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== Alphabetical Wordlist  ==


[[Category:Word_List|Dutch]]
==== A  ====
 
*'''aan''' - upon, to
*'''aangenomen naam - '''named, alias, also known as, assumed name, accepted surname
*'''aannemen''' to adopt (a child), to assume, to take on
*'''aanneming''' confirmation
*'''aannemingsdag''' day of confirmation
*'''aanstaande''' next, toward, following, expectant, future, impending
*'''aanval''' stroke, attack
*'''aarde''' earth (buried in), ground
*'''aardrijkskundig woordenboek''' gazetteer
*'''acht''' eight
*'''achtenswaardig''' respectable, honorable
*'''achtentwintig''' twenty-eight
*'''achtentwintigste''' twenty-eighth
*'''achterkleindochter''' great-granddaughter
*'''achterkleinzoon''' great-grandson
*'''achternaam''' surname, last name
*'''achtste''' eighth
*'''achttien''' eighteen
*'''achttiende''' eighteenth
*'''adel''' nobility
*'''adellijk''' noble, titled
*'''aderlating''' bleeding, bloodletting
*'''adresboek''' directory
*'''advocaat''' notary, lawyer
*'''afkondigen''' to post banns
*'''afkondigingen''' proclamations, banns
*'''afschrift(en)''' extract, duplicate record, transcript, certified copy
*'''afwezig '''absent
*'''akte''' certificate, deed, license
*'''alhier''' here, at this place, locally
*'''alle''' all, every
*'''alleen''' alone, single, only
*'''altijd, steeds''' always
*'''ambt''' office, function, post
*'''ambtelijk''' official, professional 
*'''ambtenaar''' official, registrar, civil servant, clerk
*'''ander(s)''' other
*'''anders genoemd''' alias, also known as
*'''angiften''' intentions (marriage), declarations
*'''Apostolisch''' Apostolic
*'''April, april''' April
*'''arbeider''' laborer
*'''archief''' archive
*'''archieven''' archives
*'''Augustus, augustus''' August
*'''avond ('s avonds)''' evening, (in the evening)
*'''Avondmaal''' communion, sacrament
 
==== B  ====
 
*'''bad(plaats)''' resort, spa, bath
*'''baker''' dry nurse
*'''bakker''' baker
*'''bedelaar''' beggar
*'''bedrag''' fee, amount (of money)
*'''bedrijf '''trade, business, concern
*'''begraafplaats''' cemetery
*'''begrafenis''' funeral
*'''begraven''' to bury
*'''behoeftigden''' needy, indigent
*'''behoren''' to belong to
*'''beide''' both
*'''bejaard''' aged
*'''bekende''' acquaintance
*'''belasting''' taxation
*'''Belg(isch)''' Belgian
*'''België''' Belgium
*'''bemerking''' remarks
*'''benadering''' approximation
*'''berg''' mountain
*'''beroep''' trade, occupation
*'''beschrijving''' description
*'''beslagnemen''' to seize
*'''besnijdenis''' circumcision
*'''bet-overgrootvader''' second great-grandfather
*'''bet-bet-overgrootvader''' third great-grandfather
*'''betrekking''' in relation to, relatives
*'''betuiging''' declaration, expression
*'''bevolking''' population
*'''bevolkingsregister''' population register
*'''bewaarder''' guardian, warden
*'''bewijs''' certificate, proof
*'''bewijs van overlijden''' proof of death, death certificate
*'''bewijs van trouwen''' proof of marriage, marriage certificate
*'''bidden''' to pray, to request
*'''bijlagen''' supplemental documents
*'''bijna''' almost, nearly
*'''bijnaam''' surname, nickname
*'''bijzit''' mistress, concubine
*'''binnenkant''' inside
*'''biografie''' biography
*'''bisdom''' diocese
*'''bladzijde (blz.)''' page
*'''bloedverwant''' blood relative
*'''bloeimaand''' blossoming month, May
*'''boek''' book
*'''boer''' farmer
*'''boerenarbeider''' cottager, farmhand, worker
*'''boerenknecht''' farm worker
*'''bos''' woods, forest
*'''bosbaas''' forester
*'''bosch''' woods, forest (old spelling of the word)
*'''boswachter''' forester
*'''boven''' above, over, upstairs
*'''bovengemelden''' above-mentioned
*'''braaf '''honest, worthy, good
*'''broeder, broer''' brother
*'''brouwer''' brewer
*'''brug''' bridge
*'''bruid''' bride
*'''bruidegom''' bridegroom
*'''buiten(kant)''' outside
*'''buitenechtelijk''' illegitimate
*'''burgemeester''' mayor
*'''burgelijke administralie''' civil administration
*'''burger''' citizen
*'''burgerboek''' citizenship book
*'''burgerlijke ambtenaar''' civil registrar
*'''burgerlijke stand''' civil registration, civil administration
*'''burgerschap''' citizenship
*'''buurman''' neighbor
*'''buurtschap''' neighborhood<br>
 
==== C  ====
 
*'''communicanten''' members, communicants
*'''comparant''' one who appeared
*'''compareerde''' appeared before
*'''confirmatie''' confirmation<br>
 
==== D  ====
 
*'''daar(heen)''' there
*'''dag '''day
*'''dag der begravenis '''day of the burial, burial day
*'''dagelijks '''daily
*'''dagloner '''day worker, day laborer
*'''dagteekening '''document date
*'''dal '''valley
*'''dat '''that
*'''datum '''date
*'''de '''the
*'''December, december&nbsp;'''December
*'''deden '''done
*'''deed '''did
*'''deel '''volume, part of
*'''Deen '''Dane
*'''Deens '''Danish
*'''degenen '''those
*'''Denemarken '''Denmark
*'''derde '''third
*'''dertien '''thirteen
*'''dertiende '''thirteenth
*'''dertig '''thirty
*'''dertigste '''thirtieth
*'''des '''of the
*'''dewelke '''of which, the which
*'''deze '''this, these
*'''diarree '''diarrhea
*'''die '''those, that
*'''dienst '''service, employment
*'''dienstbode '''servant
*'''dienstmeisje '''servant girl
*'''dienstsmeid '''maid
*'''dinsdag '''Tuesday
*'''diocees '''diocese
*'''dit '''this
*'''dochter(tje)''' (little) daughter
*'''doen '''to do
*'''dominee '''minister
*'''donderdag '''Thursday
*'''dood '''dead
*'''dood '''geboren stillborn
*'''doodgraver '''sexton, grave digger
*'''doop '''baptism, christening
*'''doopdag '''day of baptism
*'''doopregister '''baptismal register
*'''Doopsgezinde '''Mennonite, Baptist
*'''doopvader '''godfather, baptismal sponsor
*'''door '''through, by
*'''dopen '''to baptize
*'''dorp '''village
*'''drie '''three
*'''drieëntwintig '''twenty-three
*'''drieëntwintigste '''twenty-third
*'''drupped '''gout
*'''duits '''German (language)
*'''duitser '''German (person)
*'''Duitsland '''Germany
*'''duizend '''thousand
*'''duizendste '''thousandth
*'''duplicaat '''duplicate
*'''dysenterie '''dysentery <br>
 
==== E  ====
 
*'''echt '''marriage
*'''echtbreker '''adulterer
*'''echtelieden '''spouses
*'''echtgenoot '''husband
*'''echtgenote '''wife
*'''echtgenoten '''husband and wife, spouses
*'''echtscheiding '''divorce
*'''echtverbintenis '''marriage
*'''edel(man) '''noble(man)
*'''een '''a, an, one
*'''eenendertig '''thirty-one
*'''eenendertigste '''thirty-first
*'''eenentwintig '''twenty-one
*'''eenjarig '''annual, yearly
*'''eerder '''before, previously, earlier
*'''eergisteren '''day before yesterday
*'''eerlijk '''honest
*'''<span style="display: none" id="1277776595285S">&nbsp;</span>eerste <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1277776594859_178" />'''first
*'''eertijds '''formerly
*'''eeuw '''century
*'''ehelieden '''spouses
*'''eigenaar '''owner, proprietor
*'''eigengeërfde '''yeoman, freeholder
*'''eiland, eilant '''island
*'''elf '''eleven
*'''elfde '''eleventh
*'''elk '''each, every
*'''emigrant emigrant'''
*'''emigranten register '''emigration file
*'''emigratie papieren '''emigration records
*'''en '''and
*'''enig '''only, single
*'''erfenis '''inheritance
*'''erkennende&nbsp;'''recognizing, acknowledging
*'''ervan '''of it
*'''ervoor '''for it
*'''Evangelisch '''evangelical'''<br>'''
 
