Netherlands, Overijssel, Church Records, 1542-1893

What is in This Collection?

The collection consists of church records from the province of Overijssel, including baptisms, marriages, memberships, deaths and burials. Civil births, marriages, and deaths before the advent of Napoleonic Civil Registration in 1811 are also included. For more information about the history, content, and use of these records, see the wiki article Netherlands Church 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 Church Records, 1542-1893.

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

Baptism Date and Place of Event Name of Child Age or Birth Date Legitimacy Names of Parents Residence Place Witnesses or Godparents

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 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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  1712 Birth Record

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  1784 Baptism Record

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  1709 Marriage Record

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  1747 Death Record