ninth day of
janvier a une heure et demie de relevee par-devant nous Joseph
january at one hour and half of afternoon in front of us Joseph
Louis Andre officier de l' etat civil de la commune de
Louis Andre officer of the civil registration of the commune de
Vianden depart. des Forets, sont comparus Hubert Steimes,
Vianden depart. of Forests, have appeared Hubert Steimes,
tonnelier age de vingt cinq ans ne a Vianden departement des
cooper age of twenty five years born in Vianden derpatment of
Forets, le trente janvier mil quatre vingt huit suivant
Forests, the thirty january thousand four twenty eight according
extrait de naissance domicile a Vianden departement des Forets
extract of birth residing in Vianden department of Forests
fils majeur de feu Nicolas Steimes en son vivant tonnelier
son full age of late Nicolas Steimes in his life cooper
demeurant a Vianden ou il est decede le seize floreal an
residing in Vianden where he has died the sixteen floreal year
treize suivant extrait de deces delivre par nous hier
thirteen according extract of death delivered by us yesterday
et de la Dame Susanne Dele son epouse agee de cinquante ans
and of the Lady Susanne Dele his wife age of fifty years
journaliere, residant audit Vianden ici present et
laborer, residing at the said Vianden here present and
consentant d'une part
consenting on one side
et Demoiselle Jeanne Welter, domestique, agee de vingt neuf
and Miss Jeanne Welter, domestic, age of twenty nine
ans, nee a Beaufort departement des Forets, le vingt six
years, born in Beaufort department of Forests, the twenty six
aout mil sept cent quatre vingt quatre suivant
August thousand seven hundred four twenty four according
l' extrait de naissance domiciliee a Tandel, mairie de D...
the extract of birth residing in Tandel, town hall of
French civil death document taken from Vianden film 1921855
L' an mil huit cent trente-trois, le trente du
The year thousand eight hundred thirty-three, the thirtieth of
mois d' Avril a dix heures du matin par-devant nous
(the) month of April at ten hour of (the) morning in front of us
Wenceslas Coster officier de l' etat civil de la commune
Wenceslas Coster officer of the civil registration of the town
de Vianden province de Luxembourg, sont comparus Nicolas Strassen,
de Vianden province of Luxembourg, have appeared Nicolas Strassen,
age de trente six ans, voisin du defunt ci- apres et
age of thirty six years, nieghbor of (the) deceased here after and
Henri Strassen, cordonnier age de trente trois ans, domicilies
Henri Strassen, shoemaker age of thirty three years, residing
en cette commune.
in this town.
Lesquels nous ont declares qu' Alexandre Colling
who (to) us have declared that Alexandre Colling
age de deux ans
age of two years
ne a Vianden de Damien Colling, blanchisseur et de
born in Vianden of Damien Colling, laundryman and of
Catherine Ahnen, conjoins, demeurant a Vianden, est decede hier
Catherine Ahnen, couple, residing in Vianden, has died
yesterday
a une heure du soir en la maison no. rue
at one hour of (the) evening in the house number street
et ont signe avec nous le present acte, apres lecture
and have signed with us the present document, after reading
faite.
it.
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