Over the past few weeks, I have been thoroughly reviewing the burial registers of Tilburg. Not because I was looking for additional information about my own family members, many of whom came from this city in the Dutch province of Noord-Brabant. No, I wanted to get to know these registers better. Burial registers are often Read more…
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Burial entry for a child of Rinnert Jelles
Today, we are looking at the burial entry for a child of Rinnert Jelles (1701). Translation On the same day [10 June 1701] Rinnert Jelles child – 10 -. Comments This burial register is actually a list of persons, who were beluid. The Dutch verb luiden means to ring church bells. In other words, we Read more…


