Merchants often travel. They can have their domicile (official dwelling places) in one town, but stay in another place for a longer or shorter time. What if… in the meantime one of their children dies? Where can you find that death record? Today’s document answers this question. Translation On 23 July 1870, the civil registrar Read more…
In our series of blog posts we focus on Dutch sources. So why are we talking about an English record today? Well, Arie Marius van Haaften married in London, and his English marriage certificate was registered in a Dutch register. A true copy! Translation Arie Marius van Haaften married Ada Maria Wootton in Mile End Read more…
In the middle of the 19th century many families from the Dutch province of Overijssel emigrated to the United States. One of them was Jan Herm Kalmer. He and his whole family left the Netherlands because of their religious background. Translation Today, 25 April 1831, appeared before the civil registrar of the municipality of Ambt Read more…