Netherlands, Zuid-Holland, Leiden, Notarial Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
This collection will include notarial records from the Regionaal Archief Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands from 1700-1874.

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Record Content
These records may contain the following information:


 * Name
 * Residence
 * Birth date

How to Use the Record
To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links: To search the collection image by image select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page ⇒ Select the "Notary, volume number, and years" category which takes you to the images.

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Related Websites

 * Netherlands Genealogy Search
 * Netherlands Genealogy

Related Wiki Articles

 * Netherlands Notarial Records
 * Netherlands Genealogy

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Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection
Example for a Browsed Collection:

“Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 February, 2012), La Plata &gt; San Ponciano &gt; Matrimonios 1884-1886 &gt; image 71 of 389 images, Artemio Avendano and Clemtina Peralta, 1884; citing Parroquia de San Ponciano en la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matrimonios. San Ponciano, La Plata, Buenos Aires.