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''Step 1. Find the year of your ancestor's birth record.'' | ''Step 1. Find the year of your ancestor's birth record.'' | ||
To find the birth records available at the | To find the birth records available at the Family History Library, look in the Family History Library Catalog. Select the Family History Library Catalog, and click on the tab for 'Place Search'; type in the name of the town and click 'Enter' to see if your ancestor's town is listed. | ||
When looking for your ancestor's birth record, remember: | When looking for your ancestor's birth record, remember: | ||
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* Yearly indexes and 10-year indexes to the birth records exist. | * Yearly indexes and 10-year indexes to the birth records exist. | ||
If you don't know which municipality your ancestor lived in, see the Netherlands gazetteer Van Goor's aardrijkskundig woordenboek van Nederland. Instructions for using this gazetteer are found in How to use the Netherlands Gazetteer. | If you don't know which municipality your ancestor lived in, see the Netherlands gazetteer Van Goor's aardrijkskundig woordenboek van Nederland. Instructions for using this gazetteer are found in 'How to use the Netherlands Gazetteer'. | ||
''Step 2. Find the entry for your ancestor.'' | ''Step 2. Find the entry for your ancestor.'' | ||
Use the index first. Look for the last name, and then look for the given name. Record the date of registration and entry number. Next locate the entry. | Use the index first. Look for the last name, and then look for the given name. Record the date of registration and entry number. Next locate the entry. | ||
If you do not know the exact year your ancestor was born, go to the 10 year indices and see if you can find the name there, it will tell you the date the person's information was registered. | |||
If you do not know the names of your ancestor's parents, you may have to check further to make sure you find the correct entry: | If you do not know the names of your ancestor's parents, you may have to check further to make sure you find the correct entry: | ||
* Find the entries for all the children with the same given name and last name as your ancestor. Start with the year when you think your ancestor was born. Then check the entries for five years before and five years after. You may find several entries for children with the same name but with different parents. | * Find the entries for all the children with the same given name and last name as your ancestor. Start with the year when you think your ancestor was born. Then check the entries for five years before and five years after. You may find several entries for children with the same name but with different parents. | ||
* Eliminate the entries that contradict what you know about your ancestor. Check death records to see if any of the children died before your ancestor did. Check marriage records to see if any of the children married someone other than your ancestor's spouse (but remember that your ancestor may have married more than once). | * Eliminate the entries that contradict what you know about your ancestor. Check death records to see if any of the children died before your ancestor did. Check marriage records to see if any of the children married someone other than your ancestor's spouse (but remember that your ancestor may have married more than once). | ||
* | * Make sure the birth entry is of your direct line ancestor. Because names are so common, you must be sure you have the correct entry. | ||
''Step 3. Find the entries for each brother and sister of your ancestor.'' | ''Step 3. Find the entries for each brother and sister of your ancestor.'' | ||
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Once you have the entry for your ancestor, find the entries for your ancestor's brothers and sisters: | Once you have the entry for your ancestor, find the entries for your ancestor's brothers and sisters: | ||
* Search the birth records for entries of your ancestor's brothers and sisters. | * Search the birth records for entries of your ancestor's brothers and sisters. | ||
* Search local death records or the birth records from surrounding municipalities, especially if there are gaps of 3 or more years between the births of siblings. Gaps of 3 or more years may indicate there was another child. | * Search local death records or the birth records from surrounding municipalities maybe check the web-sites), especially if there are gaps of 3 or more years between the births of siblings. Gaps of 3 or more years may indicate there was another child. | ||
* To make sure you have found entries of all the family members, search death records and birth records of surrounding municipalities for any additional children. | * To make sure you have found entries of all the family members, search death records and birth records of surrounding municipalities for any additional children. | ||
* 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 Genlias. | |||
''Step 4. Copy the information, and document your sources.'' | ''Step 4. Copy the information, and document your sources.'' | ||