Netherlands, Zuid-Holland, Leiden, Notarial Records, 1591-1806

What is in This Collection?

This collection includes notarial records from the Regionaal Archief Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands from 1591-1806. These may include records such as:

• Wills (testamenten)
• Marriage contracts (huwelijksvoorwaarden)
• Divisions of estates (boedelscheidingen or akten van scheiding en deling)
• Appointments of guardians (benoemingen van voogden or voogdij)
• Land transfers (transporten van onroerend goed, akten van verkoop, vestbrieven or recognitieën)
• Mortgages (hypotheken)

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, Zuid-Holland, Leiden, Notarial Records, 1591-1806.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records

• Name (naam)
• Residence (residentie)
• Birth date (geboortedatum)
• Date and place of other event, such as marriage or land transfer
• Names, relationships, and other personal information about other people involved in the event

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  1718 Notarial Record (Sample 1)

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  1777 Notarial Record (Sample 2)

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  1777 Notarial Record (Sample 3)