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If a child was born out of wedlock it will not usually mention a father, even if he is known. If the child's parents do later marry and the father acknowledge the child as his, it will mention this in the margin.At that time the last name of the child will also change from the mother's last name to the father's last name. If the father later acknowledges his child, the child's surname will change to that of his father. Remember this when searching in other records.<br><br> | If a child was born out of wedlock it will not usually mention a father, even if he is known. If the child's parents do later marry and the father acknowledge the child as his, it will mention this in the margin.At that time the last name of the child will also change from the mother's last name to the father's last name. If the father later acknowledges his child, the child's surname will change to that of his father. Remember this when searching in other records.<br><br> | ||
'''The following 5 steps will guide you in finding your ancestor in the Netherlands’ | '''The following 5 steps will guide you in finding your ancestor in the Netherlands’ birth records.''' | ||
''Step 1. Find where the record is avaliable.'' | |||
The following sources should be consulted | |||
* [http://wiewaswie.nl WieWasWie] online index, with some images. Use [ | |||
http://wiewaswie.info/inhoud/watziterin.php WatZitErIn] to find what is available for each town | |||
*[http://zoekakten.nl Zoekakten] has images of nearly every Dutch civil registration record. | |||
* [http://geneaknowhow.net/digi/bronnen.html Geneaknowhow] many contain links to other indexes and family reconstructions | |||
When looking for your ancestor's birth record, remember: | When looking for your ancestor's birth record, remember: | ||