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

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


Baptisms

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

Kampereiland NG

1670-1810
IJsselmuiden NG

1624-1775

1791-1870