==== F  ====
 
*'''fabriek '''factory, mill
*'''familie-geschiedenis''' family history
*'''familieleden '''family members,relatives
*'''familielijst '''family list, group sheet
*'''familienaam '''family name, surname
*'''familiewapen '''familycoat of arms
*'''Februarij, februari'''&nbsp;February
*'''feestdag '''feast day, holiday
*'''fiches '''index cards
*'''florijn '''guilder
*'''Frankrijk '''France
*'''frans '''French
 
==== G  ====
 
*'''gangbaar '''current
*'''geboorte '''birth
*'''geboorteakte '''birth certificate
*'''geboortebewijs '''proof of birth,birth certificate
*'''geboorteplaats '''place of birth
*'''geboortetijd '''time of birth
*'''geboortig '''born at, native of
*'''geboren '''born, maiden name, née
*'''gebracht''' brought, placed, charged, put, been
*'''gedelegeerden''' delegate, delegates, delegates to<br>
*'''gedoopt '''baptized, christened
*'''geelzucht '''jaundice
*'''geen '''no, none, without
*'''geestelijke '''priest, clergyman
*'''gegeven '''given, gave
*'''gehucht '''hamlet
*'''gehuwd '''married
*'''geld '''money
*'''gelegitimeerd''' legitimized
*'''gelijk '''same, alike, similar
*'''gemeenschap '''community, township
*'''gemeente '''town, municipality, parish
*'''gemeenteraadslid '''councilman, town councilor
*'''genaamd '''named
*'''genaamt '''named
*'''genealogie '''genealogy
*'''genoemden''' named, mentioned
*'''gerechtelijk(e)''' court, judicial
*'''gerechtshof '''judicial court
*'''Gereformeerd(e) '''Calvinist Reformed
*'''gering '''small
*'''gescheiden '''divorced
*'''geschenk '''deed, gift, present
*'''geschiedenis '''history
*'''geslacht '''sex, gender
*'''geslachtsboom '''pedigree, family tree
*'''gestorven '''died
*'''gestorven zonder nageslacht''' died without issue
*'''geteekend '''signed, drew<br>
*'''getranscribeerd''' transcribed
*'''getrouwd '''married
*'''getuigen '''witnesses
*'''gewesen '''former
*'''gezegend '''blessed, the deceased
*'''gezin '''immediate family
*'''gezindheid '''religious affiliation
*'''gezinslijst '''family group sheet
*'''gezwel, gezwollenheid''' swelling, tumor
*'''gezworene '''juryman, person under oath
*'''gisteren '''yesterday
*'''Godsbeschikking '''dispensation, God's will
*'''godsdienst '''religion
*'''goed '''good, right, correct
*'''graaf '''count, earl
*'''graafschap '''county, shire
*'''graf '''grave, tomb
*'''grasmaand '''gras month,April
*'''grens '''border (between countries)
*'''grensgebied '''border, region
*'''groen '''green
*'''groet '''greet, greeting
*'''grondeigenaren '''property owners
*'''groot '''large, big, great
*'''groothandelaar '''trader, merchant
*'''grootmoeder '''grandmother
*'''grootvader '''grandfather
*'''gulden '''guilder (unit of money) <br>
 
==== H  ====
 
*'''haar, hare''' hair, her, hers
*'''had(den)''' had
*'''half '''half
*'''halfbroeder '''half brother
*'''halfzuster '''half sister
*'''handel '''trade, occupation
*'''handtekening '''signature
*'''handwerksgezel '''journeyman
*'''hebben '''to have
*'''heden '''today
*'''heel '''all, whole, entire, complete
*'''heer '''master, gentleman, Mr.
*'''Heer '''the Lord
*'''heerschappen '''gentry, lords
*'''hem '''him
*'''hen, hun '''them, their, theirs
*'''herbergier '''innkeeper
*'''herder '''shepherd
*'''herfst '''autumn, fall
*'''herfstmaand '''fall month''', '''September
*'''Hernhutter '''Moravian
*'''hertog '''duke
*'''hertogdom '''duchy
*'''hertogin '''duchess
*'''Hervormd(e) '''Dutch reformed
*'''Hessisch '''Hessian
*'''het '''it, the
*'''heuvel '''hill
*'''hij '''he
*'''hoe '''how
*'''hoer '''harlot, immoral woman
*'''hoesten '''cough
*'''hoger '''upper, higher
*'''hollands '''Dutch
*'''honderd '''hundred
*'''honderdste '''hundredth
*'''hoofdplaats''' capital
*'''hoog '''high
*'''hooimaand '''hay month, July
*'''houtvester '''forester
*'''huidziekte '''measles
*'''huis '''house
*'''huisgezin '''immediate family
*'''huishoudster''' housekeeper
*'''huisland '''home, native country, homeland
*'''huisvrouw '''housewife
*'''huizenkant '''inside, side of a house&nbsp;
*'''hun '''their
*'''huwelijksaangiften '''marriage intention
*'''huwelijk '''marriage
*'''huwelijksaf(aan)-kondigingen''' marriage banns
*'''huwelijksbijlagen '''marriage supplements
*'''huwelijksdag '''day of marriage
*'''huwelijksfeest '''wedding
*'''huwen '''to marry <br>
 
==== I  ====
 
*'''immigrant '''immigrant
*'''in '''in
*'''ingekomen '''arrival, immigration
*'''ingezetenen '''citizen, occupants
*'''inhoud '''contents
*'''inwoner '''inhabitant, citizen
*'''is '''is
*'''italiaans '''Italian
*'''Italië '''Italy <br>
 
==== J  ====
 
*'''jaar, jaren''' year, years
*'''jaarlijks '''annual, yearly
*'''jager '''hunter
*'''Januarij, januari'''&nbsp;January
*'''j.d. (jonge dochter) '''unmarried daughter
*'''j.g. (jong gezel)''' young man, bachelor
*'''jicht '''gout
*'''j.m. (jonge man)''' young man, bachelor
*'''jong(e) '''young
*'''jongeling '''a youth, unmarried man
*'''jongen '''boy
*'''Jood '''Jew
*'''joods(e) '''Jewish
*'''juffrouw '''Miss, Madame
*'''Julij, juli'''&nbsp;July
*'''Junij, juni&nbsp;'''June <br>
 
==== K  ====
 
*'''kamer '''room (in a house)
*'''kan '''can
*'''kanaal '''canal
*'''kanker '''cancer
*'''kantwerkster''' lacemaker<br>
*'''karman '''coachman
*'''kasteel '''castle
*'''Katholiek '''Catholic
*'''keizerlijk '''imperial
*'''keizerrijk '''empire
*'''kerk '''church
*'''kerkboek '''church book,parish register
*'''kerkelijk(e) '''church (pertaining to church)
*'''kerkelijk ambt''' parish office
*'''kerkeraads-handelingen''' church minutes
*'''kerkgenootschap '''religious affiliation
*'''kerk meester''' church warden
*'''kerk voogt''' church warden
*'''kil '''stream, brook
*'''kind, kinderen''' child, children
*'''kinkhoest '''whooping cough
*'''klapper '''index
*'''kledinghandelaar '''clothier
*'''kleermaker '''tailor
*'''klein '''little, small
*'''kleindochter '''granddaughter
*'''kleiner '''smaller, lesser
*'''kleinzoon '''grandson
*'''klompenmaker '''wooden shoemaker
*'''km. '''kilometer
*'''knecht '''servant, laborer, journeyman
*'''kohier(en)''' register(s), ledger(s)
*'''koning '''king
*'''koningin '''queen
*'''koninklijk '''royal
*'''koninkrijk '''kingdom
*'''koopman '''buyer, seller, vendor, trader, merchant
*'''kopen '''to buy
*'''koperslager '''coppersmith
*'''koster '''sexton
*'''kraambed '''childbed
*'''kraambed gestorven '''died in childbirth
*'''kraambedkoorts '''puerperal fever, childbed fever
*'''kramer '''seller, vendor, peddler
*'''krampachtig '''convulsions
*'''krampen '''cramps, convulsions
*'''krijgen '''to receive
*'''kuiper '''cooper
*'''kunnen '''could
*'''kwaal '''disease, complaint
*'''kwaliteit''' status, quality
*'''kwartierstaat '''pedigree, family tree <br>
 
