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== Search Strategies and Tips == | == Search Strategies and Tips == | ||
*Useful tips about different religions in the Netherlands can be found on [[Netherlands Church History]] | |||
*Protestants(excepts Huguenots/Wallonia Reformed and Lutherans) wrote their records in Dutch. See [[Netherlands Language and Languages]] and [[Netherlands Handwriting]] | *Protestants(excepts Huguenots/Wallonia Reformed and Lutherans) wrote their records in Dutch. See [[Netherlands Language and Languages]] and [[Netherlands Handwriting]] | ||
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*Be aware of naming traditions. The first son should be names after the father's father and the first daughter after the mothers mother. The second son and second daughter should be named after the other two grandparents | *Be aware of naming traditions. The first son should be names after the father's father and the first daughter after the mothers mother. The second son and second daughter should be named after the other two grandparents | ||
*Unless two of the grandparents had the same name, two siblings alive at the same time should not have the same given name. If two children in a family received the same name, it probably means the elder died. | *Unless two of the grandparents had the same name, two siblings alive at the same time should not have the same given name. If two children in a family received the same name, it probably means the elder died. | ||
*Always search for all the siblings in a family so that you can use the above two points and for the witnesses/godparents who were usually relatives. | *Always search for all the siblings in a family so that you can use the above two points and for the witnesses/godparents who were usually relatives. | ||
*Be sure you know where you get information from. Note down the precise church. Note the number of the book(RBS number) and the name of the parish. | *Be sure you know where you get information from. Note down the precise church. Note the number of the book(RBS number) and the name of the parish. | ||
[[Category:Netherlands]] [[Category:Church_records_by_Country]] | [[Category:Netherlands]] [[Category:Church_records_by_Country]] | ||