Dutch Genealogical Sources
You can search for sources of Dutch birth, baptism, marriage, death and/or burial at these websites:- digital resources is a site with all known links to Dutch and Belgian genealogy sources
- wiewaswie.nl has mainly birth, marriage and death records from 1811 onwards, but elder records are being added
- archieven.nl features searching for records of 85 participating Dutch archives
- hogenda genealogical sources for the Holland area of The Netherlands (parts are password-protected) - more in Holland:
- erfgoedcentrumdiep.nl with genealogical sources of the area around Dordrecht
- dorte-na-zoeker with genealogical sources of the area around Dordrecht and IJsselmonde
- archief rotterdam with genealogical sources of Rotterdam
- genealogie hoeksche waard with old genealogical sources of the Hoeksche Waard area
- amsterdam archive with genealogical sources of Amsterdam
- archief brabant with genealogical sources of the Noord-Brabant area, including criminals - more in Noord-Brabant:
- regionaal archief tilburg with genealogical sources of middle part of Noord-Brabant
- salha.nl with genealogical sources of the northern part of Noord-Brabant
- archief west-brabant with genealogical sources of the western part of Noord-Brabant
- alle drenten with records of people in the Drenthe area, including people in a colony for the poor and homeless
- zeeuwen gezocht with records of people in the Zeeland area, including crew members of ships of the Zeeland admirality
- ga-het-na Dutch national archive with a.o. marriage, baptisms, deaths, burials, and people working for the Dutch East India Company (V.O.C.)
- huygens knaw Dutch-Asiatic Shipping in the 17th and 18th centuries
- militieregisters.nl with Dutch military service records in the period 1811-1940
- delpher old Dutch newspapers
Dutch Genealogy Words
When searching for ancestors in The Netherlands, a major obstacle can be the Dutch language. Here you'll find a Dutch genealogy words list: FamilySearch's Dutch Word List.
Dutch Genealogy Research Articles
These are some English-language websites explaining aspects of genealogy research in The Netherlands: - Researching Your Dutch Ancestors (webinair)
- Searching your roots in The Netherlands (MyHeritage)
In Holland and Brabant in the southwestern part of The Netherlands surnames were used from approximately 1700 onwards. Through the ages patronymics (surnames based on the given name of one's father) have often been used in place of family names, or as middle names. This article explains how patronymics were used in the 1600s in The Netherlands:
I've added a link to the Dutch military service records 1811-1940: http://militieregisters.nl/zoek
ReplyDeleteVery nice resources.
ReplyDeleteYou may have just opened up a door that has been closed for years. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteRobert Blettenberg (Van Bennekum)
I've updated the link to the sources of the area around around Dordrecht and IJsselmonde.
ReplyDeleteI've also added links to shops selling Dutch genealogy DVDs.
I've added some new links.
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