==== L  ====
 
*'''laat, laatste tijd''' late (in the day), lately
*'''laatste '''latter, last
*'''lakenvoller (-volder)''' clothier, fuller
*'''land '''land, country
*'''landbouwer '''farmer
*'''landgoed, landbezit '''estate
*'''landkaart '''map
*'''landlieden '''farmers
*'''landman '''cottager, farmer
*'''land verlatend''' emigrant
*'''laten '''to let, leave, allow
*'''leeftijd '''age
*'''leerjongen '''apprentice
*'''leerling '''student, apprentice, pupil
*'''leerlooier '''tanner
*'''leggen '''to place, put, impose, to lay
*'''lente '''spring (season)
*'''lentemaand '''spring month,March
*'''leven '''to live
*'''levend '''living
*'''levenloos '''without life, stillborn
*'''levens-beschrijving''' biography
*'''lidmaten '''members, membership
*'''linker hand''' left hand
*'''links '''left (direction)
*'''linnenwever '''linen weaver
*'''logementhouder '''innkeeper
*'''longontsteking '''pneumonia
*'''longtering '''consumption, tuberculosis
*'''looier '''tanner
*'''louwmaand '''January
*'''Lutheraan, Luthers&nbsp;'''Lutheran
*'''lijk '''corpse
*'''lijnslager '''rope maker <br>
 
==== M  ====
 
*'''maagd '''virgin, maid, servant girl
*'''maand '''month
*'''maandag '''Monday
*'''maar '''but
*'''Maart '''March
*'''mag '''may (might)
*'''makelaar registers''' real estate registers
*'''man '''husband, man
*'''mannelijk '''male
*'''markt '''market
*'''mazelen '''measles
*'''meer '''lake, more
*'''meerderjarige '''of legal age
*'''Meij, mei'''&nbsp;May
*'''meier '''tenant farmer, bailiff
*'''meisje '''girl
*'''melkerij '''milk factory, dairy
*'''melkfabriek '''milk factory, dairy
*'''mengel (mingel)''' liquid measure, about one to two quarts
*'''met '''with
*'''met name''' named, alias
*'''metselaar '''mason, bricklayer
*'''meu''' aunt
*'''meubelmaker '''furniture maker
*'''middag ('s middags)''' afternoon (in the afternoon)
*'''middernacht '''midnight
*'''mijnheer '''Mr.
*'''mijnwerker '''miner
*'''militaire '''military
*'''minderjarige '''minor, below legal age
*'''misschien '''maybe, perhaps
*'''missen '''to miss, lack
*'''mocht '''might
*'''moeder '''mother
*'''moet(en)''' must
*'''mogen '''may (might have), to allow
*'''molen '''mill
*'''mondig verklaring''' declaration of being of legal age
*'''morgen '''unit of land area, about two acres
*'''morgen ('s morgens)''' morning, tomorrow (in the morning)
*'''mijl '''mile (varying lengths, up to 5.5 km.) <br>
 
==== N  ====
 
*'''na '''after
*'''naaister '''seamstress
*'''naam '''name
*'''naar '''to, toward, for, according to
*'''naar gelang van''' to, after, according to
*'''naast '''beside, following, next (to)
*'''nabijkomen '''approach, approximate
*'''nabuur '''neighbor
*'''nacht ('s nachts)''' night (in the night)
*'''namen '''names
*'''namiddag, ('s namiddags)''' afternoon (in the afternoon)
*'''neder '''low, lower (directional)
*'''Nederland''' the Netherlands
*'''nederlands '''Dutch
*'''neef '''nephew, male cousin
*'''neefje '''nephew, young male cousin
*'''negen '''nine
*'''negende '''ninth
*'''negenentwintig '''twenty-nine
*'''negenentwintigste '''twenty-ninth
*'''negentien '''nineteen
*'''negentiende '''nineteenth
*'''negentig '''ninety
*'''negentigste '''ninetieth
*'''neger '''Negro
*'''nicht '''niece, female cousin
*'''nichtje '''niece, young female cousin
*'''niet(s)''' no, none, not
*'''niets '''nothing
*'''nieuw '''new
*'''nimmer '''never
*'''noemen '''to christen, call, name
*'''nog '''still, yet, other
*'''nog in leven''' still living, surviving
*'''nommer, nummer '''number
*'''nooit '''never
*'''noor(s)''' Norwegian
*'''noord '''north
*'''Noorwegen '''Norway
*'''notaris '''notary
*'''november '''November <br>
 
==== O  ====
 
*'''october '''October
*'''of '''or
*'''om '''for, because of, at, round
*'''oma '''grandma
*'''omstreeks '''about, around&nbsp;
*'''on-''' un- (prefix)
*'''onbekend '''unknown
*'''onder '''under
*'''ondergetekende '''the undersigned
*'''ondertrouw '''betrothal (already registered)
*'''ondertrouw '''betrothal (already registered)
*'''onderwijzer '''(school) teacher
*'''onderwijzeres '''female teacher
*'''onecht kind''' illegitimate child
*'''ongehuwd '''unmarried
*'''ongeleerdheid''' illiterate, unlearned
*'''ongetrouwd '''single, unmarried
*'''ongeveer '''almost, approximately
*'''onkunde''' inability, incompetence, ignorance, ignorance of<br>
*'''onmiddellijk '''right away, immediately
*'''onmondigen '''minor, under age
*'''ons, onze''' us, our
*'''ontvangen '''to receive, received&nbsp;
*'''ontvanger '''tax collector
*'''onwettig '''illegitimate, illegal
*'''onze, ons''' us, our
*'''opgesteld''' drafted
*'''oogstmaand harv'''est month,August
*'''ook '''also
*'''oom '''uncle
*'''oorkonden '''records, documents
*'''oost '''east
*'''op '''on, upon
*'''opa '''grandpa
*'''opgetreden '''appeared
*'''op heden''' today, on this day
*'''op hoge leeftijd''' at a great (old) age
*'''opnemen '''to receive
*'''opper '''upper
*'''oprecht '''honest
*'''optreden '''to appear
*'''opziener '''overseer, inspector, guardian
*'''organisatie '''organization, society
*'''oud '''old (age)
*'''ouder '''older, elder
*'''ouderdom '''age
*'''ouders '''parents
*'''oudoom '''great-uncle
*'''oudste '''eldest
*'''oudtante '''great-aunt
*'''over '''above, over, via
*'''overeenkomst '''contract, agreement
*'''overgrootmoeder '''great-grandmother
*'''overgrootvader '''great-grandfather
*'''overleden '''dead, deceased
*'''overledene, de''' the deceased
*'''overlevenden '''survivors
*'''overlijden '''to die
*'''overnemen '''to take over, adopt (an action)
*'''overschrijven '''to extract <br>
 
==== P  ====
 
*'''pachter '''tenant farmer, leaser, one who leases
*'''pachter (van belastingen)''' publican, tax collector
*'''Palts, de''' the Palatinate
*'''Paltsgraafschap '''count palatine (the place)
*'''paltsgrafelijk''' (from the) palatinate
*'''parochie '''parish
*'''parochieregisters '''parish registers
*'''Pasen '''Easter, Passover
*'''Pascha''' Paasover
*'''pastoor '''pastor,&nbsp;priest (Roman Catholic church)
*'''patroon '''manor lord, patron, employer
*'''peet '''godfather, godparent, sponsor
*'''peetoom '''godfather
*'''peettante '''godmother
*'''pensionering '''retirement
*'''pest '''plague, pestilence
*'''petemoei '''godmother
*'''peten '''godparents
*'''plaag '''plague, scourge
*'''plaats '''place
*'''planter '''planter, farmer
*'''pokken '''smallpox
*'''Polen&nbsp;'''Poland, Poles
*'''pools '''Polish
*'''poorter '''citizen, freeman
*'''poortersboeken '''burgher registers
*'''portugees '''Portuguese
*'''predikant '''minister, clergyman (Protestant church)
*'''prins '''prince
*'''prinses '''princess
*'''protestant '''protestant
*'''protocol '''document, register
*'''provinciaal '''provincial
*'''provincie '''provinces
*'''Pruis(isch)''' Prussian
*'''Pruissen '''Prussia <br>
 
==== Q  ====
 
==== R  ====
 
*'''raad '''council, counsel
*'''recht '''right (correct), straight, law, justice
*'''rechter '''judge, magistrate
*'''rechter(zijde)''' right side
*'''rechter hand''' right hand
*'''rechterlijk '''legal, court (judicial)
*'''rechtmatig '''rightful, right (correct)
*'''rechts '''right (direction)
*'''regering '''government, administration
*'''rekeningen '''accounts, bills
*'''rentenier '''retired tradesperson, man of means
*'''rivier '''river
*'''roede '''rod (unit of length, about twelve feet or 3.6 meters)
*'''rond '''around, about
*'''rood '''red
*'''roodvonk '''scarlet fever
*'''Rooms Katholiek''' Roman Catholic
*'''ruim''' [ruim 80 = eighty plus years old] large, broad, wide, upwards of
*'''Rus(sisch)''' Russian
*'''Rusland '''Russia
*'''rijk '''empire, kingdom, rich, wealthy
*'''rijksarchief '''national and/orstate archive, public record office <br>
 
