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The earliest marriage records may give only the names of the bride and groom and have little or no information about the couple’s parents. Couples were usually married in the residence parish of the bride. Typically, women married for the first time in their early to late twenties. Men typically married for the first time in their late twenties to early thirties. | The earliest marriage records may give only the names of the bride and groom and have little or no information about the couple’s parents. Couples were usually married in the residence parish of the bride. Typically, women married for the first time in their early to late twenties. Men typically married for the first time in their late twenties to early thirties. | ||
===What You Are Looking For=== | |||
The following information may be found in a marriage entry: | The following information may be found in a marriage entry: | ||
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*The names of previous spouses. | *The names of previous spouses. | ||
=== 4 Steps === | |||
These 4 steps will guide you in finding your ancestor in the Netherlands church records. | These 4 steps will guide you in finding your ancestor in the Netherlands church records. | ||