Records for children born between 1920-1930 in the Netherlands
Hello,
I am working on identifying some children who are in a family photograph taken between 1928-1930. I have the names of their parents, but I can't find any records that would list children born to the parents. I'm not familiar with Dutch records. Is there an equivalent to the US census that lists members of the household? I have tried searching MyHeritage with just the parents' names but could not find anything that could be a possibility.
Thank you,
Amy
Answers
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Doubtfull, but a location and names could help to give it a shot.
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Birth records are only available after 100 years, and then they are behind on putting them online. They don't really do censuses in the Netherlands, but they do population registers, but then again, privacy. You won't get that information for a decade or so in reality.
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You might try Family Search, Ancestry, or other sites also. They sometimes have gems of information not found on other sites. It is possible if you have a place name you could try locating the studio if the photo is professional grade. Studios are often passed from father to son and some are still in business after several generations.
You could try school registrations if you have a location. There are some great internet articles to help you do research in specific places and they will list what is available and how to access it, but you would need a location to begin with.
A decade seems a long time to wait for this information but please don't get frustrated. New records come to light and make it online all the time.
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Thank you, I hadn't thought of school records. The location was likely Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Netherlands.
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Likely location: Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Netherlands
Possible names of parents:
Remko van Dijk and Frouke Ruward; Freerk Ruward and Rinske Germeraad; Klaas Pieter Bosch and Julia Ruward;
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Thank you, I wondered about this. Is there something like an obituary that would list family members? I have death dates for all of the parents.
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If i hit Klaas Pieter Bosch at the prompt at the blue link to the right hand
on this page, that reads, "AlleFriezen" it returns more than 500 hits.
Are you aware of this toolbox, and if so, did you plow the data availiable?
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Unfortunately, many Dutch municipalities kept the population register from 1910 or 1920 up to 1939 or 1940 in a single register. There is a 100 year rule for privacy, so in general the whole register won't be accessible until 2039 or 2040. A few archives have systematically unembargoed individual pages but most won't have the time or resources for that.
As for obituaries, there are a number of Dutch websites that have older obituaries but most focus on more recent years. https://www.online-familieberichten.nl/zoeken.asp is a good site for older records.
There is also delpher.nl which has many old newspapers from the Netherlands.
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I just found this after writing my last message:
https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/stamboom-griffioen-koster/I54815.php
You should be able to find the birth and marriages mentioned on this online family tree on OpenArch or WieWasWie. I am happy to help if required.
And finally, for people who died in or emigrated from the Netherlands after 1939/40 you can order their population register record (though a rough date of death may be needed to help the staff at the archives find it). This can be done here: https://cbg.nl/diensten/uittreksels-pkpl/
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Also, remember that in the Netherlands the records of births are private for 110 years, for marriages 75 years and deaths I think 50 or 55 years. Unless someone else has already put the information on a genealogical website, you have to contact the archive in the province. Good luck!!!
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Oh, and yes, there are also census records, but they were not taken every 10 years like in the States. I suggest that you contact the Friesian archive in Leeuwarden, I am sure they will help you. I have ancestors there as well, but there are areas where records were lost during fires or floods. Again, good luck!
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The time limits are 100 years for births and population registers, 75 years for marriages and 50 years for deaths. But if you can prove the person has died or you have their permission, you can get more recent records, generally from the municipality (not the province).
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The Provincial archives have copies of the municipal records. Thank you for giving the right years.
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From what I have heard, such as in the FS Wiki and in the writings of professional genealogist Yvette Hoittink, you have to go to the municipalities for recent records, as the records are not handed over to the provinces immediately.
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