==== S  ====
 
*''''s = des''' of the
 
Sakser Saxon
 
*'''samen '''together
*'''schaapherder '''shepherd
*'''scheeps '''of a ship (the ship's)
*'''schenking '''donation, gift
*'''schepen '''alderman, magistrate, ships
*'''schepenakten '''city council records
*'''schilder '''painter
*'''schip '''ship
*'''schipper '''barge man, boatman, skipper
*'''schlepel '''unit of measure, about .7 to 1.3 bushels
*'''schoenmaker '''shoemaker
*'''school '''school
*'''schoondochter '''daughter-in-law
*'''schoonzoon '''son-in-law
*'''schoonzuster '''sister-in-law
*'''schriftgeleerde '''scribe
*'''schrijnwerker '''cabinet maker, joiner
*'''schrijver '''scribe, writer, author
*'''schuit '''barge, boat
*'''September '''September
*'''sinds(dien)''' since
*'''slachter, slager''' butcher
*'''slachtmaand '''slaughter month,November
*'''slag '''hit, stroke, blow
*'''slager, slachter''' butcher
*'''slechts '''but, only, merely
*'''sloot '''ditch
*'''slot '''lock, castle
*'''slotenmaker '''locksmith
*'''smid '''(black)smith
*'''soldaat '''soldier
*'''soms '''sometimes, besides, in addition to&nbsp;
*'''spaans '''Spanish
*'''Spanjaard '''Spaniard
*'''Spanje '''Spain
*'''spoedig '''quickly, soon, speedy
*'''sprokkelmaand '''wood gathering month, February
*'''staat '''state
*'''staats '''of the state
*'''staatsburger '''citizen
*'''stad '''city, town
*'''stamboeken '''lineage books, genealogical register
*'''stamboom '''pedigree
*'''steeds '''always, still
*steenbakker brick maker, stone mason
*'''stellen '''to place, put, impose
*'''sterven '''to die
*'''stief-''' step-
*'''straat '''street
*'''stroom '''stream,'''&nbsp;'''river
 
==== T  ====
 
*''''t = het''' the
*'''taal '''language
*'''tachtig '''eighty
*'''tachtigste '''eightieth
*'''tafel '''index, table
*'''tanden krijgen''' getting teeth, teething
*'''tante '''aunt
*'''te '''at, to
*'''tegelijk '''together, at the same time
*'''tegen(over)''' against, across
*'''tegenwoordigheid '''presence, the presence of
*'''te huis''' at home
*'''teraardebestelling '''burial, interment
*'''testament '''last will, testament
*'''thuis '''at home
*'''tien '''ten
*'''tiende '''tithing
*'''tiende '''tenth
*'''tienjarige tafels''' ten-year (decennial) index
*'''tiental''' [tiental dagen = about ten days] decade
*'''timmerman '''carpenter
*'''toekomend '''future, next
*'''toekomstig '''future, prostpective
*'''toenaam '''surname
*'''toestaan '''to let, grant, allow
*'''toestemmen '''to consent
*'''touwslager '''rope maker
*'''trouwboek '''marriage book
*'''trouwdag '''wedding day
*'''trouwen '''to marry
*'''tuberculose '''consumption, tuberculosis
*'''tuin '''garden, yard
*'''tuinman, tuinier''' gardener
*'''tussen '''between
*'''twaalf '''twelve
*'''twaalfde '''twelfth
*'''twee '''two
*'''tweede '''second
*'''tweeëntwintig '''twenty-two
*'''tweeëntwintigste '''twenty-second
*'''tweeling '''twins
*'''twintig '''twenty
*'''twintigste '''twentieth
*'''tyfus '''typhoid fever
*'''tyfuslijder '''typhoid patient
*'''tijd '''time
*'''tijdelijk '''temporary
*'''tijdschrift '''periodical <br>
 
==== U  ====
 
*'''uit '''out of, from
*'''uiterlijk '''outward, external, appearance, at the latest
*'''uitgeven '''to publish
*'''uittrekken '''extract
*'''uur '''hour, o'clock <br>
 
==== V  ====
 
*'''vaak '''often
*'''vader '''father
*'''vallende ziekte''' epilepsy
*'''van '''from, of
*'''veehoeder '''herdsman
*'''veertien '''fourteen
*'''veertiende '''fourteenth
*'''veertig '''forty
*'''veertigste '''fortieth
*'''veld '''field
*'''veldwachter''' constable, policeman, patrolman, village policeman
*'''verdrinking '''drowning
*'''vergunning '''permission
*'''verjaardag '''birthday
*'''verklaard '''declared
*'''verklaren '''to declare
*'''verklaring '''declaration, affidavit, sworn statement
*'''verkondigen '''publish (as in banns), proclaim
*'''verlamming '''paralysis, stroke
*'''verlaten '''to leave, left
*'''verleden '''past
*'''verlof '''leave (soldier's), permission
*'''verloofd '''betrothed, engaged
*'''verloofde(n)''' engaged person(s), fiancée, fiancé
*'''verloving '''betrothal, engagement
*'''verpandings-kohieren''' tax ledger
*'''verscheiden '''to pass away or die, various, different
*'''verschijnt '''appears
*'''verstopping '''obstruction, blockage
*'''vertering '''consumption, tuberculosis
*'''vertrokken '''departed, moved, gone away
*'''verver '''dyer, house painter
*'''verwantschap '''relationship
*'''verwijderen '''to remove, to withdraw
*'''vestigen '''to settle, establish
*'''vesting '''fortress
*'''vier '''four
*'''vierde '''fourth
*'''vierentwintig '''twenty-four
*'''vierentwintigste '''twenty-fourth
*'''visser '''fisherman
*'''vleeshouwer '''butcher
*'''vlij '''marsh, swamp
*'''V.O.C.''' Dutch East Indies Company
*'''voerman '''coachman
*'''volbracht '''performed, completed, finished
*'''volbrengen '''to finish, complete
*'''volgend '''following, next
*'''volgende dag''' (the) following day
*'''volgens '''to, after, according to, follows
*'''volkstelling '''census, population records
*'''volmacht '''authorization
*'''voltooien '''to finish, complete
*'''voltrekkingen '''solemnization
*'''vondeling '''foundling
*'''voogd '''guardian
*'''voor '''for, in front of, before
*'''vooraf(gang)''' previous, preceding
*'''voorafgaand '''former
*'''voorafgaande dag''' the previous day
*'''voorbij [voorbij gaan''' = gone by] past, beyond, over
*'''voorgaand '''previous, preceding
*'''voorheen '''previous, formerly, in former days&nbsp;
*'''voorjaar '''spring (season)
*'''voorlezing '''reading, reading aloud<br>
*'''voormeld&nbsp; '''before mentioned, said, stated
*'''voormiddag '''morning, forenoon (in the morning)
*'''voornaam '''given name
*'''voornoemde''' above-mentioned, aforesaid<br>
*'''voorouder '''ancestor
*'''voortekening '''over his signature
*'''voorts'''&nbsp;furthermore, moreover, further, addition, also
*'''voortgebracht''' produced, generated, produced in, brought forth, emitted
*'''voorvader '''ancestor, forefather
*'''vorig '''previous, preceding
*'''vorige dag''' previous day
*'''vormer '''framer, molder
*'''vormsel '''Catholic confirmation
*'''vorst '''monarch, sovereign, ruler
*'''vorstendom '''principality
*'''vreemd''' foreign, strange
*'''vriend '''friend
*'''vrijboer&nbsp;'''farmer owner&nbsp;
*'''vrijdag '''Friday
*'''vrijgezel '''bachelor
*'''vroedmeester '''man who assists in childbirth
*'''vroedvrouw '''midwife
*'''vroeg(tijdig)''' early (a.m.), prematurely, untimely
*'''vroeger '''formerly, earlier
*'''vrouw '''woman''', '''wife, Mrs.
*'''vrouw(spersoon)''' wife, woman, female
*'''vrouwelijk '''female
*'''V.W.C.''' Dutch West Indies Company
*'''vijf '''five
*'''vijfde '''fifth
*'''vijfentwintig '''twenty-five
*'''vijfentwintigste '''twenty-fifth
*'''vijftien '''fifteen
*'''vijftiende '''fifteenth
*'''vijftig '''fifty
*'''vijftigste '''fiftieth <br>
 
