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WieWasWie is a free database collected from many provincial, regional, and city archives in the Netherlands. Important record types for include baptism, birth, marriage, death, and burial records. It is incomplete, but being added to.
Genlias is the premier site for Dutch records. The information from this site was taken directly from the Netherlands Civil Register. Some church records are also included. This site contains almost 9 million records with over 36 million names. The index is not complete; records are continuously being added. Most notably missing are records from Amsterdam, 's-Gravenhage (The Hague), Rotterdam, Leiden, Delft, etc.
==Lessons==
*[https://www.wiewaswie.nl/ WieWasWie] The main site for Dutch genealogy, especially post-1811
*[[Media:1-The_Netherlands_WieWasWie_Indexed_Records_Online-Instruction.pdf|WieWasWie: Indexed Records Online Instructions]]
*[https://familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lesson/399 Using the Dutch Website: WieWasWie]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lesson/885 WieWasWie, Past the index: What to do next]; note the following changes made in the website since this video was created:
**Some civil registration records are [https://www.wiewaswie.nl/en/sources/LINKS linked to other records]; they show up as orange links to the right of an index.
**You cannot search two people or use wildcards without a subscription.
**There is no “begins with” feature.
**The search page looks different.
**You do not need to log in to view original images.
== Overview and Content  ==


WieWasWie is the premier site for Dutch records. Its aim is to provide in one place indexes of all Vital Records and other important genealogical records from the Netherlands.  
Records for Amsterdam baptisms before 1811 can be found at:
https://stadsarchief.amsterdam.nl/archieven/archiefbank/indexen/doopregisters/zoek/index.nl.html


The site contains 167.8 million records from the following sources:
Some records for The Hague can be found at:
http://www.denhaag.nl/smartsite.html?id=37609


*[[Netherlands Civil Registration|Civil Registration]] (1811-1960): 97.2 million
The web-site for Rotterdam is:
*[[Netherlands Church Records|Church Records]] (c.1550-1811): 29.5 million
http://www.gemeentearchief.rotterdam.nl
*[[Netherlands Population|Population Registers]] (1850-1939): 17.7 million
*Newspaper Records (c.1800-2010): 12.5 million
*[[Netherlands Notarial Records|Notarial Records]] 6.4 million
*Military Records (1811-1942) 1.4 million
*VOC Records (1600-1811): 0.8 million
*Others: 2.2 million


== Coverage  ==
=== Content ===


To check if records are available for a certain town, use [http://wiewaswie.info/inhoud/watziterin.php WatZitErIn]. The types of records will be accurate, but the dates may be incorrect (1000-2099 is a common mistake).
This site includes:


=== Coverage for Large Cities  ===
* Births (prior to 1903)
* Baptisms
* Marriages (prior to 1923)
* Deaths (prior to 1953)
* Burials
* Death duties - statements of succession


The information is taken from [http://wiewaswie.info/inhoud/watziterin.php WatZitErIn].
'''According to the Genlias site'''<nowiki>:</nowiki>


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A '''record of birth''' provides you with the following information:
|-
| City
| Births
| Marriages
| Deaths
|-
| Amsterdam
| <br>
| 1811-1932
| <br>
|-
| Rotterdam
| 1811-1910
| 1811-1937
| 1813-1961
|-
| 's-Gravenhage (The Hague)
| <br>
| 1811-1842
| 1811-1842
|-
| Utrecht
| 1811-1902
| 1811-1932
| 1811-1960
|-
| Eindhoven
| 1811-1902
| 1811-1932
| 1811-1955
|-
| Tilburg
| <br>
| 1811-1938
| <br>
|-
| Groningen
| 1811-1912
| 1811-1937
| 1811-1962
|-
| Haarlem
| 1812-1896
| 1812-1922
| 1812-1952
|-
| Nijmegen
| 1811-1902
| 1811-1912
| 1811-1952
|}


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* The name of the child
* The names of the parents
* The exact date of birth
* In most cases, the parents' address


== Features and Cost  ==
A '''record of marriage''' provides you with the following information:


For '''Free''', one may search for one person at a time without wildcards. You can access records and images without restriction. You may have a free account and make comments and corrections to records.
* The names and ages of the bride and groom
* In most cases, the names of the bride's and the groom's parents
* In most cases, the places of birth of the bride and groom
* Whether the bride is a widow or the groom a widower
* In most cases, ages and professions


For 18.50 Euro per year or 5.00 Euro per month you may use all the features of the site. This includes searching for two persons at one time and using wildcards. Friends of the CBG get a discount.
A '''record of death''' provides you with the following information:


The site is currently available in [https://www.wiewaswie.nl/ Dutch] and [https://www.wiewaswie.nl/ English]. However, the actual content of the database is not translated.
* The name of the deceased
* The exact date of death
* In most cases, the name of the deceased's parents
* In most cases, the age of the deceased
* In some cases, the deceased's place of birt
* In some cases, the name of the deceased's spouse
* In most cases, the address of the deceased


[[Category:Netherlands_Online_Research_Sites]]
=== Internet Address ===
 
[http://www.genlias.nl/ www.genlias.nl]
 
or do a [http://www.google.com/ Google] search for '''Genlias'''
 
=== Using the Site ===
 
The site initially comes up in Dutch. If you want to see it in English, click '''English''' at the top of the initial screen.
 
=== Cost ===
 
Free
 
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Revision as of 14:45, 14 July 2008

Overview[edit | edit source]

Genlias is the premier site for Dutch records. The information from this site was taken directly from the Netherlands Civil Register. Some church records are also included. This site contains almost 9 million records with over 36 million names. The index is not complete; records are continuously being added. Most notably missing are records from Amsterdam, 's-Gravenhage (The Hague), Rotterdam, Leiden, Delft, etc.

Records for Amsterdam baptisms before 1811 can be found at: https://stadsarchief.amsterdam.nl/archieven/archiefbank/indexen/doopregisters/zoek/index.nl.html

Some records for The Hague can be found at: http://www.denhaag.nl/smartsite.html?id=37609

The web-site for Rotterdam is: http://www.gemeentearchief.rotterdam.nl

Content[edit | edit source]

This site includes:

  • Births (prior to 1903)
  • Baptisms
  • Marriages (prior to 1923)
  • Deaths (prior to 1953)
  • Burials
  • Death duties - statements of succession

According to the Genlias site:

A record of birth provides you with the following information:

  • The name of the child
  • The names of the parents
  • The exact date of birth
  • In most cases, the parents' address

A record of marriage provides you with the following information:

  • The names and ages of the bride and groom
  • In most cases, the names of the bride's and the groom's parents
  • In most cases, the places of birth of the bride and groom
  • Whether the bride is a widow or the groom a widower
  • In most cases, ages and professions

A record of death provides you with the following information:

  • The name of the deceased
  • The exact date of death
  • In most cases, the name of the deceased's parents
  • In most cases, the age of the deceased
  • In some cases, the deceased's place of birt
  • In some cases, the name of the deceased's spouse
  • In most cases, the address of the deceased

Internet Address[edit | edit source]

www.genlias.nl

or do a Google search for Genlias

Using the Site[edit | edit source]

The site initially comes up in Dutch. If you want to see it in English, click English at the top of the initial screen.

Cost[edit | edit source]

Free

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