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This page will give you additional guidance and resources to find death information for your ancestor. Use this page after first completing the death section of the Netherlands Guided Research page.
Additional Online Resources
Additional Nationwide Databases and Online Resources
- Netherlands Burial Records at MyHeritage ($)
- 1474-1814: Netherlands, Leiden Burials at MyHeritage ($)
- 1540-1899: Netherlands, Burial Index, 1540-1899 (in Dutch) at Ancestry ($)
- 1597-1814: Netherlands, Tilburg Burials at MyHeritage ($)
- 1601-1811: Netherlands, Church Burials at MyHeritage ($)
- 1668-1945: Netherlands, Deaths and Burials at MyHeritage ($)
- 1668-1945: Netherlands Deaths & Burials at Findmypast ($)
- 1811-1960: Netherlands, Leiden Deaths at MyHeritage ($)
- 1811-1960: Netherlands, Tilburg Deaths at MyHeritage ($)
- 1811-1960: Rotterdam, Netherlands, Death Index at MyHeritage ($)
- 1811-1995: Netherlands, Civil Deaths at MyHeritage ($)
- 1811-1900s: Netherlands Vital and Church Records at WieWasWie - contains earlier dates but incomplete
Additional Province Databases and Online Resources
To search these additional databases you need to know the province your ancestor came from.
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| Use these additional records to locate death information about your ancestor: | ||
| What to search | ||
| Indexed church and civil registration records. | ||
| Indexes to civil registration and church records, with images. | ||
| Civil registration records database with links to the original record image, church records database. | ||
| Indexes to church records. | ||
| Access to indexes and images of civil and church records. Indexes to church records. | ||
| Genealogical database including indexes to church and civil records. | ||
| Genealogical website for northeastern Noord-Brabant including indexes to church and civil records. | ||
| Index to church and civil records linked to the respective documents. | ||
| Includes civil registration indexes. | ||
| Links to individual cities/villages birth, marriage, death, and other record collections. | ||
| Indexed church and civil registration records. | ||
| Includes indexes to church records and civil registration. | ||
| Indexes. Indexes. | ||
| Indexed church and civil registration records. | ||
| Indexed church and civil registration records. | ||
| Indexed church and civil registration records. | ||
Substitute Records
Additional Records with Death Information
Substitute records can contain information about more than one event, and are used when records for an event are not available. Because the substitute records may not be created at the time of the event, it may contain incorrect information. Search for as many substitute records as possible to corroborate information found in substitute records to help improve accuracy.
| Use these substitute records to locate death information about your ancestor: | ||
| Why to search the records | ||
| Gravestone inscriptions and cemetery records may include a death date. | ||
| May include death information for servicemen. | ||
| May include death certificates. | ||
| May include death information for the deceased household members. | ||
Finding Town of Origin
Knowing an ancestor’s hometown can be important to locate more records. If a person immigrated to the United States, try Finding Town of Origin to find the ancestor’s hometown.
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Tips for finding deaths
Success with finding death records in online databases depends on a few key points:
- Your ancestor's name may misspelled. Try the following search tactics:
- Try different spelling variations of the first and last name of your ancestor.
- Leave out surname prefixes such as "de", "van", "van der" etc.
- Try a given name search (leave out the last names)
- Use wild cards, if possible, to represent phonetic variants, especially for surname endings. Example: "-bach" could also be spelled "bag" or "bagh".
- Consider phonetic equivalents that may be used interchangeably, such as "F" and "V"; "C", "K", and "G"
- Expand the date range of the search.
- Try searching with the province name only instead of by the town.
- If your ancestor's name is common, try adding more information to narrow the search.
Why the Record may not Exist
Known Record Gaps
Records Start
- Civil registration of birth in the Netherlands began on 1 March 1811. Some civil birth records exist from 1795 on.
- Church records started around 1550, but most begin after 1700. Burials were often not recorded at first. Actual record availability varies by locality.
Records Destroyed
- Floods and wars were the leading cause of destruction for church records. Civil registration records are generally complete, with few exceptions.
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