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= Index at WieWasWie.nl = | = Index at WieWasWie.nl = | ||
A signficant database of extracted civil registration records from all over the Netherlands can be found at https://www.wiewaswie.nl/ or https://www.wiewaswie.nl/en/home/ English Version . This is a joint effort of the government archives in the Netherlands. WieWasWie is a database in development. New information is added frequently. It should be noted that it replaces Genlias, which was removed from the web in 2012. The information in WieWasWie is taken directly from the Civil Register, the most important Dutch source for genealogical research. Since 1811 the most important events in the life of every person resident in the Netherlands – birth, marriage and death – have been systematically recorded. Marriage records from all provinces were entered first into the system. Most of the participating archives are also entering records of birth and death. As of December 2013 over 86.5 million records have been extracted and posted. | A signficant database of extracted civil registration records from all over the Netherlands can be found at [https://www.wiewaswie.nl/ WieWasWie] or [https://www.wiewaswie.nl/en/home/ English Version] . This is a joint effort of the government archives in the Netherlands. WieWasWie is a database in development. New information is added frequently. It should be noted that it replaces Genlias, which was removed from the web in 2012. The information in WieWasWie is taken directly from the Civil Register, the most important Dutch source for genealogical research. Since 1811 the most important events in the life of every person resident in the Netherlands – birth, marriage and death – have been systematically recorded. Marriage records from all provinces were entered first into the system. Most of the participating archives are also entering records of birth and death. As of December 2013 over 86.5 million records have been extracted and posted. | ||
Not all the information contained in a record is added to the database. Only the essential data you need to reconstruct your family tree will be included. Once you find a person on WieWasWie.nl, then you can find the original record in Historical Records at FamilySearch.org or on some of the provincial archive websites such as http://www.drenlias.nl/ for Drenthe or http://www.allegroningers.nl/ for Groningen.<br> | Not all the information contained in a record is added to the database. Only the essential data you need to reconstruct your family tree will be included. Once you find a person on WieWasWie.nl, then you can find the original record in Historical Records at FamilySearch.org or on some of the provincial archive websites such as http://www.drenlias.nl/ for Drenthe or http://www.allegroningers.nl/ for Groningen.<br> | ||
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''Step 1. Find the year of your ancestor's birth record.'' | ''Step 1. Find the year of your ancestor's birth record.'' | ||
To find indexed birth records available on WieWasWie, use their page | To find indexed birth records available on WieWasWie, use their page [https://www.wiewaswie.info/inhoud/watziterin.php WatZitErIn]that lists the avaliable records for each municipality. Remember, especially in later years, that one muncipality covers many towns.Try searching the town on Wikipedia. It will list the current municipality,but remember that muncipalities may have been merged more than once. Alternatively find the town on Zoekakten. Click on "algemene info" and it will list the munciplaities it has been part of and the dates. If records are not on WieWasWie, try FamilySearch's collections of Netherlands civil registration. It may be easier to access the images via the website Zoekakten. FamilySearch now has essentialy all Netherlands Civil registration images online that survive. Microfilm records still exist. <br> | ||
When looking for your ancestor's birth record, remember: | When looking for your ancestor's birth record, remember: | ||
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Divorce cases are handled by the district courts. A record of the divorce will be recorded at the back of the marriage register of the municipality where the couple lived at the time of their divorce. For large cities in later years they will be in separate registers. There is sometimes a note in the margin of the original marriage record. Divorces before the 20th century were uncommon. <br> | Divorce cases are handled by the district courts. A record of the divorce will be recorded at the back of the marriage register of the municipality where the couple lived at the time of their divorce. For large cities in later years they will be in separate registers. There is sometimes a note in the margin of the original marriage record. Divorces before the 20th century were uncommon. <br> | ||
== Overlijden / Deaths | == Overlijden / Deaths == | ||
Death records are especially helpful because they may provide important information on a person’s birth, spouse, and parents. Civil death records often exist for individuals whom there are no birth or marriage records for. Deaths were usually registered within three days of the death in the municipality where the person died. If the deceased person was not a resident of that town, often a copy would be sent to that person's residence. | Death records are especially helpful because they may provide important information on a person’s birth, spouse, and parents. Civil death records often exist for individuals whom there are no birth or marriage records for. Deaths were usually registered within three days of the death in the municipality where the person died. If the deceased person was not a resident of that town, often a copy would be sent to that person's residence. | ||
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Those people who were born without a fixed surname are probably recorded under a different name (like a patronymic surname) in the death records. | Those people who were born without a fixed surname are probably recorded under a different name (like a patronymic surname) in the death records. | ||
== Overlijden/ Deaths after 1940 == | |||
The Centraal Bureau voor Genealogie or [http://194.171.109.12/lang/EN cbg] has records of everyone who has died since 1940. | The Centraal Bureau voor Genealogie or [http://194.171.109.12/lang/EN cbg] has records of everyone who has died since 1940. | ||
Following are examples of birth, marriage and death records translated from original records: | Following are examples of birth, marriage and death records translated from original records: | ||