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*If the groom was a member of the military, the regiment or name of the commanding officer | *If the groom was a member of the military, the regiment or name of the commanding officer | ||
In | In some registers, especially after 1794 and in Amsterdam, the following may be recorded. | ||
*The names of their parents. | *The names of their parents. | ||
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=== Burials (''Begraven'') === | === Burials (''Begraven'') === | ||
Burials were recorded in the parish where the person was buried. The burial usually took place within a few days of death. In some places burial records started long before baptisms and marriages but in most places they start quite late, often well into the 1700s. In most places people of all religions had to be buried in the Dutch Reformed Church or in the Catholic Church, depending on which was dominant in that town. | Burials were recorded in the parish where the person was buried. The burial usually took place within a few days of death. In some places burial records started long before baptisms and marriages but in most places they start quite late, often well into the 1700s. In most places people of all religions had to be buried in the Dutch Reformed Church or in the Catholic Church, depending on which was dominant in that town. From 1806-1811 there were civil burial records called ''registers van aangegeven lijken,'' usually cataloged with church burial records. | ||
The following information will usually be found in a burial record | The following information will usually be found in a burial record | ||
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=== Membership Records (''Lidmaten'') === | === Membership Records (''Lidmaten'') === | ||
Some churches, especially in the Dutch Reformed religion, kept a record of their members. 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. | ||
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Minutes of the church council can provide important information about your ancestor. They usually contain ministers’ names and dates of service, appointments of elders and other parish officials, disciplinary actions, names of fathers of illegitimate children, and money paid for the poor. | Minutes of the church council can provide important information about your ancestor. They usually contain ministers’ names and dates of service, appointments of elders and other parish officials, disciplinary actions, names of fathers of illegitimate children, and money paid for the poor. | ||
Certificates of indemnity or surety [akten van indemniteit] were sometimes issued to church members moving to a new town. The certificates guaranteed that the former parish would receive the people back in case they became poor. | Certificates of indemnity or surety [''akten van indemniteit''] were sometimes issued to church members moving to a new town. The certificates guaranteed that the former parish would receive the people back in case they became poor. | ||
== Finding Netherlands Church Records == | == Finding Netherlands Church Records == | ||
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| Amsterdam<br> | | Amsterdam<br> | ||
| Search on the site of the [https://stadsarchief.amsterdam.nl/archieven/archiefbank/indexen/hoe_werken_de_indexen/ Stadsarchief Amsterdam]. | | Search on the site of the [https://stadsarchief.amsterdam.nl/archieven/archiefbank/indexen/hoe_werken_de_indexen/ Stadsarchief Amsterdam]. | ||
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| Some are transcribed on the site of [http://waterlandsarchief.nl/voorouders/klappers Waterlands Archief], browse originals on [http://geneaknowhow.net/digi/resources.html Geneaknowhow] or [[Zoekakten]]<br> | | Some are transcribed on the site of [http://waterlandsarchief.nl/voorouders/klappers Waterlands Archief], browse originals on [http://geneaknowhow.net/digi/resources.html Geneaknowhow] or [[Zoekakten]]<br> | ||
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|Haarlem | |Haarlem and surrounds | ||
| | |Limited coverage at [http://noord-hollandsarchief.nl/personen/databases Noord-Hollands Archief] | ||
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| Leiden<br> | | Leiden and surrounds<br> | ||
| Search on the site of [https://www.erfgoedleiden.nl/collecties/personen Erfgoed Leiden en omstreken]<br> | | Search on the site of [https://www.erfgoedleiden.nl/collecties/personen Erfgoed Leiden en omstreken]<br> | ||
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FamilySearch has put online all Netherlands church records with only very few exceptions(for example, some burials from Amsterdam). But the way the films are arranged can be confusing, so [http://www.Zoekakten.nl Zoekakten] was created to make it easier to find Netherlands records on FamilySearch. See the [[Zoekakten]] page on this wiki for further details on how to use Zoekakten. | FamilySearch has put online all Netherlands church records with only very few exceptions(for example, some burials from Amsterdam). But the way the films are arranged can be confusing, so [http://www.Zoekakten.nl Zoekakten] was created to make it easier to find Netherlands records on FamilySearch. See the [[Zoekakten]] page on this wiki for further details on how to use Zoekakten. | ||
Note that in rural areas some records are not | Note that in rural areas some records are not categorized under the town you may expect, so search also in surrounding towns. | ||
=== FamilySearch Catalog === | === FamilySearch Catalog === | ||
For the few records not on Zoekakten/FamilySearch, try the Family Search catalog. These records are usually under 'Cemeteries" or some other category and because of this were not included in the Online Record Collections. <br> | For the few records not on Zoekakten/FamilySearch, try the Family Search catalog. These records are usually under 'Cemeteries" or 'Public Records" or some other category and because of this were not included in the Online Record Collections. <br> | ||
=== Inventories === | === Inventories === | ||