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=== 5 Steps will guide you in finding your ancestor in the Netherlands church records === | === 5 Steps will guide you in finding your ancestor in the Netherlands church records === | ||
Step 1. Find the year of your ancestor's christening or baptism record. | '''Step 1. Find the year of your ancestor's christening or baptism record.''' | ||
To find the christening records available at the library, look in the Family History Library Catalog. Go to What to Do Next, select the Family History Library Catalog, and click on the tab for Town Records to see if your ancestor's parish is listed. | To find the christening records available at the library, look in the Family History Library Catalog. Go to What to Do Next, select the Family History Library Catalog, and click on the tab for Town Records to see if your ancestor's parish is listed. | ||
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When looking for your ancestor's christening or baptism record, remember: | When looking for your ancestor's christening or baptism record, remember: | ||
Christening records are usually arranged chronologically. Sometimes they are arranged by the first letter of the given name and then chronologically for each letter. | * Christening records are usually arranged chronologically. Sometimes they are arranged by the first letter of the given name and then chronologically for each letter. | ||
Christening records may be intermixed with marriage or burial records. | * Christening records may be intermixed with marriage or burial records. | ||
Separate indexes to the christening records often exist. | * Separate indexes to the christening records often exist. | ||
If you don't know which parish your ancestor lived in, see the | If you don't know which parish your ancestor lived in, look for a marriage or death record of that person to see if the birthplace was mentioned. If not, then see if there are 'membership' (lidmaten) records available and look for the 'incoming' or 'outgoing' members and that will tell you where they came from. If that person, however, moved into the parish at a young age, you may have to look for a family with the same name. | ||
'''Step 2. Find the entry for your ancestor.''' | |||
Look for the last name, then look for the given name. | Look for the last name, then look for the given name. | ||