Netherlands, Gelderland Civil Registration, 1800-1952

What is in This Collection?

This collection contains records from 1800 to 1952. Civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths for the province of Gelderland. Indexes, marriage intentions, marriage proclamations, marriage supplements, and divorces are also included. Time period of the records varies by locality and record type. For information about the history, content, and use of these records see the wiki article Netherlands Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Reading These Records

These records are written in Dutch. For help reading them see:

• Netherlands Languages
• Dutch Genealogical Word List
• Netherlands Handwriting
• Reading Dutch Records (PDF): Birth, Marriage, Death

FamilySearch Learning Center:

• Beginner Dutch Handwriting
• Names in Belgium and the Netherlands
• Search Classes in the Learning Center for classes with "Dutch" in the title

To Browse This Collection

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Netherlands, Gelderland Province Civil Registration, 1800-1952.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Baptism Birth date and place of birth Name of child If still-born, illegitimate, or twin Gender Names of parents, father's occupation and their residence Birthplace of father Birthplace of mother Date and number of record

Marriage Date and place of event Name of bride and groom Residence, marital status, and age Names of parents Names of witnesses

Death Date and place of death Name of deceased Age or birth date Residence place and sometimes the place of origin Cause of death Marital status If married: the name of spouse and sometimes the names of children Sometimes: names of parents Names of witnesses

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  1874 Birth Record

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  1831 Marriage Record

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  1866 Death Record