Wallonia, Belgium, Birth Index, 1559-1991

This database contains birth information extracted by the Belgian genealogical association, A.S.B.L. Geniwal, for the Walloon region of Belgium and covers the years 1559-1934. The Walloon region accounts for approximately one-third of the population of Belgium and represents the entire French-speaking portion of the country. It encompasses the provinces of:

• Brabant


• Namur


• Hainaut


• Liège


• Luxembourg (not to be confused with the country of Luxembourg)

• Name of child born


• Gender


• Birthplace (city and province)


• Birth date (according to the French Republican Calendar)


• Father’s name


• Mother’s maiden name


• Father’s occupation


• Witnesses’/godparents’ names


• Document source (parish registers (registre paroissiaux), or civil vital records (état civil)


• Page number


• Record number


• Comments

You can learn more about this collection at the Geniwal website.