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'''On 6 January 1811''' the French Imperial (Napoleon) decree served notice that by '''1 March 1811''' all births, marriages and deaths had to be recorded by the civil authorities of each municipality. The civil officers were made responsible for keeping vital records. Civil registration was accomplished by requiring the people to report all births, marriages, and deaths to a civil registration office [Burgerlijke Stand], located in the municipality [gemeente]. After Napoleon's defeat, the Dutch government continued the civil registration system. | '''On 6 January 1811''' the French Imperial (Napoleon) decree served notice that by '''1 March 1811''' all births, marriages and deaths had to be recorded by the civil authorities of each municipality. The civil officers were made responsible for keeping vital records. Civil registration was accomplished by requiring the people to report all births, marriages, and deaths to a civil registration office [Burgerlijke Stand], located in the municipality [gemeente]. After Napoleon's defeat, the Dutch government continued the civil registration system. | ||
In Limburg and parts of Zeeland, civil registration began as early as 1795, because they had already been conquered by France. They cover the entire population and have one year and 10 year indexes. Civil registration records are the most important source for genealogical research in the Netherlands and are easily accessible. | In Limburg and parts of Zeeland, civil registration began as early as 1795, because they had already been conquered by France. They cover the entire population and have one year and 10 year indexes. Civil registration records are the most important source for genealogical research in the Netherlands and are easily accessible. | ||
== Geboorten / Births == | == Geboorten / Births == | ||
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*It will never say if the child is legitimate or illegitimate. | *It will never say if the child is legitimate or illegitimate. | ||
If a child was born out of wedlock it will | If a child was born out of wedlock it will not usually mention a father, even if he is known. If the child's parents do later marry and the father acknowledge the child as his, it will mention this in the margin.At that time the last name of the child will also change from the mother's last name to the father's last name. If the father later acknowledges his child, the child's surname will change to that of his father. Remember this when searching in other records. | ||
== Huwelijken / Marriage == | == Huwelijken / Marriage == | ||
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*'''Marriage Proclamations''' [''Huwelijksafkondigingen''], also called marriage banns, were published for two weeks in a row. They provide the couple’s names, ages, marital statuses before the marriage, occupations, and residences. They also give the names of the parents and their occupations, residences, and marital statuses. Like the marriage intentions, the proclamations were not prepared in duplicate and are not indexed. They were kept in the same register as the intentions until 1879 and were discontinued in 1935. | *'''Marriage Proclamations''' [''Huwelijksafkondigingen''], also called marriage banns, were published for two weeks in a row. They provide the couple’s names, ages, marital statuses before the marriage, occupations, and residences. They also give the names of the parents and their occupations, residences, and marital statuses. Like the marriage intentions, the proclamations were not prepared in duplicate and are not indexed. They were kept in the same register as the intentions until 1879 and were discontinued in 1935. | ||
*'''Marriage Consents''' [''Huwelijkstoestemmingen'']. Parents were normally present at the wedding and stated that they gave their consent for the couple to marry. If parents were absent, their written permission would be included with the marriage supplements. Beginning in 1913, separate registers were used to record the parents’ permission for the bride and groom to marry. | *'''Marriage Consents''' [''Huwelijkstoestemmingen'']. Parents were normally present at the wedding and stated that they gave their consent for the couple to marry. If parents were absent, their written permission would be included with the marriage supplements. Beginning in 1913, separate registers were used to record the parents’ permission for the bride and groom to marry. | ||
== Echtscheidingen / Divorce Records == | == Echtscheidingen / Divorce Records == | ||
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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. | ||
The following information will usually be found in a death record | The following information will usually be found in a death record | ||
*The names of the deceased | *The names of the deceased | ||
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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. | ||
== Finding Birth, Marriage and Death records == | == Finding Birth, Marriage and Death records == | ||
=== If the record is on WieWasWie === | |||
=== If the record is on WieWasWie === | |||
Many births, marriages and death records after 1811 have been put on [https://www.wiewaswie.nl/ WieWasWie] or [https://www.wiewaswie.nl/en/home/ English Version] . WieWasWie is the premier site for Netherlands genealogy, containing 109 million records as of July 2015, available free of charge. | Many births, marriages and death records after 1811 have been put on [https://www.wiewaswie.nl/ WieWasWie] or [https://www.wiewaswie.nl/en/home/ English Version] . WieWasWie is the premier site for Netherlands genealogy, containing 109 million records as of July 2015, available free of charge. | ||
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Nearly every marriage record from 1811-1932 has been put online, as well as most death records from 1811-1962 and some births from 1811-1912. Some marriages up to 1939, deaths up to 1964 and births up to 1914 have also been added. | Nearly every marriage record from 1811-1932 has been put online, as well as most death records from 1811-1962 and some births from 1811-1912. Some marriages up to 1939, deaths up to 1964 and births up to 1914 have also been added. | ||
To find what is on WieWasWie, use their page [http://wiewaswie.info/inhoud/watziterin.php WatZitErIn]. It lists what is available for each ''gemeente''(municipality). If you know the place but not the municipality find the place on [[Zoekakten]] and click at the top 'algemene info''. | To find what is on WieWasWie, use their page [http://wiewaswie.info/inhoud/watziterin.php WatZitErIn]. It lists what is available for each ''gemeente''(municipality). If you know the place but not the municipality find the place on [[Zoekakten]] and click at the top 'algemene info''. '' | ||
WatZitErIn also indicates whether scans of the records are available on WieWasWie. Note that sometimes the link to the scan actually links to the first act of the year. | WatZitErIn also indicates whether scans of the records are available on WieWasWie. Note that sometimes the link to the scan actually links to the first act of the year. | ||
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=== If the record is not on WieWasWie === | === If the record is not on WieWasWie === | ||
There are | There are alternatives to WieWasWie | ||
*[http://geneaknowhow.net/digi/bronnen.html Geneaknowhow]. Click on the province on the left side of the page. The places in the province are then arranged in alphabetical order. For some places there are local indexes and family reconstructions offered by local historical and genealogical societies. | |||
Otherwise you will have to use 1 Year and 10 Year indexes. The births, marriages and deaths are generally separate. These are both available on Zoekakten.The one year indexes are located at the end of each year's records. Ten year tables are located separately. The names will be alphabetically, though sometimes only the first letter is alphabetized. It will have the date of the record, though not the act number. Only the name of the main people(child, bride and grooms, deceased) will be included. | |||
At the top of the page for each province on Zoekakten will be an 'algemene' page. This may contain indexes for longer time periods and geopgraphical areas(sometimes even the whole province) | |||
Once you have used these methods to find a record, you can find the image of the original record on Zoekakten. | |||
=== General Advice === | |||
Remember that some names are very common. Don't assume that just because the names match that it is the same person. Marriage Supplements are especially useful to eliminate these sort of errors, as they indicate the exact date of births and deaths. | |||
=== Additional steps for marriages | |||
Always view the Marriage supplements after you have found a marriage using Zoekakten. Note the aktenummer(act number) of the marriage record, for the supplements are arranged in order of number. In some places the number is placed prominently in the corner of the image on a white card(added by the film taker). In most places each marriage has a title page giving the number, groom, and number of pages(not necessarily the number of images) . Finding the record you are after can be a long process, but it is worth it. As a general rule when searching, each marriage takes 5-6 images. Use this, the month, and the act number(Zoekakten often has the number of marriages that year displayed), to make an estimate of where to look first. Then either look in the corner, or go forward to the next title page, to decide your next move. | |||
== Examples of Records == | == Examples of Records == | ||