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The first and last names are clear. But the Patronymic and Prefix are not. A patronymic is the father’s name, so we know that Jan’s father’s name was Harm. The prefix is an element that is not found in the English cultural tradition (in the United States). It is found in the name Dick Van Dyke, for example, but has a totally different function. The famous actor’s last name in the United States is Van Dyke, but not for such a name in the Netherlands, where the last name is Dyke; van is a totally different element and must be treated as such. It is NOT part of the last name! Since it is a separate element, it has its own search box. If you put this prefix into the last name box, you will get no results since the Dutch consider this to be a separate element apart from the last name. You need to be aware of these different elements when you are dealing with Frisian and Dutch names. In many Dutch websites there will be search boxes for each element of a name. | The first and last names are clear. But the Patronymic and Prefix are not. A patronymic is the father’s name, so we know that Jan’s father’s name was Harm. The prefix is an element that is not found in the English cultural tradition (in the United States). It is found in the name Dick Van Dyke, for example, but has a totally different function. The famous actor’s last name in the United States is Van Dyke, but not for such a name in the Netherlands, where the last name is Dyke; van is a totally different element and must be treated as such. It is NOT part of the last name! Since it is a separate element, it has its own search box. If you put this prefix into the last name box, you will get no results since the Dutch consider this to be a separate element apart from the last name. You need to be aware of these different elements when you are dealing with Frisian and Dutch names. In many Dutch websites there will be search boxes for each element of a name. | ||
If you look at the long list of elements under the word ''bronnen'', you'll see links to birth (geboorte), marriage (huwelijk), and death (overlijden) records first, which will be the most commonly used ones | If you look at the long list of elements under the word ''bronnen'', you'll see links to birth (geboorte), marriage (huwelijk), and death (overlijden) records first, which will be the most commonly used ones. However, other record types are also available. If you don't speak Dutch, you will find a dictionary or google translate helpful. One of the special record types that you will probably have to use at some point is ''Naamsaanneming'' 1811. Before 1811 the Frisians used a patronymic system where the children were named after the father; the father's name would be used as we saw with Jan Harms de Vries. During the French occupation, the French decreed that all Frisians had to take fixed and permanent surnames. These ''Naamsaannemingen'' are records of those name changes. They are important because you will often trace a family back to around 1810 and then they will disappear because the surnames no longer appear in the records. | ||
To find a person, fill out the information in the search boxes and limit the search by collection and click '''Search'''. Then, a list of all hits will appear. Click on a person of interest and an extraction of the record will appear along with a link to the record itself which can be downloaded. | To find a person, fill out the information in the search boxes and limit the search by collection and click '''Search'''. Then, a list of all hits will appear. Click on a person of interest and an extraction of the record will appear along with a link to the record itself which can be downloaded. | ||