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==History==

The province of South Holland as it is today has its origins in the period of French rule from 1795 to 1813.

After the defeat of the French in 1813, this organisation remained unchanged for a year or so. When the 1814 Constitution was introduced, most borders were restored to their situation before the French period. The north and south of Holland were reunited as the province of Holland but in 1840, it was decided to once again split Holland into North and South Holland. This was because the province was thought too dominant in area, population and wealth.<br>

== Background ==

*[[Zuid-Holland Municipalities before 2006|Municipalities before 2006]]

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==Civil Registration (Burgelijke Stand)==

*'''Dates:''' Civil registration began 1 March 1811 while under French rule. Law allows birth records up to 1915, marriage records up to 1940 and death records up to 1965 to be released to the public as of 2016. Archives can be up to 10 years behind putting them online.

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

*[http://www.gahetna.nl/vraagbaak/onderzoeksgids/burgerlijke-stand-zuid-holland-vanaf-1811 South Holland Civil Registry from 1811]

== Church Records (DTB) ==

*Church records are the main sources for births, marriages and deaths in the Netherlands between about 1550 and 1811.They recorded baptisms (or circumcisions), marriages and burials and sometimes confirmations, membership records and conversions.

*[[OpenArch]]

* [http://geneaknowhow.net Geneaknowhow]

**Use [https://www.genealogiewerkbalk.nl/fs/? Genealogie Werkbalk] to find the correct set of images on FamilySearch.  

'''Regional Archives'''

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

**{{RecordSearch|2018408|Netherlands Census and Population Registers, 1574-1940}} at FamilySearch, free, images.

**Regional Archives. See [[Netherlands Regional Websites]]

*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''''' . 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.

==Reading the Records==

*Records are most commonly written in Dutch or Latin. '''You do not have to be fluent these languages to read your documents!''' Genealogical records usually contain a limited vocabulary. Use this [[Netherlands Language and Languages|'''Dutch Genealogical Word List''']] to translate the important points in the document.  

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