Netherlands Births and Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
Niederlande Geburten und Taufen

Record Description
This index is an electronic index for the years 1564 to 1910.

It is not necessarily intended to index any specific set of records. This index is not complete for any particular place or region. This collection may include information previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections.

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For details about the contents of these records and help using them see the wiki article Births and Christenings Vital Record Index Collections (FamilySearch Historical Records).

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Related Web Sites
There is a site called Genlias which is a compilation of indexed records from the Netherlands, including some from Dutch colonies, mostly dating from 1811 until the mid-1900s. It can be found at http://www.genlias.nl/nl/page0.jsp

It is in Dutch, but with an option to view and search in English. While it is not complete as yet, it is extensive, with records still being added. Images for many of the indexed records on Genlias can be found in the collections on Familysearch.org.

Related Wiki Articles
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Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection
"Netherlands, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1910," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X1QZ-W2J : accessed 23 May 2012), Judick Pietter Jansen, 1657; citing Netherlands Dutch Reformed Church Leeuwarden (Friesland), Parish Registers, FHL Film 107994, State Archives, Leeuwarden, Friesland, The Netherlands.