Zuid-Holland, Netherlands Genealogy: Difference between revisions

See edit for Noord-Holland province. I intend to make similar edits for all the other provinces of the Netherlands.
(See edit for Noord-Holland province. I intend to make similar edits for all the other provinces of the Netherlands.)
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Digital copies of civil registration can be searched online:<br>
Digital copies of civil registration can be searched online:<br>
*[http://wiewaswie.nl WieWasWie], basic version free, index with some images.
*[http://wiewaswie.nl WieWasWie], basic version free, index with some images.
*[https://www.openarch.nl/ OpenArch]
*[[OpenArch]]
**[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/1318 OpenArch.nl Website: Four Lessons]
*{{RecordSearch|1576401| Netherlands, Zuid-Holland Province, Civil Registration, 1679-1942}}, free, partial index with complete images
*{{RecordSearch|1576401| Netherlands, Zuid-Holland Province, Civil Registration, 1679-1942}}, free, partial index with complete images
*[http://www.gahetna.nl/vraagbaak/onderzoeksgids/burgerlijke-stand-zuid-holland-vanaf-1811 South Holland Civil Registry from 1811]
*[http://www.gahetna.nl/vraagbaak/onderzoeksgids/burgerlijke-stand-zuid-holland-vanaf-1811 South Holland Civil Registry from 1811]
*{{RecordSearch|2704829|Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Miscellaneous Records}}
*{{RecordSearch|2821274|Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Public Records}}, index.
== Church Records (DTB) ==
== Church Records (DTB) ==
*Church records are the main sources for births, marriages and deaths in the Netherlands between about 1550 and 1811.They recorded baptisms (or circumcisions), marriages and burials and sometimes confirmations, membership records and conversions.
*Church records are the main sources for births, marriages and deaths in the Netherlands between about 1550 and 1811.They recorded baptisms (or circumcisions), marriages and burials and sometimes confirmations, membership records and conversions.
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Note that some Regional Archives have not put their records online. Most notable is 's-Gravenhage (The Hague)
Note that some Regional Archives have not put their records online. Most notable is 's-Gravenhage (The Hague)
* [http://geneaknowhow.net Geneaknowhow]


'''[http://geneaknowhow.net Geneaknowhow]'''
*[[OpenArch]]
 
*[https://www.openarch.nl/ OpenArch]
**[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/1318 OpenArch.nl Website: Four Lessons]
*{{RecordSearch|2704829|Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Miscellaneous Records}}
*{{RecordSearch|2821274|Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Public Records}}, index.
===Finding Online Church Records Using the FamilySearch Catalog===
You can also find online digitized church records listed by municipality in the FamilySearch Catalog. '''Available church records indexes for the town will also be listed.'''
 
:::a. Click on this link to see a list of [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=155014&query=%2Bplace%3A%22Netherlands%2C%20Zuid-Holland%22 '''records for Netherlands, Zuid-Holland'''].
:::b. Click on '''"Places within Netherlands, Zuid-Holland"''' and a list of municipalities will open.
:::c. Click on the '''place''' you wish to search.
:::d. Click on '''Church Records--Indexes''', if available.  See what indexes might assist you, but always verify information in the original records.
:::e. Next, click on '''Church Records''' to see the original records. '''"Hervormde Kerkelijke"''' is the Dutch Reformed Church and '''"Katholieke Kerkelijke"''' is the Catholic Church. Unless you know the family's religion, search both.
:::f. Click on the blue links to specific record titles.
:::g. Choose the correct '''event and time period''' for your ancestor.  '''"Dopen"''' are baptisms. '''"Trouwen"''' are marriages. '''"Overlijden"'''  are deaths. '''"Communie"''' are communion records. ''''"Lidmaten"''' are membership lists.  '''"Klappers"''' are indexes.
:::h. Some combination of these icons will appear at the far right of the microfilm listed for the record. [[File:FHL icons.png|75px]].  The magnifying glass indicates that the microfilm is indexed. Clicking on the magnifying glass will take you to the index. '''''Clicking on the camera will take you to an online digital copy of the microfilm.'''''
 
== Population Registers (Bevolkingregisters) ==
== Population Registers (Bevolkingregisters) ==
See [[Netherlands Population|Netherlands Population]] for further information.<br>
See [[Netherlands Population|Netherlands Population]] for further information.<br>
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**Regional Archives.
**Regional Archives.


*From 1940 onwards. The records are only public if the person has been deceased for about two years. You must contact the [http://cbg.nl/diensten/onderzoeksvragen/ Central Bureau for Genealogy], fill in an application form and pay the fee as explained on their website. Email it to '''''pkpl@cbg.nl''''' or post to
*From 1940 onwards. The records are only public if the person has been deceased for about two years. You must contact the [http://cbg.nl/diensten/onderzoeksvragen/ Central Bureau for Genealogy], fill in an application form and pay the fee as explained on their website. Email it to '''''pkpl@cbg.nl''''' . If the record is found, it will also contain details about the main person's parents, spouse and children. Some information may be blanked out in the case of people deceased relatively recently.  
 
:::CBG/Center for Family History <br>
:::Section Personcart and Personlist <br>
:::PO Box 11755<br> 
:::2502 AT, The Hague <br>
:::The Netherlands<br>
 
If the record is found, it will also contain details about the main person's parents, spouse and children. Some information may be blanked out in the case of people deceased relatively recently.




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