==== W  ====
 
*'''waar '''where
*'''waaraan''' which
*'''waarheen '''where to
*'''waarom '''why
*'''wagenmaker '''cartwright, wagon builder, coach builder
*'''wanneer '''when
*'''wapen '''heraldic crest, coat of arms
*'''waren '''were, goods
*'''was '''was
*'''wat '''what, how
*'''waterzucht '''dropsy
*'''weduwe '''widow
*'''weduwnaar '''widower
*'''week '''week
*'''weeskamer '''orphan's court
*'''weeskind '''orphan
*'''wegens '''because of
*'''weinig '''little, small, few&nbsp;
*'''welk(e)''' which
*'''wellicht '''maybe, perhaps
*'''werkman '''laborer
*'''west '''west
*'''wet '''law
*'''wethouder '''alderman
*'''wettelijk '''legal
*'''wettelijk kind''' legitimate child
*'''wettig '''lawful, legal
*'''wever '''weaver
*'''wie '''who
*'''wieldraaijer '''wheelwright
*'''wil '''will, desire, wish, consent
*'''wilde(n)''' Indian(s) (in New York), savage(s)
*'''willen '''to want to
*'''winkelier(ster)''' shopkeeper male (female)
*'''winter '''winter
*'''wintermaand '''winter month,December
*'''wit '''white
*'''woensdag '''Wednesday
*'''wonende '''residing
*'''woonachtig '''resident, living at
*'''woonplaats '''residence, domicile, dwelling place
*'''woordenboek '''dictionary
*'''worden '''to become, be
*'''woud '''forest
*'''wij '''we
*'''wijk '''district, area, section, ward
*'''wijlen '''late (deceased), the late, blessed
*'''wijnmaand '''wine month, October <br>
 
==== X  ====
 
==== Y  ====
 
==== IJ  ====
 
*'''ijs''' ice
*I'''Jsland''' Iceland
*'''ijzer '''iron
*'''ijzer smelterij '''iron foundry
*'''ijzersmid '''smith, blacksmith
*'''ijzerwaren''' hardware
*'''ijzerwerker''' ironworder
 
==== Z  ====
 
*'''zaken '''trade, business, case, affairs
*'''zaterdag '''Saturday
*'''ze '''they, she
*'''zeeman '''sailor
*'''zeepzieder '''soap maker
*'''zelfde '''the same
*'''zes '''six
*'''zesde '''sixth
*'''zesentwintig '''twenty-six
*'''zesentwintigste '''twenty-sixth
*'''zestien '''sixteen
*'''zestiende '''sixteenth
*'''zestig '''sixty
*'''zestigste '''sixtieth
*'''zetten '''to place, put, impose
*'''zeven '''seven
*'''zevende '''seventh
*'''zevenentwintig '''twenty-seven
*'''zevenentwintigste '''twenty-seventh
*'''zevenstigte '''seventieth
*'''zeventien '''seventeen
*'''zeventiende '''seventeenth
*'''zeventig '''seventy
*'''zie '''see
*'''ziekte '''disease, illness
*'''zomer '''summer
*'''zomermaand '''summer month, June
*<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1277835331915_861" />'''zondag''' Sunday
*'''zonder '''without
*'''zoon '''son
*'''zoontje '''little son, small son
*'''zou '''should
*'''zuid '''south
*'''zuigeling '''baby, suckling
*'''zuivelboer '''dairy farmer
*'''zuster '''sister
*'''zwager '''brother-in-law
*'''zwakheid '''weakness
*'''zwakte '''weak
*'''zwanger '''pregnant
*'''zwart '''black
*'''zwarten '''Negroes, blacks
*'''Zweden '''Sweden
*'''zweeds '''Swedish
*'''zwelling '''swelling, tumor
*'''Zwitserland '''Switzerland
*'''zwitsers '''Swiss
*'''zij '''she, they
*'''zijn '''its, his, to be, are
*'''zijrivier '''tributary, river, stream <br>
 
[[Category:Netherlands_Language_and_Handwriting]] [[Category:Word_List]]
[[Category:Word_List|Dutch]]

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Alphabetical Wordlist[edit | edit source]

A[edit | edit source]

  • aan - upon, to
  • aangenomen naam - named, alias, also known as, assumed name, accepted surname
  • aannemen to adopt (a child), to assume, to take on
  • aanneming confirmation
  • aannemingsdag day of confirmation
  • aanstaande next, toward, following, expectant, future, impending
  • aanval stroke, attack
  • aarde earth (buried in), ground
  • aardrijkskundig woordenboek gazetteer
  • acht eight
  • achtenswaardig respectable, honorable
  • achtentwintig twenty-eight
  • achtentwintigste twenty-eighth
  • achterkleindochter great-granddaughter
  • achterkleinzoon great-grandson
  • achternaam surname, last name
  • achtste eighth
  • achttien eighteen
  • achttiende eighteenth
  • adel nobility
  • adellijk noble, titled
  • aderlating bleeding, bloodletting
  • adresboek directory
  • advocaat notary, lawyer
  • afkondigen to post banns
  • afkondigingen proclamations, banns
  • afschrift(en) extract, duplicate record, transcript, certified copy
  • afwezig absent
  • akte certificate, deed, license
  • alhier here, at this place, locally
  • alle all, every
  • alleen alone, single, only
  • altijd, steeds always
  • ambt office, function, post
  • ambtelijk official, professional 
  • ambtenaar official, registrar, civil servant, clerk
  • ander(s) other
  • anders genoemd alias, also known as
  • angiften intentions (marriage), declarations
  • Apostolisch Apostolic
  • April, april April
  • arbeider laborer
  • archief archive
  • archieven archives
  • Augustus, augustus August
  • avond ('s avonds) evening, (in the evening)
  • Avondmaal communion, sacrament

B[edit | edit source]

  • bad(plaats) resort, spa, bath
  • baker dry nurse
  • bakker baker
  • bedelaar beggar
  • bedrag fee, amount (of money)
  • bedrijf trade, business, concern
  • begraafplaats cemetery
  • begrafenis funeral
  • begraven to bury
  • behoeftigden needy, indigent
  • behoren to belong to
  • beide both
  • bejaard aged
  • bekende acquaintance
  • belasting taxation
  • Belg(isch) Belgian
  • België Belgium
  • bemerking remarks
  • benadering approximation
  • berg mountain
  • beroep trade, occupation
  • beschrijving description
  • beslagnemen to seize
  • besnijdenis circumcision
  • bet-overgrootvader second great-grandfather
  • bet-bet-overgrootvader third great-grandfather
  • betrekking in relation to, relatives
  • betuiging declaration, expression
  • bevolking population
  • bevolkingsregister population register
  • bewaarder guardian, warden
  • bewijs certificate, proof
  • bewijs van overlijden proof of death, death certificate
  • bewijs van trouwen proof of marriage, marriage certificate
  • bidden to pray, to request
  • bijlagen supplemental documents
  • bijna almost, nearly
  • bijnaam surname, nickname
  • bijzit mistress, concubine
  • binnenkant inside
  • biografie biography
  • bisdom diocese
  • bladzijde (blz.) page
  • bloedverwant blood relative
  • bloeimaand blossoming month, May
  • boek book
  • boer farmer
  • boerenarbeider cottager, farmhand, worker
  • boerenknecht farm worker
  • bos woods, forest
  • bosbaas forester
  • bosch woods, forest (old spelling of the word)
  • boswachter forester
  • boven above, over, upstairs
  • bovengemelden above-mentioned
  • braaf honest, worthy, good
  • broeder, broer brother
  • brouwer brewer
  • brug bridge
  • bruid bride
  • bruidegom bridegroom
  • buiten(kant) outside
  • buitenechtelijk illegitimate
  • burgemeester mayor
  • burgelijke administralie civil administration
  • burger citizen
  • burgerboek citizenship book
  • burgerlijke ambtenaar civil registrar
  • burgerlijke stand civil registration, civil administration
  • burgerschap citizenship
  • buurman neighbor
  • buurtschap neighborhood

C[edit | edit source]

  • communicanten members, communicants
  • comparant one who appeared
  • compareerde appeared before
  • confirmatie confirmation

D[edit | edit source]

