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Title: Finding Dutch ancestors
Post by: WOxGenes on Tuesday 02 February 10 20:29 GMT (UK)

For anyone lucky enough to have Dutch ancestors – I say this being half Dutch, so I could be biased! – you will find an amazing amount of information on the Dutch national database Genlias. For those of you for whom the language may be a bit of a challenge, it is also available in English - http://www.genlias.nl/en/page0.jsp.
Happy hunting!

P.S. If you have any trouble with it, send me a personal message and I will try to help.

Title: Re: Finding Dutch ancestors
Post by: gill14 on Thursday 09 September 10 19:31 BST (UK)

I married a Dutch man so his family tree was easy,
If you have Family from Brabant this is also a good site where people have done the research already.

http://www.regionaalarchieftilburg.nl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=225&Itemid=364

or this site   www.bhic.nl

unfortunately not in English, I'll help translate if you need it

Gill

Title: Re: Finding Dutch ancestors
Post by: WOxGenes on Thursday 09 September 10 20:03 BST (UK)

Thanks Gill  :)

I am half-Dutch and speak the language fluently, so no problem there.

Haven't found any ancestors in Brabant though.

Cheers

Fred

Title: Re: Finding Dutch ancestors
Post by: cathnl on Wednesday 24 November 10 22:58 GMT (UK)

I have come across an excellent list of useful Dutch sites. compiled by Eric Hennekam.   Although the document is in Dutch, the section at the end on provinces and the website links is relatively easy to follow I think.  Anyway I hope this link works for you http://www.rhcl.nl/data/files/algemeen/Websites%20Genealogie.pdf  There are a number of very good sites listed, some of which will let you download certificates at no cost.

Google can help considerably too, since there are many detailed Dutch family trees accessible by this route.

I hope this is helpful.

Title: Re: Finding Dutch ancestors
Post by: CV-S on Sunday 16 October 11 05:49 BST (UK)

Thank you so much!

I searched the name of a random ancestor and I've already found his occupation, death, spouse, everything!

Wonderful!  ;D

Title: Re: Finding Dutch ancestors
Post by: crab2 on Monday 24 June 13 22:45 BST (UK)

Quote from: WOxGenes on Tuesday 02 February 10 20:29 GMT (UK)

For anyone lucky enough to have Dutch ancestors – I say this being half Dutch, so I could be biased! – you will find an amazing amount of information on the Dutch national database Genlias. For those of you for whom the language may be a bit of a challenge, it is also available in English - http://www.genlias.nl/en/page0.jsp.
Happy hunting!

P.S. If you have any trouble with it, send me a personal message and I will try to help.

genlias is no longer available, it is now

 https://www.wiewaswie.nl/

to use this site you need to find the record then scrowl down to which archives it is being held at, you can then pay to have it downloaded. It is easier to also use the Google Translator toolbar so you can change it to the language you want.