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Inspired by the French revolution and following the disastrous war against the English, Dutch revolutionaries overthrew the old regime in 1795. The new democratic regime sought to modernise administrative arrangements and undertook a census in parts of the country in 1795. Those records which survive are held by the relevant provincial archive. Records for some places can be found on [http://www.vpnd.nl Van Papier Naar Digitaal] | Inspired by the French revolution and following the disastrous war against the English, Dutch revolutionaries overthrew the old regime in 1795. The new democratic regime sought to modernise administrative arrangements and undertook a census in parts of the country in 1795. Those records which survive are held by the relevant provincial archive. Records for some places can be found on [http://www.vpnd.nl Van Papier Naar Digitaal] | ||
===Census records (''Volkstellingen'')=== | |||
Research use: Provides information for establishing family relationships and linkage. | |||
Record type: Enumeration of population. | |||
Time Period: Some from 1580, generally 1795-present. The first federal census dates from 1829 and has been taken every ten years since. | |||
Content: Early census records are local or provincial enumerations taken in connection with taxation. These vary in content but generally contain names of heads of families, and household members either by name or numbers. Later census show names of all family members, servants, boarders, ages or birth dates, places of origin and residence, occupation, religion, civil status and duration of residence. | |||
Location: Provincial, state, municipal and city archives. | |||
Population coverage: Before 1811, 10%; after 1811, 60%. | |||
Reliability: Good. | |||
===Population Registers (''Registers der Bevolking'')=== | |||
Research use: Verifies family linkages from other records, shows relationships, places of birth of parents, previous residence, extended families. | |||
Record type: Registers of current residents, registers of new arrivals and those requesting moves into a community, and registers of those with specific occupations such as domestic servants, tradesmen, laborers, etc. | |||
Time Period: 1810-present. | |||
Content: Names of residents, new arrivals and those requesting moves in a community. Includes birth dates or ages, birth places, parents’, spouse’s, children’s, other relatives’ names, previous residence, removal and arrival dates, current residence, occupations, and citizenship status. | |||
Location: Provincial, state, city and municipal archives; city or municipal registry offices. | |||
Population coverage: 80%. | |||
Reliability: Very good. | |||
=== 1811 ''Registre Civique'' === | === 1811 ''Registre Civique'' === | ||
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=== Post War Censuses === | === Post War Censuses === | ||
Three national censuses were undertaken by Statistics Netherlands (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek - Central Agency for Statistics) in 1947, 1960 and 1971. This approach was abandoned in favour of a new model: in 1981 and 1991 a "virtual census" was undertaken based on data in the Population Registers and surveys. | Three national censuses were undertaken by Statistics Netherlands (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek - Central Agency for Statistics) in 1947, 1960 and 1971. This approach was abandoned in favour of a new model: in 1981 and 1991 a "virtual census" was undertaken based on data in the Population Registers and surveys. | ||
== Census Records at the Family History Library == | == Census Records at the Family History Library == | ||