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This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:
== Record Finder Table for Netherlands ==
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
=== Order of Records ===
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.


Step 1. '''In column 1''', find your goal.
== List of Topics ==
 
This Record Finder table links to the Netherlands topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
Step 2. '''In column 2''', find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.  
===Vital Events ===
 
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Step 3. '''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful.
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| Birth date and birthplace
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*[[Netherlands Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Netherlands Population|Population]]
*[[Netherlands Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Netherlands Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Netherlands Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Netherlands Military Records|Military Records]]
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| Marriage date and place
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Netherlands Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Netherlands Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Netherlands Taxation|Taxation]]
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Netherlands Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Netherlands Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Netherlands Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Netherlands Taxation|Taxation]]
*[[Netherlands Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Netherlands Guardianship|Guardianship]]
*[[Netherlands Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Netherlands Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*[[Netherlands Court Records|Court Records]]
|}


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===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:'''  
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Age (Be aware that ages given in documents before 1850 are often incorrect.)
| Maiden name
| [[Netherlands Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Netherlands Population|Population]], [[Netherlands Church Records|Church Records]], [[Netherlands Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Netherlands Census|Census]], [[Netherlands Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], [[Netherlands Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Netherlands Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Netherlands Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Netherlands Taxation|Taxation]]
*[[Netherlands Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*[[Netherlands Court Records|Court Records]]
|-
|-
| Birth date and birthplace
| Living relatives
| [[Netherlands Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Netherlands Population|Population]], [[Netherlands Church Records|Church Records]], [[Netherlands Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Netherlands Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration,]] Public Records,[[Netherlands Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Netherlands Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Netherlands Societies|Societies]]
|-
|-
| Boundaries (parish, municipality, or province)
| Parents, children, and other family members
| [[Netherlands Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Netherlands Maps|Maps]], [[Netherlands History|History]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| Names, Geographical; [[Netherlands Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]
*[[Netherlands Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
|-
*[[Netherlands Population|Population]]
| Death information
*[[Netherlands Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Netherlands Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Netherlands Church Records|Church Records]], [[Netherlands Jewish Research|Jewish Records]], Public Records
*[[Netherlands Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]  
| [[Netherlands Taxation|Taxation]], [[Netherlands Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Netherlands Guardianship|Guardianship]],[[Netherlands Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Netherlands Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], [[Netherlands Court Records|Court Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Netherlands Guardianship|Guardianship]]
*[[Netherlands Census|Census]]
*[[Netherlands Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Netherlands Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*[[Netherlands Court Records|Court Records]]
|}
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Divorce
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Netherlands Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Netherlands Court Records|Court Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Emigration information
| Immigration date
| [[Netherlands Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration, ]][[Netherlands Population|Population]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Netherlands Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Netherlands Population|Population]]  
| See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.  
| See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.  
|-
|-
| Historical background
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
| [[Netherlands History|History]], [[Netherlands Church History|Church History]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Netherlands Minorities|Minorities]]
*[[Netherlands Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Netherlands Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
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|-
|-
| Language helps
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Netherlands Language and Languages |Language and Languages]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Netherlands Handwriting|Handwriting]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Living relatives
| align="left" | Residence
| [[Netherlands Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Netherlands Societies|Societies]]
*[[Netherlands Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Netherlands Population|Population]]
*[[Netherlands Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Netherlands Census|Census]]
*[[Netherlands Taxation|Taxation]]
*[[Netherlands Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Netherlands Naming Customs|Naming Customs]]
|}
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Maiden name
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Netherlands Civil Registration|Civil Registration]],[[Netherlands Church Records|Church Records]], Public Records  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Netherlands Taxation|Taxation]], [[Netherlands Notarial Records|Notarial Records]],[[Netherlands Court Records|Court Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Marriage information
| Noblility
| [[Netherlands Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Netherlands Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Public Records, [[Netherlands Taxation|Taxation]]
*[[Netherlands Nobility|Nobility]]
*[[Netherlands Heraldry|Heraldry]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Netherlands Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]  
*[[Netherlands Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Netherlands Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| Naming customs
| Occupation
| [[Netherlands Names, Personal|Names, Personal]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Netherlands Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]
*[[Netherlands Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Netherlands Population|Population]]
*[[Netherlands Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Netherlands Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Netherlands Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*[[Netherlands Court Records|Court Records]]
|-
|-
| Noble families
| Religion
| [[Netherlands Nobility|Nobility]], [[Netherlands Heraldry|Heraldry]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Netherlands Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy,]] [[Netherlands Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Netherlands Biography|Biography]]
*[[Netherlands Population|Population]]
*[[Netherlands Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Netherlands Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Netherlands Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Netherlands Minorities|Minorities]]
*[[Netherlands Church History|Church History]]
|-
|-
| Occupations
| Social activities
| [[Netherlands Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Netherlands Population|Population]], [[Netherlands Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Netherlands Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Netherlands Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], [[Netherlands Court Records|Court Records]]
*Social Life and Customs
|-
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| Parents, children, and other family members
*[[Netherlands Church History|Church History]]
| [[Netherlands Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Netherlands Population|Population]], [[Netherlands Church Records|Church Records]], [[Netherlands Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]
| [[Netherlands Guardianship|Guardianship]], [[Netherlands Census|Census]], [[Netherlands Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Netherlands Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], [[Netherlands Court Records|Court Records]]
|-
|-
| Physical description  
| Physical description  
| [[Netherlands Military Records|Military Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Netherlands Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Netherlands Military Records|Military Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Netherlands Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
|}
===Reading Dutch Records===
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|-
|-
| Place-finding aids
| align="left" |Vocabulary
| [[Netherlands Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Netherlands Maps|Maps]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Names, Geographical; [[Netherlands Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]
*[[Dutch Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Latin Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Media:1-NL_Civil_Registration_Birth_Records-Instruction.pdf|Reading Dutch Birth Records]]
*[[Media:1-NL_Marriage_Records_in_Paragraph_Format-Instruction.pdf|Reading Dutch Marriage Records]]
*[[Media:1-NL_Civil_Registration_Death_Records-Instruction.pdf|Reading Dutch Death Records]]
|-
|-
| Places of residence
| align="left" | Naming patterns
| [[Netherlands Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Netherlands Population|Population]], [[Netherlands Church Records|Church Records]], Public Records
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Netherlands Census|Census]]; [[Netherlands Taxation|Taxation]];[[Netherlands Land and Property|Land and Property]]; [[Netherlands Names, Personal|Names, Personal]]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/names-in-belgium-and-the-netherlands Names in Belgium and the Netherlands]
|-
|-
| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| align="left" |Online classes
| [[Netherlands Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Netherlands Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Netherlands Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Netherlands History|History]], [[Netherlands Biography|Biography]]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/beginner-dutch-handwriting-quirks-dutch-names Beginner Dutch Handwriting]
|}
 