  • daar(heen) there
  • dag day
  • dag der begravenis day of the burial, burial day
  • dagelijks daily
  • dagloner day worker, day laborer
  • dagteekening document date
  • dal valley
  • dat that
  • datum date
  • de the
  • December, december December
  • deden done
  • deed did
  • deel volume, part of
  • Deen Dane
  • Deens Danish
  • degenen those
  • Denemarken Denmark
  • derde third
  • dertien thirteen
  • dertiende thirteenth
  • dertig thirty
  • dertigste thirtieth
  • des of the
  • dewelke of which, the which
  • deze this, these
  • diarree diarrhea
  • die those, that
  • dienst service, employment
  • dienstbode servant
  • dienstmeisje servant girl
  • dienstsmeid maid
  • dinsdag Tuesday
  • diocees diocese
  • dit this
  • dochter(tje) (little) daughter
  • doen to do
  • dominee minister
  • donderdag Thursday
  • dood dead
  • dood geboren stillborn
  • doodgraver sexton, grave digger
  • doop baptism, christening
  • doopdag day of baptism
  • doopregister baptismal register
  • Doopsgezinde Mennonite, Baptist
  • doopvader godfather, baptismal sponsor
  • door through, by
  • dopen to baptize
  • dorp village
  • drie three
  • drieëntwintig twenty-three
  • drieëntwintigste twenty-third
  • drupped gout
  • duits German (language)
  • duitser German (person)
  • Duitsland Germany
  • duizend thousand
  • duizendste thousandth
  • duplicaat duplicate
  • dysenterie dysentery

E[edit | edit source]

  • echt marriage
  • echtbreker adulterer
  • echtelieden spouses
  • echtgenoot husband
  • echtgenote wife
  • echtgenoten husband and wife, spouses
  • echtscheiding divorce
  • echtverbintenis marriage
  • edel(man) noble(man)
  • een a, an, one
  • eenendertig thirty-one
  • eenendertigste thirty-first
  • eenentwintig twenty-one
  • eenjarig annual, yearly
  • eerder before, previously, earlier
  • eergisteren day before yesterday
  • eerlijk honest
  • eerste first
  • eertijds formerly
  • eeuw century
  • ehelieden spouses
  • eigenaar owner, proprietor
  • eigengeërfde yeoman, freeholder
  • eiland, eilant island
  • elf eleven
  • elfde eleventh
  • elk each, every
  • emigrant emigrant
  • emigranten register emigration file
  • emigratie papieren emigration records
  • en and
  • enig only, single
  • erfenis inheritance
  • erkennende recognizing, acknowledging
  • ervan of it
  • ervoor for it
  • Evangelisch evangelical

F[edit | edit source]

  • fabriek factory, mill
  • familie-geschiedenis family history
  • familieleden family members,relatives
  • familielijst family list, group sheet
  • familienaam family name, surname
  • familiewapen familycoat of arms
  • Februarij, februari February
  • feestdag feast day, holiday
  • fiches index cards
  • florijn guilder
  • Frankrijk France
  • frans French

G[edit | edit source]

  • gangbaar current
  • geboorte birth
  • geboorteakte birth certificate
  • geboortebewijs proof of birth,birth certificate
  • geboorteplaats place of birth
  • geboortetijd time of birth
  • geboortig born at, native of
  • geboren born, maiden name, née
  • gebracht brought, placed, charged, put, been
  • gedelegeerden delegate, delegates, delegates to
  • gedoopt baptized, christened
  • geelzucht jaundice
  • geen no, none, without
  • geestelijke priest, clergyman
  • gegeven given, gave
  • gehucht hamlet
  • gehuwd married
  • geld money
  • gelegitimeerd legitimized
  • gelijk same, alike, similar
  • gemeenschap community, township
  • gemeente town, municipality, parish
  • gemeenteraadslid councilman, town councilor
  • genaamd named
  • genaamt named
  • genealogie genealogy
  • genoemden named, mentioned
  • gerechtelijk(e) court, judicial
  • gerechtshof judicial court
  • Gereformeerd(e) Calvinist Reformed
  • gering small
  • gescheiden divorced
  • geschenk deed, gift, present
  • geschiedenis history
  • geslacht sex, gender
  • geslachtsboom pedigree, family tree
  • gestorven died
  • gestorven zonder nageslacht died without issue
  • geteekend signed, drew
  • getranscribeerd transcribed
  • getrouwd married
  • getuigen witnesses
  • gewesen former
  • gezegend blessed, the deceased
  • gezin immediate family
  • gezindheid religious affiliation
  • gezinslijst family group sheet
  • gezwel, gezwollenheid swelling, tumor
  • gezworene juryman, person under oath
  • gisteren yesterday
  • Godsbeschikking dispensation, God's will
  • godsdienst religion
  • goed good, right, correct
  • graaf count, earl
  • graafschap county, shire
  • graf grave, tomb
  • grasmaand gras month,April
  • grens border (between countries)
  • grensgebied border, region
  • groen green
  • groet greet, greeting
  • grondeigenaren property owners
  • groot large, big, great
  • groothandelaar trader, merchant
  • grootmoeder grandmother
  • grootvader grandfather
  • gulden guilder (unit of money)

H[edit | edit source]

  • haar, hare hair, her, hers
  • had(den) had
  • half half
  • halfbroeder half brother
  • halfzuster half sister
  • handel trade, occupation
  • handtekening signature
  • handwerksgezel journeyman
  • hebben to have
  • heden today
  • heel all, whole, entire, complete
  • heer master, gentleman, Mr.
  • Heer the Lord
  • heerschappen gentry, lords
  • hem him
  • hen, hun them, their, theirs
  • herbergier innkeeper
  • herder shepherd
  • herfst autumn, fall
  • herfstmaand fall month, September
  • Hernhutter Moravian
  • hertog duke
  • hertogdom duchy
  • hertogin duchess
  • Hervormd(e) Dutch reformed
  • Hessisch Hessian
  • het it, the
  • heuvel hill
  • hij he
  • hoe how
  • hoer harlot, immoral woman
  • hoesten cough
  • hoger upper, higher
  • hollands Dutch
  • honderd hundred
  • honderdste hundredth
  • hoofdplaats capital
  • hoog high
  • hooimaand hay month, July
  • houtvester forester
  • huidziekte measles
  • huis house
  • huisgezin immediate family
  • huishoudster housekeeper
  • huisland home, native country, homeland
  • huisvrouw housewife
  • huizenkant inside, side of a house 
  • hun their
  • huwelijksaangiften marriage intention
  • huwelijk marriage
  • huwelijksaf(aan)-kondigingen marriage banns
  • huwelijksbijlagen marriage supplements
  • huwelijksdag day of marriage
  • huwelijksfeest wedding
  • huwen to marry

I[edit | edit source]

  • immigrant immigrant
  • in in
  • ingekomen arrival, immigration
  • ingezetenen citizen, occupants
  • inhoud contents
  • inwoner inhabitant, citizen
  • is is
  • italiaans Italian
  • Italië Italy

J[edit | edit source]

  • jaar, jaren year, years
  • jaarlijks annual, yearly
  • jager hunter
  • Januarij, januari January
  • j.d. (jonge dochter) unmarried daughter
  • j.g. (jong gezel) young man, bachelor
  • jicht gout
  • j.m. (jonge man) young man, bachelor
  • jong(e) young
  • jongeling a youth, unmarried man
  • jongen boy
  • Jood Jew
  • joods(e) Jewish
  • juffrouw Miss, Madame
  • Julij, juli July
  • Junij, juni June

K[edit | edit source]

  • kamer room (in a house)
  • kan can
  • kanaal canal
  • kanker cancer
  • kantwerkster lacemaker
  • karman coachman
  • kasteel castle
  • Katholiek Catholic
  • keizerlijk imperial
  • keizerrijk empire
  • kerk church
  • kerkboek church book,parish register
  • kerkelijk(e) church (pertaining to church)
  • kerkelijk ambt parish office
  • kerkeraads-handelingen church minutes
  • kerkgenootschap religious affiliation
  • kerk meester church warden
  • kerk voogt church warden
  • kil stream, brook
  • kind, kinderen child, children
  • kinkhoest whooping cough
  • klapper index
  • kledinghandelaar clothier
  • kleermaker tailor
  • klein little, small
  • kleindochter granddaughter
  • kleiner smaller, lesser
  • kleinzoon grandson
  • klompenmaker wooden shoemaker
  • km. kilometer
  • knecht servant, laborer, journeyman
  • kohier(en) register(s), ledger(s)
  • koning king
  • koningin queen
  • koninklijk royal
  • koninkrijk kingdom
  • koopman buyer, seller, vendor, trader, merchant
  • kopen to buy
  • koperslager coppersmith
  • koster sexton
  • kraambed childbed
  • kraambed gestorven died in childbirth
  • kraambedkoorts puerperal fever, childbed fever
  • kramer seller, vendor, peddler
  • krampachtig convulsions
  • krampen cramps, convulsions
  • krijgen to receive
  • kuiper cooper
  • kunnen could
  • kwaal disease, complaint
  • kwaliteit status, quality
  • kwartierstaat pedigree, family tree

