Hà Lan, Tỉnh Friesland, Hồ Sơ Giáo Hội, 1543-1911

What is in This Collection?

The collection consists of church records of baptisms, marriages, memberships, deaths and burials. Civil births, marriages, and deaths before the advent of Napoleonic Civil Registration in 1811 are also included. Not all places or denominations are represented. The records are in Dutch, Flemish, French, and Latin.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Reading These Records

These records are written in Dutch. For help reading them see:

• Netherlands Languages
• Dutch Genealogical Word List
• Netherlands Handwriting
• Reading Dutch Records (PDF): Birth, Marriage, Death

FamilySearch Learning Center:

• Beginner Dutch Handwriting
• Names in Belgium and the Netherlands
• Search Classes in the Learning Center for classes with "Dutch" in the title

To Browse This Collection

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Netherlands, Friesland Province Church Records, 1543-1911.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Baptism Date and place of event Name of child Age or birth date Legitimacy Names of parents Residence place Witnesses or godparents

Marriage Date and place of event Name of bride and groom Residence, marital status, and age Names of parents Names of witnesses

Death Date and place of death Date and place of birth Place of residence Names of family members Cause of death

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  1746-79 Births

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  1797 Marriage Record

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  1680 Death Record