Utrecht -- Selected Towns in Utrecht Province (1500’s to 1811) - by G.W. Brouwer-Verheijen

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Baptism, Marriage, Burial and Church Membership records. Contains approximately six thousand pages of information. The complete record as originally entered is included. Over 40 towns in Utrecht Province are covered.

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The following towns are included in the Index to Selected Towns in Utrecht:

Other Information about these records 

1. All records are from the Dutch Reformed Church, unless otherwise indicated.  Most of the other records are from the Catholic Church or are government records.
2. Dates are recorded as follows:  DD/MM/YYYY  (Example: 31-12-1750)
3. Name prefixes are ignored in alphabetizing the last names.  (Example:  van, van der, de, ‘t, etc.)
4. Ter Aar has some other small places included where the people went to the same church.  You will see those places listed in the records.  Some of them are Demmerik, Kortrijk, Portengen and Loenersloot.
5. The city of Ter Aa should be listed with the “A’s” and De Bilt should be listed under the “B’s” but computers don’t know that and have alphabetized them as with any others, so look for Ter Aa under “T” and De Bilt under “B.”
6. Baptism records:  If you wanted your child christened, a member of the church had to answer any questions that the Reverend had.  That person’s name is listed in the Baptismal records, along with the child’s name.  It is usually a member of the family.
7. Burial records: The family name of the person who died is in a larger font.  If the person who died is a married woman or a child, the first name of the father who informs them of the death is listed next.  After that is the name of the person buried, and the date of burial.
8. Marriages:  In the early years only a marriage in the Reformed Church was recognized.  If a couple wanted to be married in the Roman Catholic Church, they had to first get married in the Reformed Church or in the court, then they could marry in the Catholic Church.
9. Before 1811 people did not need to have a last name.  Sometimes they would call themselves something like, Jan Cornelisz.  That would mean that Jan was the son of Cornelis.  This is a great help in tracing our Dutch ancestors, because, very often, if we know the son’s name, we can also know his father’s first name.
10. These records usually contain the complete record in the church book.  Often other information in the record is helpful in identifying one’s ancestors.
11. These records are written in Dutch.  For those who do not read Dutch, I have these suggestions: 
1. Purchase a good Dutch-English/ English-Dutch Dictionary.  You can purchase them over the Internet (www.Amazon.com, for example).  I use “Cassel’s Dutch Dictionary” put out by Macmillan Publishing Company in New York.  It is about 700 pages long.  I paid $39.95 for it.
2. A less expensive way to find the words is to use an Internet web site.  There are several that I have found.  One is http://diction.travlang.com/DutchEnglish/  When I access it I get a lot of “pop up” ads, but it does pretty well for me.
3. Go to a Dutch discussion group on the Internet and post a message.  Someone who speaks Dutch will translate a few words for you.  I have a discussion group at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dutchgen/  There are others that are very good that you can find on other web sites also.

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