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Verifying the Data: Centenarians in the 1899 Dutch Census

Posted on 14-05-202131-05-2021 by Willem R. J. Vermeulen

Census results are one of the main sources used to analyse the population in a certain area. Within the Netherlands, aggregated Dutch census results can be found online. Personally, I love this easy access to 19th century data – it helps me in contextualizing a lot of my findings. For instance, the published data on…

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Roman Catholic Baptisms in Diemen, 1692-1812

Posted on 24-05-202016-05-2021 by Willem R. J. Vermeulen

Church books are an important resource in researching Dutch citizens before the introduction of civil registration. As a result, many of these church books are available online, along with indexes to all entries. However, the Roman Catholic church books of Diemen, a town nearby Amsterdam, were not. Having used indexes made by many other people…

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