Netherlands Civil Registration: Difference between revisions

A signficant database of extracted civil registration records from all over the Netherlands can be found at [https://www.wiewaswie.nl/ WieWasWie] or [https://www.wiewaswie.nl/en/home/ English Version] . This is a joint effort of the government archives in the Netherlands. WieWasWie is a database in development. New information is added frequently. It should be noted that it replaces Genlias, which was removed from the web in 2012. The information in WieWasWie is taken directly from the Civil Register, the most important Dutch source for genealogical research. Since 1811 the most important events in the life of every person resident in the Netherlands – birth, marriage and death – have been systematically recorded. Marriage records from all provinces were entered first into the system. Most of the participating archives are also entering records of birth and death. As of December 2013 over 86.5 million records have been extracted and posted.   

Not all the information contained in a record is added to the database. Only the essential data you need to reconstruct your family tree will be included. Once you find a person on WieWasWie.nl, then you can find the original record in Historical Records at FamilySearch.org or on some of the provincial archive websites such as [http://www.AlleDrenters.nl/ AlleDrenters] for Drenthe or [http://www.allegroningers.nl/ Alle Gronigers] for Groningen.<br>