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General
About
names
- Belgium,
spreading of familynames (Sopres) gives you a quick graphical view (in a map) on the
spreading of peoples with the name you are looking for; it is not clear what
source is used; for Germany
(interesting for the border area) a similar site exists
- Belgium,
use of firstnames 1900-1999 (Sopres) you can create a diagram to see
the frequency of a firstname in civil records of births
- Belgium,
spreading of family names 1998 based upon the official register ('rijksregister')
of that year
- Belgium,
nowadays spreading of family names
- Netherlands,
spreading of family names per province according to the 1947 census [SEARCH] the
database (still in development) also contains other informations about family names
- Netherlands,
family names of persons without a fixed abode according to the 1947 census
[SEARCH] 5800 names, divided over 32.420 persons, mostly on board or
occupants of (house)boats and occupants of caravans with their families;
only the number of persons are mentioned, as can be found in the central
register of population of 1947
- Netherlands,
spreading of family names 1998 based on the telephone register;
shows a map; for Germany
(interesting for the border area) a similar site exists
- Netherlands,
first name database ('Nederlandse Voornamen Databank')
[SEARCH]
Biographical
data
- Belgium,
bio-bibliography liberal prominents 1830-1990 [INDEX]
- Biographical
Index handy to find references to all kind of biographical books;
note: the Biographical lexicon (for instance) is not yet part of this
index!; fill in the family name and search in 'biografische index'
- Biographical
lexicon here you can find which people are mentioned in the lexicons with each a short
biography (Dutch and colonial Dutch people from the second part of the 19th century and
this century)
- Biographical
portal 634-2005 information from various biographical collections
- Brussels,
index of Jewish family names in the dictionary of Genealogy and Biography
index
in which Jewish families can be found, who lived for a long or very short time in Brussels
pinpointing you to the sources; go to 'Documents' and than to 'Brussels
genealogy'
- Catholic
Documentation Centre (KDC), important catholic peoples 20th century [INDEX] a
selection from the biographical documentation of this centre; you will find scans from
press- and periodical cuttings
- Dutch-speaking
authors 1766-now [INDEX] biographies made by 'de Maatschappij der Nederlandse
Letterkunde'
- The
Netherlands, 'New Dutch Biographic Dictionary' [SEARCH or not] over 22.000 short biographies notable Dutch citizens born prior
to 1910
- Gent,
biographical repertory female painters 1880-1914 [PDF] file is 650 KB
- Netherlands,
womens' lexicon 500-1850
- Netherlands,
writers from the Middle Ages till nowadays [INDEX]
- Netherlands,
plastic
artists
±1200-nowadays database from the Netherlands Institute for Art
History with basic data and references to sources of 200.000 Dutch and
foreign artists
- Netherlands,
register of bell-founders 13th-20th century [INDEX]
- Netherlands,
repertory map makers 1500-1900 [PDF]
- Netherlands, painters 1729
the book (in Dutch) 'De levensbeschryvingen van de Nederlandsche konst-schilders en
konst-schilderessen' by Jacob Campo Weyerman can be watched online; containing biographies
of famous Dutch painters; it is an enlarged edition of 'De Groote Schouburgh der
Nederlandsche Konstschilders en schilderessen' by Arnold Houbraken from 1718; there is an
alphabetical index of names and a portrait gallery giving access to many portraits of the
artists mentioned in the book; alternative
entry
- Netherlands,
index on biografies of Dutch entrepeneurs 19th-20th century
