Nederland, Doopregister Kerken, 1580-1811
Church records are extremely important because they are the primary source of vital information prior to the institution of civil registration. In the Netherlands, most people attended either the Dutch Reformed or Catholic churches, but other denominations existed as well. Please see the archive list below for locality coverage. The majority of the records date between 1580 and 1811, though the extent of year coverage can vary by locality.
Records included in this collection come from the following archives:
Drenthe
Drenthe Archive (Drents Archief)
Flevoland
Nieuw Land Heritage (Nieuw Land Erfgoedcentrum)
Friesland
Tresoar (AlleFriezen)
Gelderland
Gelders Archive (Gelders Archief) Regional Archives Nijmegen (Regionaal Archief Nijmegen) Regional Archives Rivierenland (Regionaal Archief Rivierenland)
Groningen
AlleGroningers (AlleGroningers)
Limburg
Municipal Archive Venray (Gemeente Venray, gemeentearchief)
North Brabant
Brabant Historical Information Centre (Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum) City Archive Breda (Stadsarchief Breda) Regional Historic Centre Eindhoven (Regionaal Historisch Centrum Eindhoven) West-Brabant Archive (West Brabants Archief) Regional Archive Tilburg (Regionaal Archief Tilburg)
North Holland
Amsterdam City Archives (Stadsarchief Amsterdam) Regional Archive Alkmaar (Regionaal Archief Alkmaar)
Overijssel
City Archive Deventer (Stadsarchief Deventer)
South Holland
Archive Delft (Archief Delft) Heritage Leiden and Environs (Erfgoed Leiden en omstreken) Municipal Archive Wassenaar (Gemeentearchief Wassenaar) Provincial Archives South Holland (Nationaal Archief Rijksarchief Zuid-Holland) Regional Archives Dordrecht (Regional Archives Dordrecht)
Utrecht
The Utrecht Archives (Het Utrechts Archief) Regional History Center Vecht and Venen (Regionaal Historisch Centrum Vecht en Venen)
Zeeland
Municipal Archive Noord-Beveland (Gemeentearchief Noord-Beveland) Municipal Archive Tholen (Gemeentearchief Tholen)