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Church records are crucial for pre-1811 Dutch research. Church records continued to be kept after the introduction of civil registration,but are not kept by the Family History Library and are generally difficult to access. After 1811 they were mostly superseded by [[Netherlands Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]. | Church records are crucial for pre-1811 Dutch research. Church records continued to be kept after the introduction of civil registration,but are not kept by the Family History Library and are generally difficult to access. After 1811 they were mostly superseded by [[Netherlands Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]. | ||
== Baptisms | ==Information in Records== | ||
=== Baptisms (''Dopen'') === | |||
From about 1550 onwards, Churches started to keep registers of infants that had been baptized. Catholics were usually baptized within two days of birth. Protestants may have waited until a Sunday. Mennonites/Doopsgezinden only baptized adults. | From about 1550 onwards, Churches started to keep registers of infants that had been baptized. Catholics were usually baptized within two days of birth. Protestants may have waited until a Sunday. Mennonites/Doopsgezinden only baptized adults. | ||
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=== Examples === | ==== Examples ==== | ||
<gallery perrow="3" heights="120px" widths="160px"> | <gallery perrow="3" heights="120px" widths="160px"> | ||
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Image:Doop entry 2.jpg|Example 2 | Image:Doop entry 2.jpg|Example 2 | ||
Image:Doop entry 3.jpg|Example 3 | Image:Doop entry 3.jpg|Example 3 | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== Confirmations [''Communicanten''] == | == Confirmations [''Communicanten''] == | ||