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= Index at WieWasWie.nl = | = Index at WieWasWie.nl = | ||
A signficant database of extracted civil registration recrods from all over the Netherlands can be found at https://www.wiewaswie.nl/ . This is a joint effort of the government archives in the Netherlands. WieWasWie is a database in development. New information is added frequently. It should be noted that it replaces Genlias, which was removed from the web in 2012. The information in WieWasWie is taken directly from the Civil Register, the most important Dutch source for genealogical research. Since 1811 the most important events in the life of every person resident in the Netherlands – birth, marriage and death – have been systematically recorded. Marriage records from all provinces were entered first into the system. Most of the participating archives are also entering records of birth and death. As of May 2013 over 81.5 million records had been extracted and posted. | A signficant database of extracted civil registration recrods from all over the Netherlands can be found at https://www.wiewaswie.nl/ . This is a joint effort of the government archives in the Netherlands. WieWasWie is a database in development. New information is added frequently. It should be noted that it replaces Genlias, which was removed from the web in 2012. The information in WieWasWie is taken directly from the Civil Register, the most important Dutch source for genealogical research. Since 1811 the most important events in the life of every person resident in the Netherlands – birth, marriage and death – have been systematically recorded. Marriage records from all provinces were entered first into the system. Most of the participating archives are also entering records of birth and death. As of May 2013 over 81.5 million records had been extracted and posted. | ||
Not all the information contained in a record is added to the database. Only the essential data you need to reconstruct your family tree will be included. Once you find a person on WieWasWie.nl, then you can find the original record in Historical Records at FamilySearch.org or on some of the provincial archive websites such as http://www.drenlias.nl/ for Drenthe or http://www.allegroningers.nl/ for Groningen.<br> | Not all the information contained in a record is added to the database. Only the essential data you need to reconstruct your family tree will be included. Once you find a person on WieWasWie.nl, then you can find the original record in Historical Records at FamilySearch.org or on some of the provincial archive websites such as http://www.drenlias.nl/ for Drenthe or http://www.allegroningers.nl/ for Groningen.<br> | ||
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*Search for children born before the parents' marriage. Children may have been born under the mother's maiden name. Sometimes the father's name is not given. | *Search for children born before the parents' marriage. Children may have been born under the mother's maiden name. Sometimes the father's name is not given. | ||
If the search is for ancestors born, married or died after 1811, always check to see if they are recorded on WieWasWie.nl | If the search is for ancestors born, married or died after 1811, always check to see if they are recorded on WieWasWie.nl | ||
''Step 4. Copy the information, and document your sources.'' | ''Step 4. Copy the information, and document your sources.'' | ||