Nowadays, everybody can start researching his or her family history. A lot of information is published on the internet. In the Netherlands, the most frequently used sources are digitized and freely available. Indexes and databases are a big help. Nevertheless, one of the most prominent methodological priciples is: always check the original source. To demonstrate Read more…
Today, we are looking at the name adoption by the Broemet family in Amsterdam (1811). Translation Before us, deputy mayor, as civil registrar of the municipality of Amsterdam, department of Zuiderzee, first arrondissement, appeared: Simon Hijmans, living at Oude Doelestraat no. 3, canton 2; who declared to adopt the family name of Broemet, and the Read more…
Today, we are looking at the burial entry of Michel Trico (1742). Translation Sunday 29th April [1742] Michel Trico, in the Laatste Blomdwarstraat between Blomstr[aat] and Roosegr[ach]t. Comments The burial registers show a lot of abbreviations. In Michel Trico’s entry we see, for example:– WAG stands for Waals Gereformeerd which means he was a member Read more…