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The size of the Netherlands is 16,033 sq mi, a little more than half the size of South Carolina, with an estimated population of 16,491,852 (as of 8 March 2009), wich is 3.68 times the population of South Carolina. | The size of the Netherlands is 16,033 sq mi, a little more than half the size of South Carolina, with an estimated population of 16,491,852 (as of 8 March 2009), wich is 3.68 times the population of South Carolina. | ||
Population registers [''bevolkingsregisters''] in the Netherlands are a very important source of genealogical information. They track the movement of people from one residence to another. Officially, population registers began for each municipality on l January 1850 and were based on the 3rd National Census, taken 19 November 1849. Some places started using these kind of records earlier (for example, the province of South Holland in 1845). | Population registers [''bevolkingsregisters''] in the Netherlands are a very important source of genealogical information. They track the movement of people from one residence to another. Officially, population registers began for each municipality on l January 1850 and were based on the 3rd National Census, taken 19 November 1849. Some places started using these kind of records earlier (for example, the province of South Holland in 1845, or part of Gelderland in 1811). | ||
Information from 1850 to 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. | Information from 1850 to 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. | ||
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available on a particular family name, please send a written request for a count. The charge for this service is € 12.55 per family name. | available on a particular family name, please send a written request for a count. The charge for this service is € 12.55 per family name. | ||
It is possible to receive a yearly subscription of person lists for individuals with the same surname. Person lists of living people are unavailable. | It is possible to receive a yearly subscription of person lists for individuals with the same surname. Person lists of living people are unavailable. | ||
There is a web-site for the Achterhoek, Gelderland populations records, found under [http://www.achterhoeksarchief.nl/index.php/onderzoek/bevolkingsregister.html Bevolkingsregister] | |||
=== Records at the Family History Library === | === Records at the Family History Library === | ||