Netherlands, Drenthe, Civil Registration, 1811-1942

What is in This Collection?

The collection covers the years 1811 to 1942, but the exact years available vary within each municipality and record type. The collection consists of civil registrations of births, marriages, and deaths for the province of Drenthe. 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, Drenthe Province, Civil Registration, 1811-1942.

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 Residence Birthplace of father Birthplace of mother Date and number of record Witnesses or Godparents

Marriage Date and place of marriage 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 of origin Cause of death Marital status Spouse's name Children's names 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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  1833 Birth Certificate

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  1812 Marriage Certificate

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  1812 Death Certificate