L[edit | edit source]

  • laat, laatste tijd late (in the day), lately
  • laatste latter, last
  • lakenvoller (-volder) clothier, fuller
  • land land, country
  • landbouwer farmer
  • landgoed, landbezit estate
  • landkaart map
  • landlieden farmers
  • landman cottager, farmer
  • land verlatend emigrant
  • laten to let, leave, allow
  • leeftijd age
  • leerjongen apprentice
  • leerling student, apprentice, pupil
  • leerlooier tanner
  • leggen to place, put, impose, to lay
  • lente spring (season)
  • lentemaand spring month,March
  • leven to live
  • levend living
  • levenloos without life, stillborn
  • levens-beschrijving biography
  • lidmaten members, membership
  • linker hand left hand
  • links left (direction)
  • linnenwever linen weaver
  • logementhouder innkeeper
  • longontsteking pneumonia
  • longtering consumption, tuberculosis
  • looier tanner
  • louwmaand January
  • Lutheraan, Luthers Lutheran
  • lijk corpse
  • lijnslager rope maker

M[edit | edit source]

  • maagd virgin, maid, servant girl
  • maand month
  • maandag Monday
  • maar but
  • Maart March
  • mag may (might)
  • makelaar registers real estate registers
  • man husband, man
  • mannelijk male
  • markt market
  • mazelen measles
  • meer lake, more
  • meerderjarige of legal age
  • Meij, mei May
  • meier tenant farmer, bailiff
  • meisje girl
  • melkerij milk factory, dairy
  • melkfabriek milk factory, dairy
  • mengel (mingel) liquid measure, about one to two quarts
  • met with
  • met name named, alias
  • metselaar mason, bricklayer
  • meu aunt
  • meubelmaker furniture maker
  • middag ('s middags) afternoon (in the afternoon)
  • middernacht midnight
  • mijnheer Mr.
  • mijnwerker miner
  • militaire military
  • minderjarige minor, below legal age
  • misschien maybe, perhaps
  • missen to miss, lack
  • mocht might
  • moeder mother
  • moet(en) must
  • mogen may (might have), to allow
  • molen mill
  • mondig verklaring declaration of being of legal age
  • morgen unit of land area, about two acres
  • morgen ('s morgens) morning, tomorrow (in the morning)
  • mijl mile (varying lengths, up to 5.5 km.)

N[edit | edit source]

  • na after
  • naaister seamstress
  • naam name
  • naar to, toward, for, according to
  • naar gelang van to, after, according to
  • naast beside, following, next (to)
  • nabijkomen approach, approximate
  • nabuur neighbor
  • nacht ('s nachts) night (in the night)
  • namen names
  • namiddag, ('s namiddags) afternoon (in the afternoon)
  • neder low, lower (directional)
  • Nederland the Netherlands
  • nederlands Dutch
  • neef nephew, male cousin
  • neefje nephew, young male cousin
  • negen nine
  • negende ninth
  • negenentwintig twenty-nine
  • negenentwintigste twenty-ninth
  • negentien nineteen
  • negentiende nineteenth
  • negentig ninety
  • negentigste ninetieth
  • neger Negro
  • nicht niece, female cousin
  • nichtje niece, young female cousin
  • niet(s) no, none, not
  • niets nothing
  • nieuw new
  • nimmer never
  • noemen to christen, call, name
  • nog still, yet, other
  • nog in leven still living, surviving
  • nommer, nummer number
  • nooit never
  • noor(s) Norwegian
  • noord north
  • Noorwegen Norway
  • notaris notary
  • november November

O[edit | edit source]

  • october October
  • of or
  • om for, because of, at, round
  • oma grandma
  • omstreeks about, around 
  • on- un- (prefix)
  • onbekend unknown
  • onder under
  • ondergetekende the undersigned
  • ondertrouw betrothal (already registered)
  • ondertrouw betrothal (already registered)
  • onderwijzer (school) teacher
  • onderwijzeres female teacher
  • onecht kind illegitimate child
  • ongehuwd unmarried
  • ongeleerdheid illiterate, unlearned
  • ongetrouwd single, unmarried
  • ongeveer almost, approximately
  • onkunde inability, incompetence, ignorance, ignorance of
  • onmiddellijk right away, immediately
  • onmondigen minor, under age
  • ons, onze us, our
  • ontvangen to receive, received 
  • ontvanger tax collector
  • onwettig illegitimate, illegal
  • onze, ons us, our
  • opgesteld drafted
  • oogstmaand harvest month,August
  • ook also
  • oom uncle
  • oorkonden records, documents
  • oost east
  • op on, upon
  • opa grandpa
  • opgetreden appeared
  • op heden today, on this day
  • op hoge leeftijd at a great (old) age
  • opnemen to receive
  • opper upper
  • oprecht honest
  • optreden to appear
  • opziener overseer, inspector, guardian
  • organisatie organization, society
  • oud old (age)
  • ouder older, elder
  • ouderdom age
  • ouders parents
  • oudoom great-uncle
  • oudste eldest
  • oudtante great-aunt
  • over above, over, via
  • overeenkomst contract, agreement
  • overgrootmoeder great-grandmother
  • overgrootvader great-grandfather
  • overleden dead, deceased
  • overledene, de the deceased
  • overlevenden survivors
  • overlijden to die
  • overnemen to take over, adopt (an action)
  • overschrijven to extract

P[edit | edit source]

  • pachter tenant farmer, leaser, one who leases
  • pachter (van belastingen) publican, tax collector
  • Palts, de the Palatinate
  • Paltsgraafschap count palatine (the place)
  • paltsgrafelijk (from the) palatinate
  • parochie parish
  • parochieregisters parish registers
  • Pasen Easter, Passover
  • Pascha Paasover
  • pastoor pastor, priest (Roman Catholic church)
  • patroon manor lord, patron, employer
  • peet godfather, godparent, sponsor
  • peetoom godfather
  • peettante godmother
  • pensionering retirement
  • pest plague, pestilence
  • petemoei godmother
  • peten godparents
  • plaag plague, scourge
  • plaats place
  • planter planter, farmer
  • pokken smallpox
  • Polen Poland, Poles
  • pools Polish
  • poorter citizen, freeman
  • poortersboeken burgher registers
  • portugees Portuguese
  • predikant minister, clergyman (Protestant church)
  • prins prince
  • prinses princess
  • protestant protestant
  • protocol document, register
  • provinciaal provincial
  • provincie provinces
  • Pruis(isch) Prussian
  • Pruissen Prussia

Q[edit | edit source]

R[edit | edit source]

  • raad council, counsel
  • recht right (correct), straight, law, justice
  • rechter judge, magistrate
  • rechter(zijde) right side
  • rechter hand right hand
  • rechterlijk legal, court (judicial)
  • rechtmatig rightful, right (correct)
  • rechts right (direction)
  • regering government, administration
  • rekeningen accounts, bills
  • rentenier retired tradesperson, man of means
  • rivier river
  • roede rod (unit of length, about twelve feet or 3.6 meters)
  • rond around, about
  • rood red
  • roodvonk scarlet fever
  • Rooms Katholiek Roman Catholic
  • ruim [ruim 80 = eighty plus years old] large, broad, wide, upwards of
  • Rus(sisch) Russian
  • Rusland Russia
  • rijk empire, kingdom, rich, wealthy
  • rijksarchief national and/orstate archive, public record office

S[edit | edit source]

  • 's = des of the

Sakser Saxon

  • samen together
  • schaapherder shepherd
  • scheeps of a ship (the ship's)
  • schenking donation, gift
  • schepen alderman, magistrate, ships
  • schepenakten city council records
  • schilder painter
  • schip ship
  • schipper barge man, boatman, skipper
  • schlepel unit of measure, about .7 to 1.3 bushels
  • schoenmaker shoemaker
  • school school
  • schoondochter daughter-in-law
  • schoonzoon son-in-law
  • schoonzuster sister-in-law
  • schriftgeleerde scribe
  • schrijnwerker cabinet maker, joiner
  • schrijver scribe, writer, author
  • schuit barge, boat
  • September September
  • sinds(dien) since
  • slachter, slager butcher
  • slachtmaand slaughter month,November
  • slag hit, stroke, blow
  • slager, slachter butcher
  • slechts but, only, merely
  • sloot ditch
  • slot lock, castle
  • slotenmaker locksmith
  • smid (black)smith
  • soldaat soldier
  • soms sometimes, besides, in addition to 
  • spaans Spanish
  • Spanjaard Spaniard
  • Spanje Spain
  • spoedig quickly, soon, speedy
  • sprokkelmaand wood gathering month, February
  • staat state
  • staats of the state
  • staatsburger citizen
  • stad city, town
  • stamboeken lineage books, genealogical register
  • stamboom pedigree
  • steeds always, still
  • steenbakker brick maker, stone mason
  • stellen to place, put, impose
  • sterven to die
  • stief- step-
  • straat street
  • stroom stream, river

