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→5 Steps will guide you in finding your ancestor in the Netherlands church records
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* Did more than 3 years pass since the christening of the last child? If so, another child may have been born and christened in a neighboring parish or born and died before it could be christened. | * Did more than 3 years pass since the christening of the last child? If so, another child may have been born and christened in a neighboring parish or born and died before it could be christened. | ||
* Did you search 5 years without finding any earlier christening entries of children? If you find no other entries, then begin looking for the parents' marriage record. | * Did you search 5 years without finding any earlier christening entries of children? If you find no other entries, then begin looking for the parents' marriage record. | ||
For help in verifying that you have the correct record entry, see Tip 3. | For help in verifying that you have the correct record entry, see Tip 3. | ||