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Catholics have their First Communion at age 6 or 7 and their Second Communion at age 12. Protestants have their confirmation at about age 15. Most confirmation registers merely list the names of those being confirmed and the confirmation date. | Catholics have their First Communion at age 6 or 7 and their Second Communion at age 12. Protestants have their confirmation at about age 15. Most confirmation registers merely list the names of those being confirmed and the confirmation date. | ||
== Marriages ['' | == Marriages [''Trouwen''] == | ||
Marriage registers list all newly married couples. They started to be kept in the late 1500s. The earliest marriage records may give only the names of the bride and groom and have | Marriage registers list all newly married couples. They started to be kept in the late 1500s. The earliest marriage records may give only the names of the bride and groom and have no other information. Couples were usually married in the residence parish of the bride, though banns has to be registered in every parish they has recently resided in. After marriage they usually went to live in the residence place of the groom. Typically, women married for the first time in their early to late twenties. Men typically married for the first time in their mid-twenties to early thirties. | ||
In most areas, every marriage was required to be registered in the Dutch Reformed Church or at the Court, regardless of the religion of the bride and groom. Only afterwards could they marry in the religion of their choice. Some Catholics married only in the Dutch Reformed Church or court, and not in the Catholic church. Thus you may find multiple marriage records for a single couple. | In most areas, every marriage was required to be registered in the Dutch Reformed Church or at the Court, regardless of the religion of the bride and groom. Only afterwards could they marry in the religion of their choice. Some Catholics married only in the Dutch Reformed Church or court, and not in the Catholic church. Thus you may find multiple marriage records for a single couple. | ||
The following information may be found in a pre-1811 marriage entry: | The following information may be found in a pre-1811 marriage entry: | ||
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*The names of the bride and groom | *The names of the bride and groom | ||
*The date of the marriage. | *The date of the marriage. | ||
*Whether they were single, widowed or divorced at the time of marriage. | *Whether they were single, widowed or divorced at the time of marriage. Any previous spouses may be named | ||
*The names of the witnesses. | *The names of the witnesses. | ||
*The place of their births (or where they were residing when married). | *The place of their births (or where they were residing when married). | ||
*The date of the marriage proclamations or banns. | *The date of the marriage proclamations or banns. | ||
*If the groom was a member of the military, the regiment or name of the commanding officer | |||
*If the groom was a member of the military, the regiment or name of the commanding officer | |||
In | In Some registers, especially after 1794 and in Amsterdam, the following may be recorded. | ||
*The names of their parents. | *The names of their parents. | ||
*The date of their births (or their age at the time of marriage). | *The date of their births (or their age at the time of marriage). | ||
* Their occupation | |||
Catholic marriage registers tend to be very simplistic, often containing only names. | Catholic marriage registers tend to be very simplistic, often containing only names. | ||
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Reliability: Good.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: The Netherlands,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1998.</ref> | Reliability: Good.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: The Netherlands,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1998.</ref> | ||
== Burials ['' | == Burials [''Begraven''] == | ||
Burials were recorded in the parish where the person was buried. The burial usually took place within a few days of death. In some places burial records started long before baptisms and marriages but in most places they start quite late, often well into the 1700s. In most places people of all religions had to be buried in the Dutch Reformed Church or in the Catholic Church, depending on which was dominant in that town. | Burials were recorded in the parish where the person was buried. The burial usually took place within a few days of death. In some places burial records started long before baptisms and marriages but in most places they start quite late, often well into the 1700s. In most places people of all religions had to be buried in the Dutch Reformed Church or in the Catholic Church, depending on which was dominant in that town. | ||