Zuid-Holland, Netherlands Genealogy: Difference between revisions

''[[Europe]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[The Netherlands Genealogy|The Netherlands]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Zuid-Holland Genealogy'' <br>

<br> Guide to '''Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. <br>  

'''Most of your genealogical research for Zuid-Holland  will be in two main record types: civil registration and church records. This article will teach you methods for locating and searching these two record groups.'''

*'''Civil registration''' records are government records of births, marriages, and deaths.  Access to Netherlands Civil Registration records online is excellent. There is usually no longer any need to use microfilms from the Family History Library, or to visit archives. Nearly all records have survived, since two copies were made of each record and stored separately. <br>

*{{RecordSearch|1576401| Netherlands, Zuid-Holland Province, Civil Registration, 1679-1942}}, free, partial index with complete images

*[http://zoekakten.nl/prov.php?id=ZH Zoekakten.nl] is a Dutch website that helps in locating Dutch images on FamilySearch.org. It breaks down films into smaller segments by year and record type for easier browsing. See [[Zoekakten|Zoekakten instructions]].

 

*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2037907 Netherlands, Zuid-Holland Province, Church Records 1076-1916] free, browseable images.Best browsed via [http://zoekakten.nl/prov.php?id=ZH Zoekakten]

 

''Regional Archives''

**[http://www.geneaknowhow.net/digi/bronnen.html Geneaknowhow]. Click on "Internet" under Overijssel in the left sidebar.

**[https://familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=95PF-PTT%3A338128901%3Fcc%3D2018408 FamilySearch collection Netherlands Census and Population Registers, 1574-1940]

**The [https://www.historischcentrumoverijssel.nl/veelgestelde-vragen/over-onderzoek-doen/hoe-kan-ik-onderzoek-doen-in-bevolkingsregisters Historisch Centrum Overijssel] hold copies of some bevolking registers, viewable only in person in Zwolle.

**On the FamilySearch Catalog under [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=154411&query=%2Bplace%3A%22Netherlands%2C%20Overijssel%22 Overijssel].  Search by municipality after clicking on "Places in Overijssel".

 

*From 1940 onwards. The records are only public if the person has been deceased for about two years. You must contact the [http://cbg.nl/diensten/onderzoeksvragen/ Central Bureau for Genealogy], fill in an application form and pay the fee as explained on their website. Email it to '''''pkpl@cbg.nl''''' or post to

:::CBG/Center for Family History <br>

:::Section Personcart and Personlist <br>

:::2502 AT, The Hague <br>

If the record is found, it will also contain details about the main person's parents, spouse and children. Some information may be blanked out in the case of people deceased relatively recently.

*Also, the handwriting can be slightly different, so you will want to watch these lessons, as needed, depending on the pre-dominant language in the region your ancestors lived: 

::[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/reading-dutch-handwritten-records-lesson-1-the-dutch-alphabet/28 '''Reading Dutch Handwritten Records Lesson 1: The Dutch Alphabet'''].

::[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/reading-dutch-handwritten-records-lesson-2-dutch-words-and-dates/29 '''Reading Dutch Handwritten Records Lesson 2: Dutch Words and Dates'''].

::[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/reading-dutch-handwritten-records-lesson-3-reading-dutch-records/30'''Reading Dutch Handwritten Records Lesson 3: Reading Dutch Records'''].