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== Jurisdictions in Gelderland == | == Jurisdictions in Gelderland == | ||
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*[[Gelderland Municipalities before 2006|Municipalities before 2006]] | *[[Gelderland Municipalities before 2006|Municipalities before 2006]] | ||
*[[Gelderland Municipalities after 2006|Municipalities after 2006]] | *[[Gelderland Municipalities after 2006|Municipalities after 2006]] | ||
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==Research Methods== | ==Research Methods== | ||
'''Most of your genealogical research for Gelderland will be in | '''Most of your genealogical research for Gelderland will be in three main record types: civil registration, church records and population registers . This article will teach you methods for locating and searching these two record groups.''' | ||
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==Civil Registration (Burgelijke Stand)== | ==Civil Registration (Burgelijke Stand)== | ||
*'''Civil registration''' records are government records of births, marriages, and deaths. Access to Netherlands Civil Registration records online is excellent. There is usually no longer any need to use microfilms from the Family History Library, or to visit archives. Nearly all records have survived, since two copies were made of each record and stored separately. <br> | *'''Civil registration''' records are government records of births, marriages, and deaths. Access to Netherlands Civil Registration records online is excellent. There is usually no longer any need to use microfilms from the Family History Library, or to visit archives. Nearly all records have survived, since two copies were made of each record and stored separately. <br> | ||
*'''Dates:''' Civil registration began 1 March 1811 while under French rule | *'''Dates:''' Civil registration began 1 March 1811 while under French rule. Law allows birth records up to 1915, marriage records up to 1940 and death records up to 1965 to be released to the public as of 2016. Archives can be up to 10 years behind putting them online. | ||
*'''Contents:''' | *'''Contents:''' | ||
**'''Births:''' Child’s name, birth date and place; parents’ names, ages, residence, and occupation: witnesses’ name, ages, occupations | **'''Births(''Geboorten''):''' Child’s name, birth date and place; parents’ names, ages, residence, and occupation: witnesses’ name, ages, occupations, residences; yearly indexes. | ||
**'''Marriages:''' Bride and groom names, ages, residences, occupations, birth places; date and place of the marriage; parents' names, residences, occupations, whether living; the names of the witnesses, their ages, occupations, residence, and relationship to the bride or groom, if any; and officer who performed ceremony, former spouses, yearly indexes. | **'''Marriages(''Huwelijken''):''' Bride and groom names, ages, residences, occupations, birth places; date and place of the marriage; parents' names, residences, occupations, whether living; the names of the witnesses, their ages, occupations, residence, and relationship to the bride or groom, if any; and officer who performed ceremony, former spouses, yearly indexes. | ||
**'''Marriage supplements:''' Copies of birth or baptism records of bride and groom; military conscription record of groom, containing name, birthdate, and parents, and sometimes a physical description; copies of death or burial records of deceased former spouses; copies of death or burial records of parents, if the marrying person is under 30 (and sometimes if they are over 30); (pre 1850), if both parents are dead, | **'''Marriage supplements(''Huwelijksbijlagen''):''' Copies of birth or baptism records of bride and groom; military conscription record of groom, containing name, birthdate, and parents, and sometimes a physical description; copies of death or burial records of deceased former spouses; copies of death or burial records of parents, if the marrying person is under 30 (and sometimes if they are over 30); (pre-1850), if both parents are dead, death or burial records of grandparents. | ||
**'''Death registers:''' Deceased's name, age, death date and place, occupation, birth place; name of | **'''Death registers(''Overlijdens''):''' Deceased's name, age, death date and place, occupation, birth place; name of spouse(s), parents’ names; names of the witnesses, their ages, occupations, residence, and relationship if any. | ||
*To learn more about The Netherlands Civil Registration, read [[Netherlands Civil Registration|'''Netherlands Civil Registration''']]. | *To learn more about The Netherlands Civil Registration, read [[Netherlands Civil Registration|'''Netherlands Civil Registration''']]. | ||
=== | === Online Digital Records for Civil Registration === | ||
Digital copies of civil registration can be searched online:<br> | Digital copies of civil registration can be searched online:<br> | ||
* | *[http://wiewaswie.nl WieWasWie], basic version free, index with some images. | ||
* | *[http://www.geldersarchief.nl/familiegeschiedenis/gids-burgerlijke-stand Gelders Archief] | ||
*{{RecordSearch|1949343|Netherlands Gelderland Province Civil Registration 1800-1952}}, free, partial index with complete images | |||
*[http://zoekakten.nl/prov.php?id=GL Zoekakten.nl] is a Dutch website that helps in locating Dutch images on FamilySearch.org. It breaks down films into smaller segments by year and record type for easier browsing. See [[Zoekakten|Zoekakten instructions]]. | *[http://zoekakten.nl/prov.php?id=GL Zoekakten.nl] is a Dutch website that helps in locating Dutch images on FamilySearch.org. It breaks down films into smaller segments by year and record type for easier browsing. See [[Zoekakten|Zoekakten instructions]]. | ||
== Church Records == | == Church Records (DTB) == | ||
