Netherlands Research Tips and Strategies

Netherlands Research Strategies
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Netherlands Research Tips
'''Civil Registrations. ''' The earliest vital records in the Netherlands were kept by the churches. Civil authorities began recording marriages and often also deaths of nonconformists in 1575. France annexed the country between 1795 and 1811. Netherlands Civil Registrations

''' Census Records. '''A census is a count and description of the population. Censuses are taken by the national government of the Netherlands and also by local and provincial governments. The local censuses are taken primarily for taxation and military purposes. Netherland Census Records