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== Formats == | == Formats == | ||
'''1850-1920''': Information from 1850 to about 1920 is kept in a book or register. The records list each member of the household and his or her birth date and place, relationship to the head of the household, marital status, occupation, religion, arrival date and where he or she moved from, removal date and where he or she moved to, and death date. The records also include notes, which contain emigration information. Earlier books are organized by neighborhood, street, and house number. Later books are alphabetical by the surname of the head of the household. Frequently the books are fully indexed. | '''1850-1920''': Information from 1850 to about 1920 is kept in a book or register. The records list each member of the household and his or her birth date and place, relationship to the head of the household, marital status, occupation, religion, arrival date and where he or she moved from, removal date and where he or she moved to, and death date. The records also include notes, which contain emigration information. Earlier books are organized by neighborhood, street, and house number. Later books are alphabetical by the surname of the head of the household. Frequently the books are fully indexed by surname. | ||
'''1920-1939''': ''gezinkaarten'' Most municipalities started using cards instead of books in 1920. Called family cards [gezinskaarten], these were used until 1939. Each page only contained one household, and the records are arranged by surname rather than street address. | '''1920-1939''': ''gezinkaarten'' Most municipalities started using cards instead of books in 1920. Called family cards [gezinskaarten], these were used until 1939. Each page only contained one household, and the records are arranged by surname rather than street address. | ||
'''1940-1994''': ''persoonskaarten'' The size and movement of the population from 1940 was recorded using person cards [persoonskaarten]. These exist from 1940 to 1 October 1994. Some cards exist for 1938 and 1939. Information about each person was entered onto an individual card instead of being listed as part of a family group. The cards were maintained by the municipal administration. When someone moved, the card was forwarded to the new municipality. When the person died, the card was sent to the Central Office for Statistics [''Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek''], then forwarded onto the | '''1940-1994''': ''persoonskaarten'' The size and movement of the population from 1940 was recorded using person cards [persoonskaarten]. These exist from 1940 to 1 October 1994. Some cards exist for 1938 and 1939. Information about each person was entered onto an individual card instead of being listed as part of a family group. The cards were maintained by the municipal administration. When someone moved, the card was forwarded to the new municipality. When the person died, the card was sent to the Central Office for Statistics [''Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek''], then forwarded onto the Centraal Bureau voor Genealogie (CBG) for safekeeping. | ||
The cards contain a person’s name, birth date and place, nationality, occupation, parents’ names, parents’ birth date and place, marriage date and place, spouse’s name, spouse’s birth date and place, spouse’s death date and place, address of each residence and date moved, and death date and place. The cards also give the children’s names, birth dates and places, spouses, and marriage dates. Earlier cards give religion and cause of death. | The cards contain a person’s name, birth date and place, nationality, occupation, parents’ names, parents’ birth date and place, marriage date and place, spouse’s name, spouse’s birth date and place, spouse’s death date and place, address of each residence and date moved, and death date and place. The cards also give the children’s names, birth dates and places, spouses, and marriage dates. Earlier cards give religion and cause of death. | ||
'''1994-present''' ''persoonslijsten'' Person lists [persoonslijsten] replaced the person cards on 1 October 1994. As of that date the information is now kept in electronic form. When a person dies, a printout is made and sent to the Central Office for Statistics and then on to the | '''1994-present''' ''persoonslijsten'' Person lists [persoonslijsten] replaced the person cards on 1 October 1994. As of that date the information is now kept in electronic form. When a person dies, a printout is made and sent to the Central Office for Statistics and then on to the CBG. | ||
== Finding Population Registers Online == | == Finding Population Registers Online == | ||
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*[[Zoekakten]] has links to all the BR records contained in [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2018408 the FamilySearch collection Netherlands Census and Population Registers, 1574-1940]. The coverage is predominantly for Friesland, Gelderland, Limburg, Utrecht, Zeeland and Zuid-Holland. These images are unindexed | *[[Zoekakten]] has links to all the BR records contained in [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2018408 the FamilySearch collection Netherlands Census and Population Registers, 1574-1940]. The coverage is predominantly for Friesland, Gelderland, Limburg, Utrecht, Zeeland and Zuid-Holland. These images are unindexed, but most towns have surname indexes "''klappers''" | ||
*[[WieWasWie]] has images and indexes for Noord-Brabant, Noord-Holland, Zuid-Holland, Limburg and some from Utrecht. They are incomplete, but continually added to. | *[[WieWasWie]] has images and indexes for Noord-Brabant, Noord-Holland, Zuid-Holland, Limburg and some from Utrecht. They are incomplete, but continually added to. | ||
*[http://www.geneaknowhow.net/digi/bronnen.html Geneaknowhow] has many Population Register records | *[http://www.geneaknowhow.net/digi/bronnen.html Geneaknowhow] has many Population Register records | ||
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If the record is found, it will also contain details about the main person's parents, spouse and children. | If the record is found, it will also contain details about the main person's parents, spouse and children. For those who died recently, some information will be redacted. | ||