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== Overlijden/ Deaths after 1940 == | == Overlijden/ Deaths after 1940 == | ||
See the page [[Netherlands Population Registers]] for information about ordering these records. These records are not Civil Registration. | |||
== Finding Netherlands Civil Registration Records Online == | == Finding Netherlands Civil Registration Records Online == | ||
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Access to Netherlands Civil Registration records online is excellent. There is usually no longer any need to use microfilms from the Family History Library, or to visit archives. Nearly all records have survived, since two copies were made of each record and stored separately | Access to Netherlands Civil Registration records online is excellent. There is usually no longer any need to use microfilms from the Family History Library, or to visit archives. Nearly all records have survived, since two copies were made of each record and stored separately | ||
Law allows Birth records up to | Law allows Birth records up to 1916, marriage records up to 1941 and death records up to 1966 to be released to the public as of 2017. Archives can be up to 10 years behind putting them online. | ||
'''First search these sites to find a record:''' | '''First search these sites to find a record:''' | ||
* [https://www.wiewaswie.nl/ WieWasWie] has almost all marriages online, many deaths and some births. Some will have a link to the original image attached. For free you can search for 1 or 2 people with an exact spelling. With a subscription you can search with wildcards. [http://wiewaswie.info/inhoud/watziterin.php WatZitErIn] has a list of what is available on WieWasWie, however the dates it gives are often inaccurate. | * [https://www.wiewaswie.nl/ WieWasWie] is the official government site and has almost all marriages online, many deaths and some births. Some will have a link to the original image attached. For free you can search for 1 or 2 people with an exact spelling. With a subscription you can search with wildcards. [http://wiewaswie.info/inhoud/watziterin.php WatZitErIn] has a list of what is available on WieWasWie, however the dates it gives are often inaccurate. | ||
* [[Https://www.openarch.nl/|Openarchives]] is another site, similiar to WieWasWie, but with slighly more records and a better search engine. | |||
* The websites of local and provincial archives are all free, and may have slightly more records or better links to images than WieWasWie. | * The websites of local and provincial archives are all free, and may have slightly more records or better links to images than WieWasWie. | ||
* FamilySearch is beginning to put indexed records online. Most significant | * FamilySearch is beginning to put indexed records online. Most significant are their Delft and Amsterdam(partial) Births collections, which cannot be found on WieWasWie. | ||
* [http://geneaknowhow.net/digi/bronnen.html Geneaknowhow] has transcriptions and family reconstructions by individuals and local historical societies. | * [http://geneaknowhow.net/digi/bronnen.html Geneaknowhow] has transcriptions and family reconstructions by individuals and local historical societies. | ||
* The authorities drew up one and ten year indexes (''tienjarigetafels'') by municipality. The births, marriages and deaths are generally separate. These are both available on Zoekakten. The one year indexes are located at the end of each year's records. Ten year tables are located separately under ''Tafels''. The names will be alphabetically, though sometimes only the first letter is alphabetized. It will have the date of the record, though not the act number. Only the name of the main people(child, bride and grooms, deceased) will be included. | * The authorities drew up one and ten year indexes (''tienjarigetafels'') by municipality. The births, marriages and deaths are generally separate. These are both available on Zoekakten. The one year indexes are located at the end of each year's records. Ten year tables are located separately under ''Tafels''. The names will be alphabetically, though sometimes only the first letter is alphabetized. It will have the date of the record, though not the act number. Only the name of the main people(child, bride and grooms, deceased) will be included. | ||
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'''Then find the original image if you have not already:''' | '''Then find the original image if you have not already:''' | ||
* [[Zoekakten]] makes browsing images put online by FamilySearch much easier. It has nearly universal coverage of what has survived. The images are black and white, and some are poor quality. | * [[Zoekakten]] makes browsing images put online by FamilySearch much easier. It has nearly universal coverage of what has survived. The images are black and white, and some are poor quality. | ||
* The websites of local and provincial archives should also contain images. <br> | * The websites of local and provincial archives should also contain images. Often the quality and colour is better than those on FamilySearch/Zoekakten. <br> | ||