Netradyle began in 1993. Its name comes from the combination of the names of three local streams: Nethen, Train and Dyle.
Some similar sites (like GeneaDinant - http://www.genedinant.be/actes/index.php/A) require that you become a member of their organization and that you index 20 to 30 pages before giving access to the records but this is NOT the case with NetraDyle.
If you speak French you should have no trouble finding your way using the site. If you don't speak French, you can download basic word lists from http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/RG/frameset_rhelps.asp?Page=./research/type/form.asp&ActiveTab=Type
At the top of the page, last line under Document Types, you will see Word List. Some of these are dowloadable in pdf format but it's not the case for French. Just click on the link and you will be redirected to the online version. You can either scroll down the page to the word you want to translate or just click on the alphabet on the top to be taken directly to the first letter of that word.
Once you are familiar with basic words, it will be a piece of cake. If you wish to access the records, you should send an email to netradyle@brutele.be, keeping in mind to limit your request to no more than 5 per person, per week.
At http://netradyle.be/actes/, you will be able to search through
- 598,513 birth/christening records
- 148, 167 marriage records
- 303,485 death/burial records
from Liege, Namur, Hainaut, Walloon Brabant and Vlaams Brabant.
You can also narrow your search to a specific locality in the alphabetical listing.
this is not a complete listing)
Once you have clicked on the town of your choice, you will be able to narrow your choice incrementally in the surnames' alphabetical listing until you find the last name you are looking for and choose the person you want to look at.
This is the birth / christening record of Francois Joseph GENICOT, born in Acosse, province of Liege, on 11 October 1698, son of Dieudonne GENICOT and Catherine FRIZON. Note that the date is not laid out the way it is in the US. The first number represents the day, then the month and the year.
Of course if you have no idea where about the person you are seeking was born, got married or died, Why not try a basic search or even an advanced one:
You can choose whether you are looking for the person or anyone else listed on the record AND you should pick a document type:
Naissances = Births
Mariages = Marriages
Deces= Deaths
Type in a name and see the results.
The Advanced research feature helps you filter out many things more.
The top part notes that you are looking for a first person concerned by this record
The second row asks the same question about a second person interested in this record.
And the third category offers to look for text.
You can truncate the surname you are looking for simply by picking between:
- Exact spelling
- Letters found at the beginning
- Letters found at the end
- Letters contained within the surname
- Or Soundex.
- The fourth category
And you can even narrow the time frame by time in from when to when the program should look.
You can also pick a locality or leave it "Toutes" (ALL) – same with the record type "Tous"
There are many other sites that offer free indexes. I will try and let you know where to find them next time.
Thank You Netradyle for making these records available to all, without asking for anything in return.
