Belgium’s Nineteenth century and even some mid 1700s military & enlistment records for genealogical purposes seems to be an egg-hunt of national secrecy. Everyone say they exist, yet no one seems to know where they are and how to get them. Are they online? There are World War One indexes and online searchable databases to find information in that War exist available.
Belgium is a bit of a mystery. Maybe, the problem exists because each of their provinces seems to operate individually in what it provides. The good news is, you can find records of military importance at FamilySearch.org for the Province of Hainaut, Belgium. These images are called “Listes alphabétiques de la Milice nationale, and you can only find them by searching through each town in Hainaut Province. They are goldmine of genealogical information. BUT, going through each town to find those records of military value , is a time-consuming and frustrating nightmare .
To understand what the Belgium’s ‘Milice Nationale” is all about, I’m quoting Eric Gathy’s (google translated) explanation of it found on Geneanet forums.
The “Belgian national militia” is the army = its executives and professional soldiers, as well as the conscripts
As part of “Making French Genealogy Easier” (and Walonia, Belgium) philosophy, I’ve created this page to help you by arranging each town alphabetically with links to that’s town’s military records at FamilySearch. I do this, so you don’t have to.
Information you might find in the index:
- First and Last Name
- date of birth
- place of birth
- profession
- past residences
- parent’s names
- parent’s place of residence
- description of physical appearance
- additional information
- If you find mistakes, please contact me
When visiting the town’s military pages, you will see the camera icon to the right. That tells you the online images are available for viewing. If you see a “key” over the camera image, it means the images are suppose to be locked. THEY ARE NOT LOCKED!!! Just click on the that image and you’re there
Listes alphabétiques de la Milice nationale
Available towns and years:
A
Antoing – 1798-1836, 1836-1857
B
Beloeil – 1781-1814, 1816-1829, 1830-1870
Blandain – 1814-1845
Blaregnies – 1810-1866
Blaton – 1864-1901
Blaton – 1823-1900
Blicquy – 1817-1900
C
Callenelle – 1852-1870
Calonne – 1780-1860
Chapelle-à-Oie – 1845-1856
Chapelle-à-Watinnes – 1817-1834, 1835-1869
Cordes – 1845-1856
D
Dergneau – 1858-1900
E
Ellignies-Sainte-Anne – 1883-1900
Ere – 1817-1900
Ere – 1817-1834
Evregnies – 1818-1838
F
Familleureux – 1836-1856, 1859-1901
Farciennes – 1816-1840
Fayt-lez-Manage – 1815-1857
Frameries – 1853-1862
Frasnes-lez-Buissenal – 1812-1852
G
Gages – 1794-1837
Gaurain-Ramecroix – 1797-1862
Gosselies – 1796-1844
Grandglise – 1840-1880
Grosage – 1813-1860
Grosage – Registres de la Garde civile – 1828-1860
Guignies – 1816-1830
H
Hacquegnies – 1813-1832
Harchies – 1835-1890
Hautrage – 1840-1894
Herchies – 1816-1870
Hérinnes – 1780-1870
Hérinnes – Registres de la Garde civile, 1825-1870
Hollain – 1816-1847, 1868-1872
Howardries – 1816-1904
Huissignies – 1823-1873
Hyon – 1780-1796, 1803-1811, 1814-1843, 1816-1840
Hyon – Domiciles, 1815-1833
Jemappes – 1817-1840, 1841-1850, 1851-1860, 1861-1870
Jemappes – Registres des conscrits, 1800-1812
K
Kain 1797-1840, 1841-1870
L
Laplaigne – 1840-1870
Leers-et-Fosteau – 1802-1839
Les-Deux-Acren – 1813-1860, 1861-1900
Lessines – 1822-1840, 1841-1890
Lessines – Proscrits et déseteurs 1816
Leuze – 1816-1834
Liberchies – 1758-1852
Liberchies – Registres de la Garde civile, 1819-1830
Lombise – 1795-1832
M
Marbaix – 1838
Marchienne-au-Pont – 1810-1864
Maurage – 1794-1835
Mellet – 1801-1869, 1816-1860
Merbes-Sainte-Marie – 1852-1863
Mons – 1799-1861, 1806-1814, 1809-1814
Montignies-le-Tilleul – 1815-1840
Montignies-le-Tilleul – 1853
Montignies-sur-Sambre – 1835-1865
Montroeul-au-Bois – 1817-1900
Mont-Saint-Aubert – 1824-1834
Moulbaix – 1817-1865
Moustier – 1815-1860
N
Naast – 1871-1895
Néchin – 1840-1866
Nimy – 1780-1865
B
Obaix – 1815-1903
Obigies – 1780-1900
Obourg – 1817-1833
Orroir – 1824-1900
P
Papignies – 1837-1860
Péronnes – 1813-1866
Petit-Rœulx-lez-Nivelles – 1815-1920
Presles – 1812-1899
Q
Quaregnon – 1817-1823
R
Rœulx – 1817-1866
Ronquières – 1835-1898
Roucourt – 1840-1873
S
Saint-Denis – 1806-1870
Saint-Remy – 1816-1860
Seneffe – 1851-1863
Silly – 1849
Sirault – 1770-1870
Soignies – 1817-1844
T
Thirimont – 1816-1845
Thuin – 1821-1849, an V – 1813
Thulin – 1816-1854
V
Viesville – 1813-1861
Ville-Pommerœul – 1797-1870
Ville-Pommerœul – 1802-1814, 1814-1870, 1804-1812, 1822-1829, 1831-1834, 1858, 1860-1862, 1864, 1872-1884, 1885-1900, 1794-1801, 1815-1816, 1835-1858, 1859, 1863-1870, 1815-1900
Villers-Perwin – 1816-1850
Villers-Poterie – 1805-1881, 1853-1881, index:1805-1853
Virelles – 1846
W
Wannebecq – 1796-1833
Wasmes – 1817, 1835, 1850, 1862
Wasmes-Audemez-Briffoeil – 1785-1862
Wayaux – 1815-1846