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== Obtain background information == | == Obtain background information == | ||
It is important to know geographical and historical information about the areas you are researching. | It is important to know geographical and historical information about the areas you are researching. | ||
*Locate the town or place of residence. <br>Examine maps, gazetteers, postal guides, and other place-finding aids to learn as much as you can about each of the places where your ancestors lived. Identify the major migration routes, nearby cities, provincial boundaries, other geographical features, and government or ecclesiastical jurisdictions. | *Locate the town or place of residence. <br>Examine maps, gazetteers, postal guides, and other place-finding aids to learn as much as you can about each of the places where your ancestors lived. Identify the major migration routes, nearby cities, provincial boundaries, other geographical features, and government or ecclesiastical jurisdictions. | ||
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*Understand local customs. <br>Local customs may have affected the way individuals were recorded in the records. Illegitimacy, marital customs, and local conditions are discussed in the "Social Life and Customs" section of the Nederland: Portal on the FamilySearch Wiki. | *Understand local customs. <br>Local customs may have affected the way individuals were recorded in the records. Illegitimacy, marital customs, and local conditions are discussed in the "Social Life and Customs" section of the Nederland: Portal on the FamilySearch Wiki. | ||
== 1811- 1932 == | == Search original documents == | ||
After surveying previous records and obtaining background information you will be ready to begin original research. Original research is the process of searching through original documents (often copied on microfilm, or available online), which are usually handwritten in the native language. These documents can provide primary information about your family because they were generally recorded near the time of an event by a reliable witness. To do thorough research, you should search each place where your ancestor lived, during the time period he or she lived there. You need to search all the jurisdictions that kept records which might mention your ancestor (town, parish, province, and nation). You will be most successful with Netherlands research if you can examine the original records (on microfilm or Internet). In some cases, transcripts of the original records are available. Although these may be easier to read, they may be less accurate than the original record. | |||
== 1811- 1932 Research == | |||
This time period is the easiest for doing Netherlands genealogy. Many different detailed, reliable and easily accessible records exist. The main records are: | This time period is the easiest for doing Netherlands genealogy. Many different detailed, reliable and easily accessible records exist. The main records are: | ||
* [[Netherlands Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]. Starts 1811(or 1796 in some southern areas of the Netherlands), and is public up to at least 1912 for births, 1932 for marriages and 1960 for deaths. Can be public as late as 1916 for births, 1941 for marriages and 1966 for deaths, as of 2017. | * [[Netherlands Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]. Starts 1811 (or 1796 in some southern areas of the Netherlands), and is public up to at least 1912 for births, 1932 for marriages and 1960 for deaths. Can be public as late as 1916 for births, 1941 for marriages and 1966 for deaths, as of 2017. | ||
* [[Netherlands Population Registers|Population Registers]]. Start no later than 1850, and are public to as late as 1939. | * [[Netherlands Population Registers|Population Registers]]. Start no later than 1850, and are public to as late as 1939. | ||
Other records useful in this period include: | Other records useful in this period include: | ||
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Research in this time period is relatively straightforward and can be done almost entirely online. Civil Registration will usually prove to be the basis of research, with other record types providing additional details beyond births, deaths and marriages. The main barrier will be to understand the Dutch language. The linked articles provide assistance for this, as well as the articles [[Dutch Genealogical Word List]] and [[Netherlands Language and Languages]] | Research in this time period is relatively straightforward and can be done almost entirely online. Civil Registration will usually prove to be the basis of research, with other record types providing additional details beyond births, deaths and marriages. The main barrier will be to understand the Dutch language. The linked articles provide assistance for this, as well as the articles [[Dutch Genealogical Word List]] and [[Netherlands Language and Languages]] | ||
== 1600-1811 == | == 1600-1811 Research == | ||
Before 1811/1796 there was generally no state registration of individuals in the Netherlands. Also, surnames were not universal, especially in rural areas where patroynmics were used instead [son/daughter of X]. This makes genealogical research more difficult. Church Records of baptisms, marriages and burials become the main record type use. The further back you go, the less records there are. To trace a line back to 1600 is fairly rare, and anything further back is probably possible only if the records have survived or your ancestors were wealthy. | Before 1811/1796 there was generally no state registration of individuals in the Netherlands. Also, surnames were not universal, especially in rural areas where patroynmics were used instead [son/daughter of X]. This makes genealogical research more difficult. Church Records of baptisms, marriages and burials become the main record type use. The further back you go, the less records there are. To trace a line back to 1600 is fairly rare, and anything further back is probably possible only if the records have survived or your ancestors were wealthy. | ||