==Provinces==
{|
|[[File:Dark_thin_font_green_pin_Version_4.png]]
|The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. '''More specific help is available in topic articles for each province, including links to actual records.'''
|}
{|
|-
|
<ul class="column-spacing-fullscreen" style="padding-right:5px;">
<li>[[Drenthe, The Netherlands Genealogy|Drenthe]]</li>
<li>[[Flevoland, The Netherlands Genealogy|Flevoland]]</li>
<li>[[Friesland, The Netherlands Genealogy|Fryslân or Friesland]]</li>
<li>[[Gelderland, The Netherlands Genealogy|Gelderland]]</li>
<li>[[Groningen, The Netherlands Genealogy|Groningen]]</li>
<li>[[Limburg (Province), The Netherlands Genealogy|Limburg]]</li>
<li>[[Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands Genealogy|Noord-Brabant]] (North Brabant)</li>
<li>[[Noord-Holland, The Netherlands Genealogy|Noord-Holland]] (North Holland)</li>
<li>[[Overijssel, The Netherlands Genealogy|Overijssel]]</li>
<li>[[Utrecht (Province), The Netherlands Genealogy|Utrecht]]</li>
<li>[[Zeeland, The Netherlands Genealogy|Zeeland]]</li>
<li>[[Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands Genealogy|Zuid-Holland]] (South Holland)</li>
</ul>
|-
|-
| Record-finding aids
| [[Netherlands Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]], [[Netherlands Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]
| [[Netherlands Societies|Societies]]
|-
| Religion
| [[Netherlands Population|Population]], [[Netherlands Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Netherlands Church Records|Church Records]], [[Netherlands Jewish Research|Jewish Records]]
| [[Netherlands Minorities|Minorities]], [[Netherlands Church History|Church History]]
|-
| Social activities
| Social Life and Customs
| [[Netherlands Church History|Church History]]
|}
|}


[[Category:Netherlands Search Strategies]] [[Category:Record_Selection_Tables]]
[[Category:Netherlands Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record_Finder]]

Latest revision as of 17:03, 29 February 2024


Netherlands Wiki Topics
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Netherlands Beginning Research
Record Types
Netherlands Background
Netherlands Genealogical Word Lists
Cultural Groups
Local Research Resources

Record Finder Table for Netherlands

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records

The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.

List of Topics

This Record Finder table links to the Netherlands topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events

Birth date and birthplace
Marriage date and place
Death date, place, and burial

Maiden Names and Family Members

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Maiden name
Living relatives
Parents, children, and other family members

Immigration and Country of Origin

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Immigration date See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
Country and town of origin

Residences and Locations

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Residence

Personal Details and Affiliations

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Noblility
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
  • Social Life and Customs
Physical description

Reading Dutch Records

Vocabulary
Naming patterns
Online classes

Provinces

Dark thin font green pin Version 4.png The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. More specific help is available in topic articles for each province, including links to actual records.
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