Netherlands, Overijssel, Civil Registration, 1811-1960

What is in This Collection?

The collection covers the years 1811 to 1960, but the years vary within each municipality and record type. The collection consists of civil registrations of births, marriages, and deaths for the province of Overijssel. Indexes, marriage intentions, marriage proclamations, marriage supplements, and divorces are also included. 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, Overijssel Province, Civil Registration, 1811-1960.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Birth 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

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

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  1951-5 Deaths

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  1883 Marriage, Ambt Vollenhove

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  1853 Birth Record