Netherlands, Zeeland, Civil Registration, 1796-1940

What is in This Collection?

The collection covers the years 1796 to 1940, but the years vary within each municipality and record type. The collection consists of civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths for the province of Zeeland. Indexes, marriage intentions, marriage proclamations, marriage supplements, and divorces are also included.

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, Zeeland Province, Civil Registration, 1796-1940.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Birth Name of child If still-born, illegitimate, or twin Gender Names of parents Father's occupation Residence Birthplace of father Birthplace of mother Date and number of record

Marriage/Intentions Date and Place of Event Name of Bride and Groom Residence, Marital Status, and Age Names of Parents Names of Witnesses Full Names of the Couple Ages of the Couple Marital Status, Prior to this Marriage Occupation Residence

Death Date and Place of Death Name of Deceased Person Age or Birth Date Residence Place Place of Origin Cause of Death Marital Status Name of the Spouse Names of Children Sometimes Names of Parents Names of Witnesses

Collection Content

For information about the history, content, and use of these records see the wiki article Netherlands Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records.

Sample Images

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  1848 Birth Record

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  1864 Marriage Record

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  1856 Death Record