Netherlands Websites

◄ Netherlands Homepage

For a list of various Dutch websites, click here.

WieWasWie

WieWasWie gives you a quick way to find your Dutch forebears, both in the Netherlands and overseas. Your search is in the most accurate source for Dutch genealogy, the Civil Register. And it is not difficult!

WieWasWie is a national Dutch database containing information for use in genealogical research. It is a joint initiative by the national archive services and the regional historical centres. This means that it is not a database of documents held by the Nationaal Archief.

WieWasWie holds data from the Civil Register. This is the official record of births, marriages and deaths in the Netherlands. It has existed in most of the country since 1811, but in the province of Limburg somewhat longer. Although WieWasWie contains a large proportion of this data, not all Dutch local authorities are yet included. Some provinces, such as Zuid-Holland, are still barely represented.

The database also contains some details of baptisms, marriages and deaths maintained by church parishes prior to 1811, as well as memories of inheritance from the 19th century.

WieWasWie contains 109 million names as of July 2015

For more precise details, see the page on WieWasWie

Zoekakten

• Zoekakten allows easier access to images of records found on FamilySearch.org for The Netherlands and Belgium. Search by province, then place or municipality. Choose the record type and time period to link to the mages. To some indexes and special collections are also found on this site [emigrants, military, various religious groups].

Geneaknowhow and Van Papier Naar Digitaal

• Geneaknowhow.net Digital Resources includes research tips, maps, and other reference material for research in Belgium and the Netherlands. In addition, there are links to Internet resources and bibliographies of other digital source material. Basic instructions in English are available. To get to the digital sources, click on the folder titled “Digital Resources Netherlands and Belgium”. The left-hand navigation bar includes general information, passenger lists, and then names each province in both countries with the sections:”Internet” [lists links to various internet resources for towns in this province] and “disk/cd-r” [material available on diskettes or CD-Rom, either free or for purchase]. So-called “bulletin-board systems” are listed below. Abbreviations are explained under “Explanations” on the bottom of the left-hand bar.

• Van Papier naar Digitaal is a subsidary of Geneaknowhow. It contains images and indexes of Church Records and other pre-1811 sources such as censuses, resident lists and tax records.

Other Dutch Web Sites

Other genealogical websites in the Netherlands include. Most of these are free sites.

• Centraal Bureau voor Genealogie The CBG is the ideal starting point for most research into Dutch ancestors or Dutch migrants who settled in other countries in the world.  Check your family name in their online catalog. Their digital reading room provides access to an increasing number of digitized collections.
• Geneanet
• Genealogie Online Genealogy Online - Publish your family tree for free and/or search for your ancestors
• Tomb stones
• VOC Sea - Voyagers Information on people sailing with the East India Company
• Dutch Genealogical Society For this site you have to register
• Netherlands Genealogy Links
• 11,000 Netherland Naturalizations
  
• City Archives

Regional Websites

Examples of City- and state archives with extensive online indexes Note: all of these sites and more can be accessed indirectly through http://www.archiefnet.nl

• The Website of the Rotterdam city archive includes a “digital pedigree” section, where all the church records through 1811 for greater Rotterdam, as well as some civil registration records, have been indexed. Click on “stamboom” on top, which leads to the “Digitale Stamboom”, or “digital pedigree”. If you click on “English” in the top right first, the table of contents for the digital pedigree will come up in English. Click on “Zoeken” to get to the search interface.

• Amsterdam archives – Includes indexes and images of various sources, including “persoonskarten” and some baptisms and burials. The English interface does not allow access to as many databases as the Dutch one. On the “indexes” page each record group is followed by “zoek” [search index], “voorbeeld” [shows an annotated sample record], and “handleiding” [user instructions for the database]. Indexes are available online; scans of the actual records can be bought with a credit card.

• “Drenlias” Drenthe province archive under “genealogie”, emigrant database, photographs, maps etc., and indexes to church and civil registration records of Drenthe province, with abstracts.

• Frisian Center for Family and Local History. Under “Voorouders” (ancestors) you will find indexes to several record types, including church records and civil registration, for the time periods before and after 1811.

• Groningen Provincial Archive; includes historical material, photographs and various research guides in Dutch.

• Genealogical section of the Groningen Archives with access to indexes and images of civil and church records. Search by name or browse the records.

• The Website of the Delft City Archive, which also includes a section of indexed church records through 1812 for Delft and Pijnacker. The archive is also in the process of posting the civil registration records of Delft and the surrounding towns.