- Netherlands,
biographical lexicon of socialism and labour movement [INDEX]
Books
- Brabant
(duchy), names of prelates, barons, knights and squires circa 1300
- Bronnen voor de geschiedenis der Abdij Rijnsburg 1140-1620 with register of the abbesses, register of charters and resumés 1140-1620, fiefs (manboek) 1383-1463 and
bills and related documents 1375-1500
- (The)
Amsterdam Town Council, 1578-1600 (J.E. Elias) based on the book from Elias (over the
periode 1578-1798) research is done on the members of the Council in the mentioned period
- Eeclo,
collection of Charters, Chronicles and other historical documents (late Middle Ages)
these documents are collected by Eduard Neelemans and published in 1865; you can search in
an index on place name and familyname to see what names can be found in the documents
- Friesland, stamboek van den Frieschen adel
1846, compiled by Arent van Halmael (1788-1850) en Montanus de Haan Hettema (1796-1873)
- Gent
(and surroundings), the "Gends Charter-Book" (late Middle Ages) knight
Karel-Lodewijk Diericx collected these charters from the abbeys of Sint-Pieters and
Sint-Baafs in Gent and published them in 1821; they are very important for the history of
Gent and the communities Gijzenzele, Lochristi, Evergem, Wondelgem, Sleidinge, Moerbeke,
Destelbergen, Afsnee, De Pinte, Merelbeke, Dikkelvenne, Rupelmonde, Desselgem, Beveren,
Kaprijke, Lembeke, Bassevelde, Zaffelare, Vurste, Avelgem, Erpe, Letterhoutem, Hulst and
Sint-Jans; you can search in an index on place name and familyname to see what names can
be found in the documents
- Lower Meuse
region, transcript tax register 1104-1534 go to 'Toon alle 81 resultaten'; concerning 'rekeningen' Geervliet, Gleede,Gorinchem, Gouda, Heusden, Schoonhoven and Strienemode
- (De) Protestantse Kerk in de Midden-Molukken 1803-1900. Een bronnenpublicatie. I,
1803-1854 (Chr.G.F. de Jong) [PDF] interesting book from 2004 with a
lot of transcribed documents
- Region
Wellin/Saint-Hubert (province Luxembourg), indexes on several workings
16th-17th century the actual lists/countings are not available
- Sources for the history of Middelburg in the feudal period 'Bronnen tot de geschiedenis van Middelburg in den landsheerlijken tijd' (14th - 16th century) includes 3 parts
- The toll of Iersekeroord 1321-1572 'De tol van Iersekeroord' with documents 1321-1572, income from leasing 1346-1572 and bills 1412-1570
- Vriezenveen,
index of the book 'Ken uw dorp en heb het lief ...' also
containing all inhabitants of this village; go to 'Ken uw dorp ...' in the
menu in the left frame
Devotional
images, notifications of death
- Belgium,
collection Brysse mortuary cards 19th/20th century [ZIP, MDB]
- Bemmel, index devotional images
- Bommelerwaard,
images devotional cards -1946
[SEARCH]
- Diocese
Breda, devotional images kept by priests from 'Het Begijnhof' in Breda from
1780-±1930 1200
'gedachtenisprentjes' mostly from the diocese of Breda, but also from other places in the
Netherlands and some of them from Belgium
- Friesland,
index devotional images [SEARCH]
- Geleen,
index obituary cards Lindenheuvel cemetry 1925-now
- Heemkundekring
De Elf Rotten, index images mostly from Noord-Brabant, 20th century go
to 'Bronnen'
- Heerlen
(and surroundings), devotional cards [INDEX] go to: Genealogie >
Bidprentjes
- Houthem, Broekhem
and Geulhem, devotional cards
- Kessel
(province Antwerpen, Belgium), devotional images 1890-1995 [ZIP,
XLS]
- Leuven,
index at the local government recieved notifications of death 19th-20th
century
- Limburg
(province Netherlands), index devotional images
- Meetjesland
(area in the provinces Oost- and West-Vlaanderen), devotional
images [SEARCH+] over 30.000 items; go to
