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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
Church records | Church records (''DTB'') are the main sources for births, marriages and deaths in the Netherlands between about 1550 and 1811.They recorded baptisms (or circumcisions), marriages and burials and sometimes confirmations, membership records and conversions. | ||
In the late 1500s Churches began to mandate that registers of baptisms and marriages were kept. Burials were often not recorded at first. Records do not always exist for the period before 1700. | In the late 1500s Churches began to mandate that registers of baptisms and marriages were kept. Burials were often not recorded at first. Records do not always exist for the period before 1700. | ||
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The main types of Church records are | The main types of Church records are | ||
*''Dopens''(Baptisms) | *''Dopens'' (Baptisms) | ||
*''Trouwens''(Marriages) | *''Trouwens'' (Marriages) | ||
*''Begravens''(Burials) | *''Begravens'' (Burials) | ||
*''Lidmaten''(List of Parish Members) | *''Lidmaten'' (List of Parish Members) | ||
<br> Church records are arranged by religion. Most people in the Netherlands belonged to either the Dutch Reformed(''Nederduits Gereformeerd'') or Roman Catholic Churches. Some belonged to other religions such as Lutherans | <br> Church records are arranged by religion. Most people in the Netherlands belonged to either the Dutch Reformed(''Nederduits Gereformeerd'') or Roman Catholic Churches. Some belonged to other religions such as Lutherans or Mennonites (''Doopsgezinde'') or were Jews(''Jooden''). See the page [[Netherlands Church History]] for more information about different religions in the Netherlands. | ||
Church records are crucial for pre-1811 Dutch research. Church records continued to be kept after the introduction of civil registration,but are not kept by the Family History Library and are generally difficult to access. After 1811 they were mostly superseded by [[Netherlands Civil Registration|Civil Registration]] | Church records are crucial for pre-1811 Dutch research. Church records continued to be kept after the introduction of civil registration,but are not kept by the Family History Library and are generally difficult to access. After 1811 they were mostly superseded by [[Netherlands Civil Registration|Civil Registration]].. | ||
== Baptisms [''Dopen''] == | == Baptisms [''Dopen''] == | ||