Utrecht (Province), The Netherlands Genealogy

Europe The Netherlands Utrecht Guide to Utrecht, The Netherlands ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Background Information

 * Utrecht is a province in the middle of the Netherlands. It borders on Gelderland in the east, Gelderland and Zuid-Holland in the south, Zuid-Holland and Noord-Holland in the west and Noord-Holland and Flevoland in the north.
 * For Geographical and Historical information see: Utrecht
 * The capital city of Utrecht is Utrecht. See: Utrecht (City)
 * Other larger towns are:
 * Amersfoort
 * Zeist
 * Soest
 * Nieuwegein


 * There were no particular naming traditions in Utrecht that researchers have to take into account. People used regular last names long before the introduction of the civil registration.
 * People in Utrecht were relatively well-to-do so the province wasn’t particularly struck by any of the big emigration waves. There were quite a few entrepreneurs in the province, so there have been people who emigrated to newly founded colonies or tradeposts all over the world. In the middle of the 19th century, Utrecht members of the seceder church settled in Pella, Iowa.

Jurisdictions

 * Utrecht Municipalities

Websites

 * Utrecht Archive, the archive of the city Utrecht as well as the province Utrecht. There is a tab for genealogical research and if one has question there is also a contact link.
 * WieWasWie, marriage records of the civil registration.