'Digitale Bronbewerkingen'
- Meijel,
collection devotional images 19th-20th century [INDEX]
- Noord-Brabant,
devotional images 19th century [MORE]
- Noord-Brabant
(Eastern-Langstraat), devotional images 1823-nowadays [INDEX, SEARCH]
go to 'Database'
- Venlo,
devotional images [INDEX]
- Venray,
devotional images [INDEX or SEARCH]
- Ravel,
Weelde and Poppel, devotional images and (with images) notifications of death go to 'bidprentjes'
or 'rouwbrieven'
- Roosendaal,
devotional images [SEARCH+]
- Zundert-Rijsbergen-Wernhout,
devotional images
Inventories
- Boedelbank
Meertensinstituut [SEARCH] with appr. 3000 inventories (made in Doesburg,
Geldermalsen, Groenlo, Lichtenvoorde, Maassluis, Maasland, Medemblik,
Oirschot, Rosmalen, Twisk, Weesp and Weesperkarspel) over
the period 1625-1900
- Getty
Provenance Index [SEARCH] with 5729 inventories from the
Netherlands over the period 1617-1815
Names
- Ancestors
at the Dutch Wadden shalows Terschelling and Vlieland you will find a list with
familynames of which data are available; on request you can get extensive informations
(genealogies/parentrees) from this huge collection; remark: the Dutch-page has more names
- Antwerpen,
collection 'Fonds Plaisier' 1292-1659 interesting coctail with data
from a broad variety of sources
- Barneveld,
chronicles 2nd-21th century [partly PDF] various data, such as from
judicial and notarial sources
- Bilthoven,
family annonces cath. parish Laurens 1985-2002
- Gouda,
people born here before 1900 [PDF] file with over 21.000 persons (does not
contain all born people in Gouda!); file is 3,4 MB
- 's-Hertogenbosch,
schepenzegels 1300-1629 [INDEX] aan de verzameling wordt nog gewerkt
- Koksijde (West-Vlaanderen),
index births, public notice of marriages, marriages and deaths 1999-
go to
"Tijdingen maart-april 1999" or later and than go to "Burgerlijke stand
..."
- Maarssen,
clearing graves 1970-1979
- Netherlands,
printers 16th-19th century [INDEX]
- Netherlands,
members of cultural and scientific societies 1770-1810 [SEARCH]
- Nederland,
persons mentioned in photo-books [SEARCH]
- Oudenbosch,
aldaar geboren priests and conventuals
- Terschelling,
families living here around end of the 17th century and their descendants
[INDEX] family reconstructions based on baptisms and marriages and later
civil records of marriage
- Zeeland,
index portraits private persons 16th-20th century
- Zeeuw-Vlaanderen,
patients from the family doctor Van Looy, ± 1942 [XLS] concerning faked illnesses of
male patients from this family doctor; doing this he prevented that this men had to go to
Germany to work there ('arbeidsdienst') during WW-II
- Zuid-Holland-islands
(mainly), several data [SEARCH] mentioned because of the huge amount of data
Newspapers
- Friesland,
Leeuwarder Courant 1752-2001 at the moment only a demo is
available
- Netherlands,
family announcements
- Netherlands,
photos (selection) Dutch Press Agency ANP 1900-1996
- Noord-Holland,
various newspapers 1843-1955 [SEARCH] with at the moment: Alkmaar - Alkmaarsche Courant 1930-1939, De Vrije Alkmaarder 1945-1950 / Callantsoog - Badbode voor Callantsoog 1938, 1947, 1954-1991
(incomplete) / Den Helder - Nieuwe Courant van Den Helder 1861-1865, Weekblad van Den Helder en het Nieuwediep 1843-1858, Heldersche en Nieuwedieper Courant 1858-1880, 1884-1893. Vliegend blaadje 1874-1914, Heldersche Courant 1866-1877, 1914-1941, 1945-1955, Dagblad voor Hollands Noorderkwartier 1942, Dagblad voor Noord-Holland : editie Den Helder 1942-1945 / Schagen - Dagblad Hollands Noorderkwartier, editie Schagen 1941-1942, Dagblad Noord-Holland, Schager editie 1942-1944, Schager Courant 1857-1872, 1874-1942 (1911-1915
