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''[[The Netherlands Genealogy|The Netherlands]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Census'' <br> | ''[[The Netherlands Genealogy|The Netherlands]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Census'' <br> | ||
= Census Records and Population Registers = | == Census Records and Population Registers == | ||
A census is a count and description of the population. Censuses are taken by the national government of the Netherlands and also by local and provincial governments. The local censuses are taken primarily for taxation and military purposes. | In the Netherlands, a census('''volkstelling''') is a count of the population at a certain point in time. Population registers('''Bevolkingregisters''') record individuals over a period of time, usually 10 years. This article deals with censuses only. Population registers are far more commonly used by genealogists. See the [[Netherlands Population|Population Registers]] for more information. A census is a count and description of the population. Censuses are taken by the national government of the Netherlands and also by local and provincial governments. The local censuses are taken primarily for taxation and military purposes. | ||
Censuses in Dutch research may not be as helpful as censuses from other countries because better sources such as church records and civil registration are available in the Netherlands. | Censuses in Dutch research may not be as helpful as censuses from other countries because better sources such as church records and civil registration are available in the Netherlands. | ||
[[Image:Family Picture Netherlands.jpg|thumb|right|350x250px]] | [[Image:Family Picture Netherlands.jpg|thumb|right|350x250px|Family Picture Netherlands.jpg]] | ||
Where available, census records can provide family relationships, ages, years of birth, marital statuses, religions, and places of birth. They can provide information where all or portions of other records are missing. Generally, you will find more complete family information in more recent censuses. Use the information with caution, however; it may have been given to a census taker by any member of the family or a neighbor, and so some information may have been incorrect or deliberately falsified. | Where available, census records can provide family relationships, ages, years of birth, marital statuses, religions, and places of birth. They can provide information where all or portions of other records are missing. Generally, you will find more complete family information in more recent censuses. Use the information with caution, however; it may have been given to a census taker by any member of the family or a neighbor, and so some information may have been incorrect or deliberately falsified. | ||
== Census Records == | == Census Records == | ||
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A Frisian census of 1714 is believed to have been taken throughout the region, but only the registers of Franeker and Barradeel survive.There is little data recorded including the names of the household heads and the total of household members subdivided only into those over and under the age of seven. | A Frisian census of 1714 is believed to have been taken throughout the region, but only the registers of Franeker and Barradeel survive.There is little data recorded including the names of the household heads and the total of household members subdivided only into those over and under the age of seven. | ||
The 1744 '''Descriptions of families''' (Omschrijvinge van familiën) survives complete for the whole of Friesland. Again, there is little data: the names of the household heads and the total persons in the household. | The 1744 '''Descriptions of families''' (Omschrijvinge van familiën) survives complete for the whole of Friesland. Again, there is little data: the names of the household heads and the total persons in the household. An index and images are available at [http://www.tresoar.nl/pages/voorouders.aspx Tresoar] | ||
The 1748 census | The 1748 census for Overijssel survives in its entirety. However, the recording of data was not undertaken in an uniform way: some registers just record the name of the household head whilst others have the names of all the household members.Most records, but not for either Zwolle or Kampen can accessed at the [https://www.historischcentrumoverijssel.nl/onderzoek/mijn-familie/andere-indexen/volkstelling-1748 Historisch Centrum Overijssel]. It has also been filmed by the Family History Library: [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/33065 Overijssel Nederland, ''Volkstelling'', 1748]. | ||
The 1749 Frisian ''Recording of families and persons'' (Opteekeninge der familiën en persoonen) is also complete but contains only a little more information than the other early Frisian censuses. | The 1749 Frisian ''Recording of families and persons'' (Opteekeninge der familiën en persoonen) is also complete but contains only a little more information than the other early Frisian censuses. | ||
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