Netherlands, Bibliothèque Wallonne, Card Indexes, ca. 1500-1858

What is in This Collection?

The collection consists of abstracts of baptisms, marriages, deaths, and memberships from French Protestant parish registers from Belgium, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. The original cards are located in the Bibliothèque Wallonne in Leiden, Netherlands. They are in Dutch and French. The collection covers the years from about 1500 to 1858. For detailed information on the record contents and use 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, Bibliothèque Wallonne, Card Indexes, ca. 1500-1858.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

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

Burial Date and Place of Burial Name of the Deceased Person Age or Birth Date Names of Witnesses

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  1778 Baptism Record (Dutch)

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  1676 Baptism Record (French)

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  1801 Burial Record (French)

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  1806 Marriage Record (French)