When genealogists in other countries find out that they have Dutch ancestors, the first question they want to answer is: when did my ancestor leave the Netherlands? Passengerlists are a big help, but usually exist in the country of destination. Are there documents in the ‘old’ country that provide this kind of information? Today we Read more…
Today, we are looking at the entry of Aalbert van Loenen in the 1830 census from Hoogland. Translation Please note that we are looking at a census and not a population register. In a previous article we talked about the differences between these records. The image shows only a fragement of the left page of Read more…
Today, we are looking at an entry for Hindrik Jan Broekema in the population register of Wedde (1880-1890). Transcription 3. Broekema – Hendrik Jan – M – zoon – 30 April 1874 – Nieuwe Pekela – O – NH – geen – 16 Febr 1898 – Noord Amerika Explanation of the columns 1. Reference number2. Read more…