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Contains Baptisms from Births from Belgium, including Belgian Congo (26 entries),...
Catalogue reference: RG 32/6
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This record is about the Contains Baptisms from Births from Belgium, including Belgian Congo (26 entries),... dating from 1920-1921 in the series General Register Office: Miscellaneous Foreign Returns. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RG 32/6
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1920-1921
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Description (What the record is about)
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Contains Baptisms from Births from Belgium, including Belgian Congo (26 entries), France (81), and Italy (4).
Marriages from Argentina (30), Smyrna (1), Austria (2), Batvia (2), Belgium (50), Brazil (16), Cameroon (1), Chile (11), China (71), Denmark (1), France (98), Germany (173), Italy (4), Portugal (1), Spain (5), Turkey (23) and Uraguay, Kenya, Malta, Dutch East Indies, and San Salvador (1 each).
Deaths from Belgium (82), Canada (1), Dutch East Indies (2), Denmark (1), France and French Territories (145), Hawaii (11), Holland (11), Italy (22), and Portugal (23).
Records include deaths of people born in countries such as Canada, Australia, Malta and Ireland, who have died in Belgium or French territories. The marriages in Germany are British soldiers marrying German subjects, locally.
The forms include copies from the country, Consulate records, copies or extracts of the registers and a notice of Death. They are likely to be in the language of the country.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- 1921
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2191420/
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RG 32
General Register Office: Miscellaneous Foreign Returns
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