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Cemetery records are either the original gravestones of the deceased, or else a transcript of them. The first very important thing to note in the Netherlands is that, due to land shortages, most graves are cleared after 20-30 years. The gravestone will usually be destroyed and a new burial takes place in the original space. This means that most people do not have a surviving gravestone. Older gravestones can only exist where a yearly lease is continually paid, or if the cemetery is no longer being used. Jewish gravestones, are, by tradition, never cleared. | Cemetery records are either the original gravestones of the deceased, or else a transcript of them. The first very important thing to note in the Netherlands is that, due to land shortages, most graves are cleared after 20-30 years. The gravestone will usually be destroyed and a new burial takes place in the original space. This means that most people do not have a surviving gravestone. Older gravestones can only exist where a yearly lease is continually paid, or if the cemetery is no longer being used. Jewish gravestones, are, by tradition, never cleared. | ||
== Online Records == | == Online Records == | ||
* [http://www.graftombe.nl/ Graftombe - Netherlands Burial Records]; ''Also at: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10335/netherlands-burial-records?s=275764761 MyHeritage] ($)'' | * [http://www.graftombe.nl/ Graftombe - Netherlands Burial Records]; ''Also at: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10335/netherlands-burial-records?s=275764761 MyHeritage] ($)'' | ||
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