Kampen, Overijssel, Netherlands Genealogy

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Kampen is a city and municipality in Overijssel. It lies at the very mouth of the IJssel river. It nowadays has a population of 50,000. It has always been one of the prominent cities of Overijssel. 

The municipalitiy contains the following places: Kampen Grafhorst, 's-Heerenbroek, IJsselmuiden , Wilsum,  Zalk, Bisschopswetering, De Heuvels,  Hogeweg,  Kampereiland,  Kamperveen,  Nieuwstad,  Oude Wetering,  Oosterholt,  De Roskam,  Veecaten,  De Zande and Zuideinde

The current municipality contains the former municipalities IJsselmuiden, Schokland, Grafthorst, Kamperveen, Wilsum and Zalk en Veecaten

Church Records[edit | edit source]

The Gemeente Archief Kampen(GAK) holds all church records for Kampen.


Baptisms[edit | edit source]

The website of the GAK has an online searchable index of baptims, births and circumcisons before 1811 in the current municiplaity of Kampen. 

Place and religions Years
Emmeloord RK 1714-1859
Ens NG 1688-1813
Grafthorst NG 1775-1819
Kampen NG*
Kampen EL 1647-1812
Kampen DG 1730-1816
Kampen ISR 1794-1811
Kampen WG 1652-1809
Kampen RK* 1652-1812
Kamperveen NG 1689-1811(VPND)
Mastenbroek NG 1727-1811(GKH)

Kampereiland NG

1670-1810
IJsselmuiden NG

1624-1775

1791-1870