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<div id="fsButtons"><span class="online_records_button">[[Netherlands Online Genealogy Records]]</span></div> | |||
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In the Netherlands, citizenship was a valuable privilege that included: | |||
*Rights to engage in business in a town. | *Rights to engage in business in a town. | ||
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*By paying a fixed sum of money, usually after residing in the town for a year and a day. | *By paying a fixed sum of money, usually after residing in the town for a year and a day. | ||
Genealogical use of citizenship books is usually limited to the time period before church records are available. They may also be used to trace migrations not found in other records. The | Genealogical use of citizenship books is usually limited to the time period before church records are available. They may also be used to trace migrations not found in other records. The FamilySearch Library has obtained copies of some citizenship books for the Netherlands. These are usually listed under the specific town in the FamilySearch Catalog, such as: | ||
NETHERLANDS, GELDERLAND, ARNHEM – NATURALIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP | NETHERLANDS, GELDERLAND, ARNHEM – NATURALIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP | ||
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The original citizenship books are usually kept by the town (now municipality) and may be found in municipal archives or municipal halls. | The original citizenship books are usually kept by the town (now municipality) and may be found in municipal archives or municipal halls. | ||
For a listing of these online please go to the following [http://www.shgv.nl/naturalisaties.htm link]. | For a listing of some of these online please go to the following [http://www.shgv.nl/naturalisaties.htm link]. | ||
Naturalization records in the United States may be an excellent source for determining the specific town or city where your ancestor was born (especially records after 1906). See [[United States Naturalization and Citizenship]]. | Naturalization records in the United States may be an excellent source for determining the specific town or city where your ancestor was born (especially records after 1906). See [[United States Naturalization and Citizenship]]. | ||
[[Category:Netherlands]] | [[Category:Netherlands]] | ||
[[Category:Naturalization_and_Citizenship Records by Country]] | |||
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