Netherlands, Limburg Province, Certificates of Nationality - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
Nederland, Provincie Limburg Certificaten van nationaliteit

Record Description
This Collection will include records from 1860 to 1913.

Certificates of Dutch Nationals and their children who lived and worked in other countries, principally Germany and Belgium. Information includes name, date and place of birth or age, residence, and occupation. Many certificates also contain the name, date and place of birth of parents, spouse, and children. Only surnames Aacken to Kicken are included in the collection.

For a list of records by surname currently published in this collection, select the Browse link from the collection landing page.

Record Content
Records may include the following information:


 * Full name
 * Name of spouse
 * Place and date of birth
 * Place and date of birth of parents
 * Place of residence
 * Occupation
 * Date of registration

How to Use the Record
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As you are searching it is helpful to know such information as your ancestor’s given name and surname, some identifying information such as residence and age, and family relationships. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name as your ancestor and that your ancestor may have used nicknames or different names at different times.

For Help Reading These Records
These records are in Dutch or Flemish. For help with reading the records, see the following resources:


 * Netherlands Language and Languages
 * Dutch Genealogical Word List

Related Websites

 * Zoekakten - This website is in Dutch. It narrows down this collection by different regions and records.
 * Limburg Genealogy
 * Limburg Genealogy (in Dutch)

Related Wiki Articles

 * Limburg History
 * Netherlands

Citations for This Collection
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