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Netherlands

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Netherlands, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1910
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Netherlands
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Location of the Netherlands
Record Description
Record Type: Births and Baptisms
Collection years: 1564-1910
Languages: Dutch, Flemish
Title in the Language: Nederland Geboorten en Dopen, 1564-1910
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Netherlands National Archives


What is in This Collection?

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Reading These Records

These records are written in Dutch. For help reading them see: FamilySearch Learning Center:

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

  • The name of the child
  • Gender
  • Date and place of birth and/or
  • Date and place of christening
  • The names of the parents

How Do I Search This Collection?

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  • The name of your ancestor
  • The name of a relative or date of the event

Search the Index

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  1. Fill in the search boxes in the Search Collection section with the information you know
  2. Click Search to show possible matches

How Do I Analyze the Results?

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What Do I Do Next?

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

  • Add any new information to your records
  • If available, check the image for additional information
  • Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family
  • Record entries for other people with the same surname to identify possible relationships

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

  • The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
  • Try searching by surname only
  • Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century

Research Helps

The following articles will help you research your family in Netherlands.

Citing This Collection

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