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Marriage registers list all newly married couples. They started to be kept in the late 1500s. 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, though they usually went to live in the residence place of the groom. Typically, women married for the first time in their early to late twenties. Men typically married for the first time in their mid-twenties to early thirties. | Marriage registers list all newly married couples. They started to be kept in the late 1500s. 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, though they usually went to live in the residence place of the groom. Typically, women married for the first time in their early to late twenties. Men typically married for the first time in their mid-twenties to early thirties. | ||
In most areas, every marriage was required to be registered in the Dutch Reformed Church or at the Court, regardless of the religion of the bride and groom. Only afterwards could they marry in the religion of their choice. Some Catholics married only in the Dutch Reformed Church or court, and not in the Catholic church. Thus you may find multiple marriage records for a single couple. | In most areas, every marriage was required to be registered in the Dutch Reformed Church or at the Court, regardless of the religion of the bride and groom. Only afterwards could they marry in the religion of their choice. Some Catholics married only in the Dutch Reformed Church or court, and not in the Catholic church. Thus you may find multiple marriage records for a single couple. | ||
=== What You Are Looking For === | === What You Are Looking For === | ||
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*The names of the witnesses. | *The names of the witnesses. | ||
*The place of their births (or where they were residing when married). | *The place of their births (or where they were residing when married). | ||
*Their residence and occupation | *Their residence and occupation | ||
*The date of the marriage proclamations or banns. | *The date of the marriage proclamations or banns. | ||
*The names of previous spouses. | *The names of previous spouses. | ||
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In later registers, especially after 1794, the following may be recorded. | In later registers, especially after 1794, the following may be recorded. | ||
*The names of their parents. | *The names of their parents. | ||
*The date of their births (or their age at the time of marriage). | *The date of their births (or their age at the time of marriage). | ||
Catholic marriage registers tend to be very simplistic, often containing only names. | Catholic marriage registers tend to be very simplistic, often containing only names. | ||
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Certificates of indemnity or surety [akten van indemniteit] were sometimes issued to church members moving to a new town. The certificates guaranteed that the former parish would receive the people back in case they became poor. | Certificates of indemnity or surety [akten van indemniteit] were sometimes issued to church members moving to a new town. The certificates guaranteed that the former parish would receive the people back in case they became poor. | ||
== Accessing Netherlands Church Records == | |||
=== FamilySearch Historical Records Collections === | |||
*[[Netherlands, Drenthe Province, Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
*[[Netherlands, Friesland Province Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
*[[Netherlands, Gelderland Province Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
*[[Netherlands, Groningen Province, Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
*[[Netherlands, Limburg Province Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
*[[Netherlands, Limburg Parish Register Transcripts (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
*[[Netherlands, Noord-Brabant Province Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
*[[Netherlands, Noord-Holland Province Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
*[[Netherlands, Overijssel Province Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
*[[Netherlands, Utrecht Province Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
*[[Netherlands, Zeeland Province Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
*[[Netherlands, Zuid-Holland Province Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
== Church Records Indexes == | == Church Records Indexes == | ||
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NETHERLANDS, [PROVINCE] – CHURCH RECORDS – INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS | NETHERLANDS, [PROVINCE] – CHURCH RECORDS – INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS | ||
== Records at the Family History Library == | == Records at the Family History Library == | ||