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* The occupation of the groom. | * The occupation of the groom. | ||
* Whether the bride and groom were single or widowed before the marriage. | * Whether the bride and groom were single or widowed before the marriage. | ||
These 5 steps will guide you in finding your ancestor in the Netherlands civil registration records. | |||
''Step 1. Find the year of your ancestor's marriage record.'' | |||
To find the marriage records available at the library, look in the Family History Library Catalog. Go to the Family History Library Catalog, and click on the tab for Town Records to see if your ancestor's town is listed. If you can't find it listed you can search in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Geography Wikipedia] and search for the town. If it states that it is a municipality, it means that it has its own governmental records, if it states that it is a village in ..... (name of city) then you need to look for records in that city. | |||
When looking for your ancestor's marriage record, remember: | |||
* Marriage records are arranged chronologically. | |||
* Marriage records were kept by the civil registration office in the municipality where your ancestor lived. | |||
* Yearly indexes and 10-year indexes to the marriage records exist. | |||
''Step 2. Find the entry for your ancestor.'' | |||
Use the index first. Look for the last name, and then look for the given name. Record the date of marriage and entry number. Next locate the entry. | |||
For more help in finding the record entry, see Tip 1. | |||
''Tip 1.'' | |||
How do I find the entry of my ancestor? | |||
In some indexes, only the first letter of the surname is in alphabetical order. The index may only contain grooms' names. A brides index may be separate or not exist. | |||
For help in reading the record entry, see Tip 2. | |||
''Tip 2.'' | |||
What if I can't read the record? | |||
Civil registration records are written in Dutch. The language used in the record may also be in French during the time Napoleon occupied the country. | |||
''Step 3. Copy the information, and document your sources.'' | |||
If you can, photocopy the record or download it on a disc or flashdrive/thumbdrive. If you can't, be sure to copy all the information in the entry, including: | |||
* All the people listed and their relationships to each other. (Remember, witnesses are often relatives.) | |||
* All the dates in the entry and the events they pertain to. | |||
* All the localities in the entry and who was from the places listed. | |||
On the copy, document where the information came from. List: | |||
* The type of source (a paper certificate, a microform, a book, an Internet site, and so forth). | |||
* All reference numbers for the source. Carefully record any microfilm, book, or certificate numbers or the name and Internet address of the site you used. | |||