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<br> Church account books [''kerkrekeningen''] often give details about burials. | <br> Church account books [''kerkrekeningen''] often give details about burials. | ||
== Membership Records | === Membership Records (''Lidmaten'') === | ||
Most churches kept a record of their members, usually organized by village or street. The records contain members’ names, dates of confessions of faith, and dates of arrival from other parishes. They may also contain death dates, dates members left the parish, communion lists, or names of those partaking of the sacrament or attending catechism school. The records of members arriving or departing are of great value as they mention the town or parish the member came from or moved to, which helps to then locate further records. | Most churches kept a record of their members, usually organized by village or street. The records contain members’ names, dates of confessions of faith, and dates of arrival from other parishes. They may also contain death dates, dates members left the parish, communion lists, or names of those partaking of the sacrament or attending catechism school. The records of members arriving or departing are of great value as they mention the town or parish the member came from or moved to, which helps to then locate further records. | ||
Membership records are usually in the archive of the church council [''kerkeraad''] of the parish. Sometimes they are part of the baptism or marriage register. | Membership records are usually in the archive of the church council [''kerkeraad''] of the parish. Sometimes they are part of the baptism or marriage register. | ||
== Church Council Minutes [''Kerkeraadshandelingen''] == | == Church Council Minutes [''Kerkeraadshandelingen''] == | ||