incomplete, will be completed in 2010) / Wieringen en Wieringermeer - Wieringer courant 1912-1913, 1915-1942, Wieringermeerbode 1942-1945, Mededeelingenblad Wieringermeer en Wieringen 1942-1943
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- Aalst
(region), various newspapers mostly 1850-1930
- Alphen aan de Rijn and environs,
images newspapers 1874-1947 [SEARCH] concerns De Rijnbode, De Rijnlandsche Courant, de Schakel, Illegaal, Trouw, De Vrije Pers, Oranjebulletin, de Typhoon, het Nieuws en Kroniek van de Week
- Bommelerwaard,
images weekly newspapers 1810-1814, 1873-1969, 1980 [SEARCH]
- Breda,
images 'Bredasche Courant' 1814-1870 [SEARCH]
- Breda,
résumés articles newspapers 1978-nowadays
- Den
Helder (and surroundings), family announcements newspaper NoordHollands Dagblad Den Helder e/o
2003-now [SEARCH]
- Deurne,
transcripts 'Nieuwsblad van Deurne' 1941-1942 and 'Het Licht' 1945, 1948
Temporarily not available
- Dordrecht, Christelijk Nieuwsblad, Het Kompas and the Dordrechtsche Courant 1789-1945
[PDF] [SEARCH]
- Eemland,
various newspapers 1848-1964 [SEARCH]
- Elburg,
index Elbuger Courant 1910-1912, 1940-1947
- Gelderlander, De,
complete serie of newspapers 1856-1956 [SEARCH] choose button Gelderlander Online
(right side)
- Groene
Amsterdammer, De, complete serie of newspapers 1877-1940 [SEARCH]
- Haerlemsche
Courant, de Oprechte (newspaper), advertisements from the years 1658 (Weeckelijcke
courante van Europa), 1660, 1662, 1664-1675
- Harderwijk,
index newspapers 1813...2003
- Land van Heusden en Altena, de Langstraat en de Bommelerwaard,
images 'Nieuwsblad voor het Land van ...' 1881-1950 [SEARCH] incl. 'De Sirene' 1945-1946
- Laren, images Larensche Courant De Bel [SEARCH] [Adobe Flash]
- Leeuwarden,
Leeuwarder Courant 1752- [SEARCH, REGISTRATION]
- Leeuwarden,
't Kleine Krantsje 1964-1997
- Leiden,
images newspapers 1720-2004 [SEARCH] concerns Advertentien, Aankondigingen en Berigten van Leyden (1812-1813), Leydse Courant (1720-1731, 1733-1776, 1794-1856), Leidsche Courant (1922-1929), Leidse Courant (jan-febr. 1961, 1979-1990), Nieuwe Leidsche Courant (1920-1940, 1944-1974, 1976), Leidsch Dagblad (1860-1950, 1959-1960, 1979-1997, 1999-2004) en Trouw (1918-1920, 1924, 1946, 1974-1978)
- Rotterdam,
the newspaper Het Rotterdams Nieuwsblad 1940-1946 there is a second
entry (1940-1945), go to 'kranten'
- Soest,
the newspapers De Soester 1921-1934 and Soester Courant 1921-2005
Temporarily not available
- Telegraaf, index personal announcements 1999-2008 [SEARCH] go to 'familieberichten'
- Texel, Texelsche Courant 1887-
nowadays [ZOEK] [Adobe Flash]
- Tilburg,
index of emigrants (1951-1962) mentioned in the newspaper 'Het Nieuwsblad van het Zuiden'
and of deceased (1988-) mentioned in the newspaper 'De Tilburgse Koerier'
- Tilburg,
index newspapers 'Tilburgsche Courant' (1865 -
1931) and
'Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant' (1879 - 1964) [SEARCH]
- Utrecht, images 'Utrechts Nieuwsblad' 1893 -1900 [SEARCH]
- Rotterdam
and surroundings, index articles daily and weekly newspapers 1933-nowadays
[SEARCH]
- Waasland,
index and images newspapers “De Schelde” 1882-1888 and “Gazette van Temsche”
1861-1960
- Waterland
(region), images newspapers 1854-1944 [SEARCH] concerns Algemeen Weekblad, Jisper en Wormer advertentieblad, De Drie Meren, De omroeper, Nieuwe Purmerender Courant, Provinciale NH Courant, De Waterlander, Purmerender Courant and Schuitemakers Purmerender Courant
- Weert, index weekly newspapers Kanton Weert 1869-1909, 1915-1942, 1945-1991 and Op de Keper 1967-1996
[SEARCH]
- Woerden and environs,
images newspapers 1925-1965 [SEARCH] concerns Woerdensch Weekblad, Woerdensche Courant, Het Nieuws van Harmelen, Het Vrije Woord en Woerdens Nieuwsblad
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