Netherlands Births - What else you can try
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This page will give you additional guidance and resources to find birth information for your ancestor. Use this page after first completing the birth section of the Netherlands Guided Research page.
Additional Online Resources
Additional Nationwide Databases and Online Resources
- 1564-1910: Netherlands Births & Baptisms at Findmypast ($)
- 1564-1910: Netherlands, Births and Baptisms at MyHeritage ($)
- 1580-1811: Netherlands, Church Baptisms at MyHeritage ($)
- 1587-1821: Netherlands, Tilburg Baptisms at MyHeritage ($)
- 1600-1825: Netherlands, Leiden Baptisms at MyHeritage ($)
- 1787-1917: Netherlands, Birth Index, 1787-1917 (in Dutch) at Ancestry ($)
- 1810-1913: Netherlands, Leiden Births at MyHeritage ($)
- 1811-1913: Netherlands, Tilburg Births at MyHeritage ($)
- 1811-1913: Rotterdam, Netherlands, Birth Index at MyHeritage ($)
- 1811-1915: Netherlands, Civil Births at MyHeritage ($)
- 1811-1900s: Netherlands Vital and Church Records at WieWasWie - contains earlier dates but incomplete
Additional Province Databases and Online Resources
To search these additional databases you need to know the province your ancestor came from.
Note: New rights-to-privacy laws may require you to agree to user conditions before you can access records.
| Use these additional records to locate birth information about your ancestor: | ||
| What to search | ||
| Indexed church and civil registration records. | ||
| Indexes to civil registration and church records, with images. | ||
| Civil registration records database with links to the original record image, church records database. | ||
| Indexes to church records. | ||
| Access to indexes and images of civil and church records. Indexes to church records. | ||
| Genealogical database including indexes to church and civil records. | ||
| Genealogical website for northeastern Noord-Brabant including indexes to church and civil records. | ||
| Index to church and civil records linked to the respective documents. | ||
| Includes civil registration indexes. | ||
| Links to individual cities/villages birth, marriage, death, and other record collections. | ||
| Indexed church and civil registration records. | ||
| Includes indexes to church records and civil registration. | ||
| Indexes. Indexes. | ||
| Indexed church and civil registration records. | ||
Substitute Records
Additional Records with Birth Information
Substitute records may contain information about more than one event and are used when records for an event are not available. Records that are used to substitute for birth events may not have been created at the time of the birth. The accuracy of the record is contingent upon when the information was recorded. Search for information in multiple substitute records to confirm the accuracy of these records.
| Use these substitute records to locate birth information about your ancestor: | ||
| Why to search the records | ||
| Tombstone inscriptions and records often mention birth information. | ||
| Military records often mention birth information. | ||
| May include birth certificates. | ||
| Most likely includes birth information for the household members. | ||
Finding Town of Origin
Knowing an ancestor’s hometown can be important to locate more records. If a person immigrated to the United States, try Finding Town of Origin to find the ancestor’s hometown.
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Tips for finding births
Success with finding birth records in online databases depends on a few key points:
- Your ancestor's name may misspelled. Try the following search tactics:
- Try different spelling variations of the first and last name of your ancestor.
- Leave out surname prefixes such as "de", "van", "van der" etc.
- Try a given name search (leave out the last names)
- Use wild cards, if possible, to represent phonetic variants, especially for surname endings. Example: "-bach" could also be spelled "bag" or "bagh".
- Consider phonetic equivalents that may be used interchangeably, such as "F" and "V"; "C", "K", and "G"
- Expand the date range of the search.
- Try searching with the province name only instead of by the town.
- If your ancestor's name is common, try adding more information to narrow the search.
Why the Record may not Exist
Known Record Gaps
Records Start
- Civil registration of birth in the Netherlands began on 1 March 1811. Some civil birth records exist from 1795 on.
- Church records started around 1550, but most begin after 1700. Actual record availability varies by locality.
Records Destroyed
- Floods and wars were the leading cause of destruction for church records. Civil registration records are generally complete, with few exceptions.