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- Overview: Learn about Netherlands civil registration in this FamilySearch Wiki article.
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- Learn more about Dutch civil registration in this article.
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Vincent Van Gogh was born in the Netherlands. Use the "FS: Netherland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1910" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:
- When was Vincent Van Gogh born?
- Where was he born?
- What is his mother's name?
- Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
- In the search screen, enter "Vincent" as the first name and "Van Gogh" as the last name.
- In the search results screen, click the document icon for Vincent Van Gogh.
- Read the information in the center column. More information is found on the right of the page.
- Vincent was born on 22 March 1866.
- He was born in Amsterdam.
- His mother is Johanna Franken.
(Contributed by Brent Bunker )
QUIKLinks
- FS: Netherlands Births and Baptisms, 1564-1910 (More)
- MH: Netherlands, Civil Births, 1811-1915
- AC: Netherlands, Birth Index, 1784-1917 (in Dutch)
- MH: Netherlands, Civil Marriages, 1811-1940
- AC: Genlias Marriage Index, 1795-1944
- FS: Netherlands Marriages, 1565-1892 (More)
- FS: Netherlands Deaths and Burials, 1668-1945 (More)
- MH: Netherlands, Civil Deaths, 1811-1965
- AC: Genlias Death Index, 1796-1960
- MH: Dutch Death Notices
- FS: Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Vital Records (More)
- FS: Netherlands, Archival Indexes, Public Records (More)
- AC: Netherlands, Phone Book Indexes, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2011
- AC: Amsterdam, Netherlands, Population Index, 1780-1865 (in Dutch)
- AC: Drenthe Province, Netherlands, Civil Registration, 1811-1942 (in Dutch)
- AC: Friesland Province, Netherlands, Civil Registration, 1811-1950 (in Dutch)
- AC: Gelderland Province, Netherlands, Civil Registration, 1811-1950 (in Dutch)
- AC: Groningen Province, Netherlands, Civil Registration, 1811-1940 (in Dutch)
- AC: Leiden, Netherlands, Birth Index, 1670-1913 (in Dutch)
- AC: Leiden, Netherlands, Marriage Index, 1575-1934 (in Dutch)
- MH: Leiden, Netherlands, Marriage Banns, 1575-1811
- AC: Leiden, Netherlands, Death Index, 1811-1960 (in Dutch)
- AC: Limburg Province, Netherlands, Civil Registration, 1792-1922 (in Dutch)
- AC: Limburg Province, Certificates of Nationality, 1860-1913 (in Dutch)
- FS: Noord-Holland, Civil Registration, 1811-1950
- AC: Noord-Brabant Province, Netherlands, Civil Registration, 1811-1942 (in Dutch)
- AC: North Brabant, Netherlands, Markiezenhof Baptism Index, 1597-1810 (in Dutch)
- AC: North Brabant, Netherlands, Markiezenhof Marriage Index, 1597-1810 (in Dutch)
- AC: North Brabant, Netherlands, Markiezenhof Death Index, 1633-1960 (in Dutch)
- AC: Rotterdam, Netherlands, Birth Index, 1811-1913
- AC: Rotterdam, Netherlands, Marriage Index, 1811-1935
- AC: Rotterdam, Netherlands, Death Index, 1811-1960
- AC: Tilburg, Netherlands Births, 1811-1902
- AC: Tilburg, Netherlands, Marriages, 1811-1924
- MH: Tilburg, Netherlands, Marriage Banns, 1575-1811
- AC: Tilburg, Netherlands, Deaths, 1811-1940
- AC: Utrecht Province, Netherlands, Civil Registration, 1811-1950 (in Dutch)
- AC: Zuid-Holland Province, Civil Registration, 1679-1942 (in Dutch)
- AC: The Hague, Netherlands, Marriage Index, 1811-1931 (in Dutch)
- AC: The Hague, Netherlands, Death Index, 1811-1956 (in Dutch)
- AC: Zeeland Province, Netherlands, Civil Registration, 1796-1940 (in Dutch)
Netherlands Provinces
| Drenthe | Flevoland | Fryslân |
| Gelderland | Groningen | Limburg |
| Noord Brabant | Noord Holland | Overijssel |
| Utrecht | Zeeland | Zuid-Holland |
QUIKLinks for Provinces
Civil Registration:
Gelderland 1800-1952
Noord-Holland 1811-1950
Zuid-Holland 1679-1942
Leiden: Births
Marriages
Deaths
Marriage Banns
Notarial Records
Property Ownership
Burials
The Hague: Births
Marriages
Deaths
Noord-Brabant Church Records: 1473-1909
North Brabant, Netherlands, Markiezenhof Baptism Index 1597-1810
Noord-Holland Civil Registration: 1811-1950
Noord-Brabant, Netherlands, Province Population Registers: 1820-1930
Leiden:
Netherlands, Limburg Province, Certificates of Nationality, 1860-1913
Gelderland Civil Registration:
1811-1950