Civil records are one of the most reliable sources. That is what we teach beginning genealogists in the Netherlands. In general, that statement is correct. Nevertheless, civil registrars were and are human beings and we all make mistakes. What if a name in a birth record was wrong? Translation The original record shows the birth Read more…
Dutch marriage records provide a lot of information. You can find names, dates and places for the bridegroom and the bride. You can find details about their parents, and sometimes even about their grandparents. Marriage records also mention two or four witnesses. A very interesting part of the description of all parties is their occupation. Read more…
Today, we are looking at the death record of Auke Frieling (1960). Translation Today, twenty June nineteen hundred sixty, appeared before me, civil registrar of Rotterdam: Joris de Ruijter, 56 years old, undertaker, living in Rotterdam. Hey declared that on seventeen June nineteen hundred sixty, at 16.00h in the municipality of Rotterdam died: Auke Frielink, Read more…