Netherlands, Friesland, Civil Registration, 1811-1950

What is in This Collection?

The collection covers the years 1811 to 1950, 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 Friesland. Indexes, marriage intentions, marriage proclamations, marriage supplements, and divorces are also included. For additional details about these records and help using them see 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, Friesland Province, Civil Registration, 1811-1950.

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 stillborn, illegitimate, or twin Gender Names of parents Father's occupation Residence Birthplace of father Birthplace of mother Date and number of record

Baptism Date and place of baptism Name of child Age or date of birth Legitimacy Names of parents Residence 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 decease Age or birth date Residence Place of origin Cause of death Marital status Name of spouse Names of children Sometimes names of parents Names of witnesses

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  1812 Baptism Record

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  1812 Marriage Record

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  1827 Death Record