Research in Archives in Paris

[Hukanui76]

My cousin is hoping to do research in archives in July, looking for details of family who lived in and around Dunkerque, Renescure in 1700 to 1800s approx.   He has been told no use looking in archives in Lille as all documents etc transferred to Paris.   Any tips on helping please?
Heather Hayes, Hamilton, New Zealand

[BelgianAncestry]

The French archives are organized per department. Dunkerque and Renescure are in the Département du Nord, and the actual archive is in the city of Lille. You can find out everything you need to know on their website http://archivesdepartementales.lenord.fr although a basic knowledge of the French language is needed.
Good luck!
belgianancestry . weebly . com

[joger]

http://archivesdepartementales.lenord.fr/?go_thesaurus=&thesaurus_opened=&node_start=&start=&open_thes=&close_thes=&select_thes=&unselect_thes=&label_geogname=Commune&form_search_town=RENESCURE&form_search_geogname=RENESCURE&label_unitdate=P%C3%A9riode&label_unitdate_pref=entre&label_unitdate2=et&form_search_unitdate=&form_search_unitdate2=&label_typeacte=Type+d%27acte&form_search_typeacte=&label_unittitle=Cote+microfilm&form_search_unititle=&form_search_unittitle=&tri=0&btn_valid=Rechercher&action=search&id=recherche_etat_civil

If your cousin is searching dob, dom, dod them he (she)must look in the Etat Civil of Renescure.



Should search for everything he can get online and if he wants what's not on line , can try to go and see documents an The Archives Déprtementales in Lille (département du Nord) .

What are you searching precisely  (last date you have in Renescure)?

[Hukanui76]

Jean Bartholomeu de Ridder born in Dunkirk 1742 became Bailly of Renescure, ?died helping defend members of the Royal family about 1791.   Records show that he was "puis chirurgien major attache a l'ambulance du Prince d'Orange"?  My cousin is trying to find record confirming the latter post and also if possible details of his death.   One of his sons joined the Napoleonic Navy, and was captured by the British in 1805.   He lived out his life in Bristol, England and in turn one of his grandsons emigrated to New Zealand.

[joger]

https://www.geneanet.org/archives/releves/view/publi/428#DERI
but I cannot find the birth in 1742

AND

Jean Bartholomé De Ridder , 27 on the 5th of april 1769 in Noordpeene (département du nord) , 1rst marriage ,surgeon.

He is said born in the parish of Notre Dame de Cassel. Not in Dunkirk.
But the registers of this period are missing for this parish .

[joger]

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/soc.genealogy.medieval/fUptUNYMQ9Y
I presume you already know this.

[joger]

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bailli
In french. What is a Bailly?  Before the revolution (no bailly after the revolution) he represented the authority of the king or prince , had in charge justice and administration.

[joger]

http://ghdk-flandre.fr/photos_cahiers/Renescure_Cahiers-de-dol%C3%A9ances-de-Renescure-chatellenie-de-Cassel_Jean-Marie-Muyls_.pdf

[joger]

https://www.museeprotestant.org/en/notice/the-french-concordat/