*Church records are the main sources for births, marriages and deaths in the Netherlands between about 1550 and 1811.They recorded baptisms (or circumcisions), marriages and burials and sometimes confirmations, membership records and conversions. | *Church records are the main sources for births, marriages and deaths in the Netherlands between about 1550 and 1811.They recorded baptisms (or circumcisions), marriages and burials and sometimes confirmations, membership records and conversions. | ||
*In the late 1500s Churches began to mandate that registers of baptisms and marriages were kept. Burials were often not recorded at first. Records do not always exist for the period before 1700. | *In the late 1500s Churches began to mandate that registers of baptisms and marriages were kept. Burials were often not recorded at first. Records do not always exist for the period before 1700. | ||
*Records kept by Catholics are written in Latin. Most other records will be written in Dutch. | *Records kept by Catholics are written in Latin. Most other records will be written in Dutch. | ||
*The main types of Church records are | *The main types of Church records are | ||
**'''Baptisms(''Dopen''):''' Child’s name,baptism date, sometimes birth date, parents’ names and residence: witnesses’ name. | |||
::Trouwen | **'''Marriages(''Trouwen''):''' Bride and groom names, sometimes ages, residences and/or birthplace, date and place of the marriage; parents' names,; the names of the witnesses and relationship to the bride or groom, if any, former spouses. | ||
**'''Burials(''Begraven''):''' Deceased's name, death date and place, name of spouse(s), | |||
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*Church records continued to be kept after the introduction of civil registration, but after 1811 they were mostly superseded by Civil Registration. | *Church records continued to be kept after the introduction of civil registration, but after 1811 they were mostly superseded by Civil Registration. | ||
*To learn more about church records, see [[Netherlands Church Records|'''Netherlands Church Records''']]. | *To learn more about church records, see [[Netherlands Church Records|'''Netherlands Church Records''']]. | ||
=== | ===Online Digital Records for Church Records === | ||
Church | *{{RecordSearch|2038506|Netherlands, Gelderland Province, Church Records, 1405-1966|access=browse}}, free, browseable images.Best browsed via [http://zoekakten.nl/prov.php?id=GL Zoekakten] | ||
*[http://www.geldersarchief.nl/familiegeschiedenis/doop-,-trouw--en-begraafboeken Gelders Archief] | |||
*[https://www.vpnd.nl Van Papier Naar Digitaal] has images, indexes and transcriptions. | |||
== Population Registers (Bevolkingregisters) == | == Population Registers (Bevolkingregisters) == | ||
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* From 1850-1940 | * From 1850-1940 | ||
**[http://www.geneaknowhow.net/digi/bronnen.html Geneaknowhow]. Click on "Internet" under | **[http://www.geneaknowhow.net/digi/bronnen.html Geneaknowhow]. Click on "Internet" under Overijssel in the left sidebar. | ||
**[https://familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=95PF-PTT%3A338128901%3Fcc%3D2018408 FamilySearch collection Netherlands Census and Population Registers, 1574-1940] | **[https://familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=95PF-PTT%3A338128901%3Fcc%3D2018408 FamilySearch collection Netherlands Census and Population Registers, 1574-1940] | ||
*From 1940 onwards. The records are only public if the person has been deceased for about two years. You must contact the [http://cbg.nl/diensten/onderzoeksvragen/ Central Bureau for Genealogy], fill in an application form and pay the fee as explained on their website. Email it to '''''pkpl@cbg.nl''''' or post to | *From 1940 onwards. The records are only public if the person has been deceased for about two years. You must contact the [http://cbg.nl/diensten/onderzoeksvragen/ Central Bureau for Genealogy], fill in an application form and pay the fee as explained on their website. Email it to '''''pkpl@cbg.nl''''' or post to | ||
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*Marriages were usually performed and recorded '''where the bride lived.''' | *Marriages were usually performed and recorded '''where the bride lived.''' | ||
*Do not overlook the '''importance of death records.''' Death records are especially helpful because they may provide important information about a person’s birth, spouse, and parents. Civil death records often exist for individuals for whom there are no birth or marriage records. | *Do not overlook the '''importance of death records.''' Death records are especially helpful because they may provide important information about a person’s birth, spouse, and parents. Civil death records often exist for individuals for whom there are no birth or marriage records. | ||
== Websites == | == Websites == | ||
*[http://www.genealogiedomein.nl/ Genealogie in de Achterhoek] | *[http://www.genealogiedomein.nl/ Genealogie in de Achterhoek] | ||
*[http://www.geldersarchief.nl/ Gelderland Archive:] This web-site give you options to search in 'Archive', 'Picture and Sound', 'Family history', 'Area history', 'World War II' and 'Middle Ages'. | *[http://www.geldersarchief.nl/ Gelderland Archive:] This web-site give you options to search in 'Archive', 'Picture and Sound', 'Family history', 'Area history', 'World War II' and 'Middle Ages'. | ||
{{Geographic location | |||
|title = '''Neighbouring Provinces''' | |||
|Center = Gelderland | |||
|North = [[Overijssel, The Netherlands Genealogy|Overijssel]] | |||
|Northeast = [[Overijssel, The Netherlands Genealogy|Overijssel]]<br /> | |||
|East = | |||
|Southeast = | |||
|South = [[Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands Genealogy|Noord-Brabant]] | |||
|Southwest = [[Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands Genealogy|Zuid-Holland]]<br /> | |||
|West = [[Utrecht, The Netherlands Genealogy|Utrecht]] | |||
|Northwest = [[Flevoland, The Netherlands Genealogy|Flevoland]] | |||
}} | |||
[[Category:Gelderland Province, Netherlands]] | [[Category:Netherlands Provinces]] [[Category:Gelderland Province, Netherlands]] | ||