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=== Dutch East India Company (VOC) === | === Dutch East India Company (VOC) === | ||
*'''1633-1795''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61290/ Netherlands, Dutch East India Company Crew Index, 1633-1795] at Ancestry - index ($) <br> | |||
Many soldiers were employed by the Dutch East India Company. Useful records are available at the General State Archives. These include: | Many soldiers were employed by the Dutch East India Company. Useful records are available at the General State Archives. These include: | ||
'''Muster rolls [''Monsterrollen''], 1691–1791.''' The muster rolls contain names of all persons hired by the company on a year-by-year basis. The records also contain soldiers’ names, stations assigned, ranks or occupations, monthly wages, birthplaces, years of arrival, and ships. There are records for Amsterdam and Zeeland Chambers. | '''Muster rolls [''Monsterrollen''], 1691–1791.''' The muster rolls contain names of all persons hired by the company on a year-by-year basis. The records also contain soldiers’ names, stations assigned, ranks or occupations, monthly wages, birthplaces, years of arrival, and ships. There are records for Amsterdam and Zeeland Chambers. | ||
'''Ship’s logs or ship’s payment logs [''Scheepsboeken of scheepssoldijboeken''], 1700–1795.''' Records exist for Amsterdam, Zeeland, Delft, Rotterdam, Hoorn, and Enkhuizen Chambers. Yearly indexes are included. The indexes will help you learn which year your ancestor was a solider, thus enabling you to use the muster rolls described above. | '''Ship’s logs or ship’s payment logs [''Scheepsboeken of scheepssoldijboeken''], 1700–1795.''' Records exist for Amsterdam, Zeeland, Delft, Rotterdam, Hoorn, and Enkhuizen Chambers. Yearly indexes are included. The indexes will help you learn which year your ancestor was a solider, thus enabling you to use the muster rolls described above. | ||
=== Records at the Family History Library === | === Records at the Family History Library === | ||
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