T[edit | edit source]

  • 't = het the
  • taal language
  • tachtig eighty
  • tachtigste eightieth
  • tafel index, table
  • tanden krijgen getting teeth, teething
  • tante aunt
  • te at, to
  • tegelijk together, at the same time
  • tegen(over) against, across
  • tegenwoordigheid presence, the presence of
  • te huis at home
  • teraardebestelling burial, interment
  • testament last will, testament
  • thuis at home
  • tien ten
  • tiende tithing
  • tiende tenth
  • tienjarige tafels ten-year (decennial) index
  • tiental [tiental dagen = about ten days] decade
  • timmerman carpenter
  • toekomend future, next
  • toekomstig future, prostpective
  • toenaam surname
  • toestaan to let, grant, allow
  • toestemmen to consent
  • touwslager rope maker
  • trouwboek marriage book
  • trouwdag wedding day
  • trouwen to marry
  • tuberculose consumption, tuberculosis
  • tuin garden, yard
  • tuinman, tuinier gardener
  • tussen between
  • twaalf twelve
  • twaalfde twelfth
  • twee two
  • tweede second
  • tweeëntwintig twenty-two
  • tweeëntwintigste twenty-second
  • tweeling twins
  • twintig twenty
  • twintigste twentieth
  • tyfus typhoid fever
  • tyfuslijder typhoid patient
  • tijd time
  • tijdelijk temporary
  • tijdschrift periodical

U[edit | edit source]

  • uit out of, from
  • uiterlijk outward, external, appearance, at the latest
  • uitgeven to publish
  • uittrekken extract
  • uur hour, o'clock

V[edit | edit source]

  • vaak often
  • vader father
  • vallende ziekte epilepsy
  • van from, of
  • veehoeder herdsman
  • veertien fourteen
  • veertiende fourteenth
  • veertig forty
  • veertigste fortieth
  • veld field
  • veldwachter constable, policeman, patrolman, village policeman
  • verdrinking drowning
  • vergunning permission
  • verjaardag birthday
  • verklaard declared
  • verklaren to declare
  • verklaring declaration, affidavit, sworn statement
  • verkondigen publish (as in banns), proclaim
  • verlamming paralysis, stroke
  • verlaten to leave, left
  • verleden past
  • verlof leave (soldier's), permission
  • verloofd betrothed, engaged
  • verloofde(n) engaged person(s), fiancée, fiancé
  • verloving betrothal, engagement
  • verpandings-kohieren tax ledger
  • verscheiden to pass away or die, various, different
  • verschijnt appears
  • verstopping obstruction, blockage
  • vertering consumption, tuberculosis
  • vertrokken departed, moved, gone away
  • verver dyer, house painter
  • verwantschap relationship
  • verwijderen to remove, to withdraw
  • vestigen to settle, establish
  • vesting fortress
  • vier four
  • vierde fourth
  • vierentwintig twenty-four
  • vierentwintigste twenty-fourth
  • visser fisherman
  • vleeshouwer butcher
  • vlij marsh, swamp
  • V.O.C. Dutch East Indies Company
  • voerman coachman
  • volbracht performed, completed, finished
  • volbrengen to finish, complete
  • volgend following, next
  • volgende dag (the) following day
  • volgens to, after, according to, follows
  • volkstelling census, population records
  • volmacht authorization
  • voltooien to finish, complete
  • voltrekkingen solemnization
  • vondeling foundling
  • voogd guardian
  • voor for, in front of, before
  • vooraf(gang) previous, preceding
  • voorafgaand former
  • voorafgaande dag the previous day
  • voorbij [voorbij gaan = gone by] past, beyond, over
  • voorgaand previous, preceding
  • voorheen previous, formerly, in former days 
  • voorjaar spring (season)
  • voorlezing reading, reading aloud
  • voormeld  before mentioned, said, stated
  • voormiddag morning, forenoon (in the morning)
  • voornaam given name
  • voornoemde above-mentioned, aforesaid
  • voorouder ancestor
  • voortekening over his signature
  • voorts furthermore, moreover, further, addition, also
  • voortgebracht produced, generated, produced in, brought forth, emitted
  • voorvader ancestor, forefather
  • vorig previous, preceding
  • vorige dag previous day
  • vormer framer, molder
  • vormsel Catholic confirmation
  • vorst monarch, sovereign, ruler
  • vorstendom principality
  • vreemd foreign, strange
  • vriend friend
  • vrijboer farmer owner 
  • vrijdag Friday
  • vrijgezel bachelor
  • vroedmeester man who assists in childbirth
  • vroedvrouw midwife
  • vroeg(tijdig) early (a.m.), prematurely, untimely
  • vroeger formerly, earlier
  • vrouw woman, wife, Mrs.
  • vrouw(spersoon) wife, woman, female
  • vrouwelijk female
  • V.W.C. Dutch West Indies Company
  • vijf five
  • vijfde fifth
  • vijfentwintig twenty-five
  • vijfentwintigste twenty-fifth
  • vijftien fifteen
  • vijftiende fifteenth
  • vijftig fifty
  • vijftigste fiftieth

W[edit | edit source]

  • waar where
  • waaraan which
  • waarheen where to
  • waarom why
  • wagenmaker cartwright, wagon builder, coach builder
  • wanneer when
  • wapen heraldic crest, coat of arms
  • waren were, goods
  • was was
  • wat what, how
  • waterzucht dropsy
  • weduwe widow
  • weduwnaar widower
  • week week
  • weeskamer orphan's court
  • weeskind orphan
  • wegens because of
  • weinig little, small, few 
  • welk(e) which
  • wellicht maybe, perhaps
  • werkman laborer
  • west west
  • wet law
  • wethouder alderman
  • wettelijk legal
  • wettelijk kind legitimate child
  • wettig lawful, legal
  • wever weaver
  • wie who
  • wieldraaijer wheelwright
  • wil will, desire, wish, consent
  • wilde(n) Indian(s) (in New York), savage(s)
  • willen to want to
  • winkelier(ster) shopkeeper male (female)
  • winter winter
  • wintermaand winter month,December
  • wit white
  • woensdag Wednesday
  • wonende residing
  • woonachtig resident, living at
  • woonplaats residence, domicile, dwelling place
  • woordenboek dictionary
  • worden to become, be
  • woud forest
  • wij we
  • wijk district, area, section, ward
  • wijlen late (deceased), the late, blessed
  • wijnmaand wine month, October

X[edit | edit source]

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IJ[edit | edit source]

  • ijs ice
  • IJsland Iceland
  • ijzer iron
  • ijzer smelterij iron foundry
  • ijzersmid smith, blacksmith
  • ijzerwaren hardware
  • ijzerwerker ironworder

Z[edit | edit source]

  • zaken trade, business, case, affairs
  • zaterdag Saturday
  • ze they, she
  • zeeman sailor
  • zeepzieder soap maker
  • zelfde the same
  • zes six
  • zesde sixth
  • zesentwintig twenty-six
  • zesentwintigste twenty-sixth
  • zestien sixteen
  • zestiende sixteenth
  • zestig sixty
  • zestigste sixtieth
  • zetten to place, put, impose
  • zeven seven
  • zevende seventh
  • zevenentwintig twenty-seven
  • zevenentwintigste twenty-seventh
  • zevenstigte seventieth
  • zeventien seventeen
  • zeventiende seventeenth
  • zeventig seventy
  • zie see
  • ziekte disease, illness
  • zomer summer
  • zomermaand summer month, June
  • zondag Sunday
  • zonder without
  • zoon son
  • zoontje little son, small son
  • zou should
  • zuid south
  • zuigeling baby, suckling
  • zuivelboer dairy farmer
  • zuster sister
  • zwager brother-in-law
  • zwakheid weakness
  • zwakte weak
  • zwanger pregnant
  • zwart black
  • zwarten Negroes, blacks
  • Zweden Sweden
  • zweeds Swedish
  • zwelling swelling, tumor
  • Zwitserland Switzerland
  • zwitsers Swiss
  • zij she, they
  • zijn its, his, to be, are
  • zijrivier tributary, river, stream