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To use church records, you must know both your ancestor’s religion and the town where he or she lived. | To use church records, you must know both your ancestor’s religion and the town where he or she lived. | ||
Some gazetteers indicate parish jurisdictions. For more information, see the "[[Netherlands Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]" section and the section | Some gazetteers indicate parish jurisdictions. For more information, see the "[[Netherlands Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]" section and the section above, which discusses church record inventories. | ||
A small village that did not have its own church was usually assigned to a parish in a nearby larger town. Consequently, your ancestor may have lived in one village but belonged to a parish in another town. This is particularly true of Roman Catholic parishes. In predominant Dutch Reformed Church areas, Roman Catholic records include people for a wide area. | A small village that did not have its own church was usually assigned to a parish in a nearby larger town. Consequently, your ancestor may have lived in one village but belonged to a parish in another town. This is particularly true of Roman Catholic parishes. In predominant Dutch Reformed Church areas, Roman Catholic records include people for a wide area. | ||