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'''The following 5 steps will guide you in finding your ancestor in the Netherlands’ civil registration records.''' | '''The following 5 steps will guide you in finding your ancestor in the Netherlands’ civil registration records.''' | ||
''Step 1. Find the year of your ancestor's birth record.'' | ''Step 1. Find the year of your ancestor's birth record.'' | ||
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* Yearly indexes and 10-year indexes to the birth records exist. | * Yearly indexes and 10-year indexes to the birth records exist. | ||
If you don't know which municipality your ancestor lived in, see the Netherlands gazetteer Van Goor's aardrijkskundig woordenboek van Nederland. Instructions for using this gazetteer are found in How to use the Netherlands Gazetteer. | If you don't know which municipality your ancestor lived in, see the Netherlands gazetteer Van Goor's aardrijkskundig woordenboek van Nederland. Instructions for using this gazetteer are found in How to use the Netherlands Gazetteer. | ||
''Step 2. Find the entry for your ancestor.'' | ''Step 2. Find the entry for your ancestor.'' | ||
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* Eliminate the entries that contradict what you know about your ancestor. Check death records to see if any of the children died before your ancestor did. Check marriage records to see if any of the children married someone other than your ancestor's spouse (but remember that your ancestor may have married more than once). | * Eliminate the entries that contradict what you know about your ancestor. Check death records to see if any of the children died before your ancestor did. Check marriage records to see if any of the children married someone other than your ancestor's spouse (but remember that your ancestor may have married more than once). | ||
* Try to make sure the birth entry is of your direct line ancestor. Because names are so common, you must be sure you have the correct entry. | * Try to make sure the birth entry is of your direct line ancestor. Because names are so common, you must be sure you have the correct entry. | ||
''Step 3. Find the entries for each brother and sister of your ancestor.'' | ''Step 3. Find the entries for each brother and sister of your ancestor.'' | ||
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* To make sure you have found entries of all the family members, search death records and birth records of surrounding municipalities for any additional children. | * To make sure you have found entries of all the family members, search death records and birth records of surrounding municipalities for any additional children. | ||
* Search for children born before the parents' marriage. Children may have been born under the mother's maiden name. Sometimes the father's name is not given. | * Search for children born before the parents' marriage. Children may have been born under the mother's maiden name. Sometimes the father's name is not given. | ||
''Step 4. Copy the information, and document your sources.'' | ''Step 4. Copy the information, and document your sources.'' | ||
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* The type of source (a paper certificate, a microform, a book, an Internet site, and so forth). | * The type of source (a paper certificate, a microform, a book, an Internet site, and so forth). | ||
* All reference numbers for the source. Carefully record any microfilm, book, or certificate numbers or the name and Internet address of the site you used. | * All reference numbers for the source. Carefully record any microfilm, book, or certificate numbers or the name and Internet address of the site you used. | ||
''Step 5. Analyze the information you obtain from the birth record.'' | ''Step 5. Analyze the information you obtain from the birth record.'' | ||