Overijssel, Netherlands Genealogy

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Guide to Overijssel, The Netherlands ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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Background Information

• Geographical and Historical information can be found here Overijssel
• The capital city of Overijssel is Zwolle
• For genealogical purposes, Overijssel is split into two parts. The eastern part, Twente, used the system of farm names before the introduction of the civil registration. The western part, consisting of Salland and Vollenhove, used patronymics mostly although a clear line cannot be drawn between the regions.
• People from Overijssel have always migrated across the border into Germany. In the middle of the nineteenth century, many members of the seceder church followed Albertus van Raalte and Anthony Brummelkamp’s advise to emigrate to the United States. Most of them ended up in Michigan. Another emigration wave followed at the end of the nineteenth century.

Jurisdictions

• Overijssel Municipalities
  

Websites

• The has compiled a database of Overijssel Emigrants, Overijssel Historical Center.
• Zoekakten Overijssel Page , pre-1811 church records
• Van Papier Naar Digitaal , pre-1811 church records, surname changes in 1811.
• Historisch Centrum Overijssel, Births, Marriages and Deaths after 1811, records of surnme changes in 1811.
• WieWasWie Births, Marriages and Deaths after 1811. However, the detail of the indexes for births may be sketchy. Always use FamilySearch or Zoekakten to view free of charge the original record.
• Overijssel in kaart. Website with historical maps of Overijssel. Select ‘Zoeken’, fill in the name of the town or cartographer you’re looking for and click ‘Zoeken’.
• 1542-1893 - Netherlands, Overijssel Province, Church Records, 1542-1893
• 1542-1893 - Netherlands, Overijssel Province, Civil Registration, 1811-1960