• Zeeland state archive website. A link to “English” is on found on the bottom right front page. The genealogical data base ISIS includes indexes to church records, civil registration, emigrant lists, and other sources.

• Zeeland Archive genealogical Website provides indexes to various record sets.

• Overijssel archive; includes indexed civil registration indexes and a large collection of historic picture post cards. For indexes, click on “zoeken en finden”, then “Databanken”; for maps click on either map set under “woonomgeving”; for the photograph collection click on “beeldbank” [=picture collection”]

• The Leiden city archive Website includes a search for “personen”” [persons], which will eventually include all persons recorded in the church-and civil registration registers.. The search is by name. To see which records are included, click on “Zoeken in de genealogische Bestanden” in the red field on the bottom right.

• City Archive of Schiedam. Genealogical material is found under the tab “stamboom”. You can request scans of records without charge, and they will be sent to you by e-mail.

• Noord-Brabant State Archive genealogical website for northeastern Noord-Brabant; go to “mijn stamboom achterhalen”

• Breda City Archive Web site, genealogical section.

• Gelderlandgeneral information Website with links to instruction, sources, maps, etc. for genealogical research in Gelderland.

• Genealogy in the Achterhoek region in Gelderland Province

Genealogical Society Websites

• Web site of the Holland Society of New York
• Dutch Genealogical Society –Section of Drenthe
• Veluwse Geslachten Genealogical Society Web site. The “Weluwe” is a cultural district that includes the following municipalities: Apeldoorn, Arnhem, Barneveld, Brummen, Ede, Elburg, Epe, Ermelo, Harderwijk, Hattem, Heerde, Hoevelaken, Nunspeet, Nijkerk, Oldebroek, Putten, Renkum, Rheden, Rozendaal, Scherpenzeel, Voorst en Wageningen. The society has published extensively.
• Web site of the Jewish Genealogical Society of the Netherlands

Dutch Websites- Vocabulary List

This list includes words and phrases used on commonly used Dutch genealogical web-sites. It is not a substitute for a dictionary, but should help the user successfully negotiate the World Wide Web in search of family history information.

Aanmelden- Log in as a registered visitor
Advocaten- Lawyers
Afkortingen- Abbreviations
Bestellen- To order
Bezoekers forum- Visitors= forum
Bidprentjes- Funeral cards
Boeken- Books
Bouwtekeningen- Blueprints
Bronnen- Source
Catalogus- Catalog
Centraal Bureau voor Genealogie- Central Office for Genealogy
Collecties- Collections
Digitale stamboom- Digital pedigree
Discussie- Discussion forum
Echtscheidingen- Divorces
Familie advertenties- Family newspaper clippings
Familie dossiers- Family files
Familie drukwerk- Family publication
Familie geschiedenis- Family history
Familie wapens- Family crests
Geboorten- Births
Handleidingen- Instructions
Huwelijken- Marriages
Inschrijven- Register as a new visitor
Kwartaalblad- Quarterly
Laatste nieuws- Latest news
Landverhuizers- Emigrants
Leenregisters- Land records Lijst genealogische onderzoekers- list of professional researchers
Lopend onderzoek- Continuing research [online addresses of researchers willing to exchange information]
Lopende- On-going
Naamsaanneming- Records dealing with taking on a fixed surname
Nieuwe uitgaven- New editions
Onderwijs - Instruction
Onderzoek- Research
Over het CBG- About the CBG
Overige adressen- Other addresses
Overlijden- Deaths
Overzicht site- Site overview
Persoonskaarten, persoonslijsten- cards and lists of individuals who died since 1938
Postadres- Mailing address
Reeks- en onderzoeksgidsen- Source- and research guides
Regiogemeenten- Regional communities
Stamboom onderzoek- Pedigree research
Tarieven- Price list for charges
Terug- Back
Trefwoord- Search term
Uitgaven- Publications
Uittreksels- Extracts
Veel voorkomende vragen- Frequently asked questions
Verstrekking- Delivery of information
Verwante wetenschapen- Related sciences
Volkstelling- Census
Voorouders- Ancestors
Vrienden- Friends (members of the CBG)
Wachtwoord- Password
Zoeken- Search
Zoek resultaat- Search results
Zoek vraag- Query

To find more genealogical websites in the Netherlands, try these websites: Dutch Websites and Genealogie in Nederlandse provinciën.

For more information on vital records see also "Civil Registration" or "Church Records."