Gelderland Genealogical Records

Gelderland Birth & Baptism Records

Netherlands Birth & Baptism Index (1564-1910)

An index to over 2.1 million birth and baptism records, listing parents' names.

Netherlands Birth & Christening Index (1608-1882)

A database containing information extracted from birth and christening records from selected localities in The Netherlands, including parents' names.

Gelderland Marriage & Divorce Records

Netherlands Marriage Index (1565-1892)

An index to over 550,000 marriage records, including date and place of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.

Netherlands Marriage Index (1637-1892)

An index to around 70,000 marriage records, including date and place of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.

Gelderland Death & Burial Records

Netherlands Death & Burial Index (1668-1945)

An index of around 200,000 death records. The index may include names of relatives and details of the death.

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

A searchable database of over 1 million Jewish burials with photographs of the matzevot.

Newspapers Covering Gelderland

Name Card Index to AP Stories (1905-1990)

An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.

Subject Card Index to AP Stories (1937-1985)

An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.

AP Stories & Newsfeatures (1937-1985)

An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.

Gelderland Immigration & Travel Records

Mormon Migration Database (1840-1932)

Index of pioneer immigrants with image links to journals, autobiographies, letters, and other narratives. The immigrants were from the British, Scandinavian, Swedish, and Netherlands Missions.

Dutch Immigrants Arriving in New York (1881-1894)

50,000 extracts from New York passenger lists, including the name; gender; birthplace; age; occupation; country of origin; port of embarkation; ship accommodations; port of arrival; date of arrival; intended destination; family status; occupation and more of Dutch immigrants.

Dutch Immigrants to America (1820-1880)

The name; gender; age; occupation; last residence; port of embarkation; port of arrival; date of arrival; intended destination; family status; name of vessel and source information of 56,000 Dutch immigrants extracted from passenger lists.

Gelderland Military Records

UK WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls (1914-1920)

An index to over 6.5 million medals and awards bestowed on British military personnel. The awards are the British War Medal, Allied Victory Medal, 1914 Star, Territorial War Force Medal and Allied Subjects Medal; the latter of which contains many French, Belgians and Dutch.

Prisoners of War (1715-1945)

An index to and images records detailing the incarceration of 1.34 million military personnel, civilians, diplomats, missionaries & merchant seamen who were held as prisoners of war. The records cover British prisoners held by foreign powers and non-British prisoners held by Britain.

US WWII European Theater Army Records (1942-1946)

Administrative, strategic, and other documents relating to U.S. operations in Europe during World War II.

Register of Jewish Holocaust Survivors (1945)

Details of around 120,000 European Jews saved from concentration camps and ghettos.

Gelderland Directories & Gazetteers

CIA World Factbook (1994)

A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.

World Foreign Gazetteer (1998)

Useful for locating places, this searchable gazetteer gives brief details, latitude and longitude for more than 1.5 million features, places and regions throughout the world.

Crane's Directory & Buyer's Guide (1899-1900)

A directory listing manufactures in Britain, Europe and Australasia.

Gelderland Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

Gelderland Histories & Books

Ancestry Member Photos & Documents (6000 BC-Present)

Over 60 million historic photographs and documents submitted to Ancestry. This rich collection contains many rare sources of interest to local historians and will be relevant to most genealogical research.

Ancestry Member Stories (6000 BC-Present)

Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.

Register of Jewish Holocaust Survivors (1945)

Details of around 120,000 European Jews saved from concentration camps and ghettos.

Gelderland Occupation & Business Records

Slave Voyages Database (1514-1866)

The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database has information on more than 35,000 slave voyages that forcibly embarked over 12 million Africans for transport to the Americas between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Crane's Directory & Buyer's Guide (1899-1900)

A directory listing manufactures in Britain, Europe and Australasia.

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Gelderland

Monarch and Nobles of Medieval Germany (514-1600)

The lineages of German, Dutch, Luxembourgish, Czech and Austrian royalty and nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Ancestry Member Family Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Ancestry World Tree (6000 BC-1997)

A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.

Gelderland Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

Monarch and Nobles of Medieval Germany (514-1600)

The lineages of German, Dutch, Luxembourgish, Czech and Austrian royalty and nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Heraldry Clipart (1189-Present)

A growing collection of heraldic and related clip art that can be used to reconstruct a families' arms. Includes packs for British, German, Austrian, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Polish, Portuguese, French, Swiss and Dutch arms. Images are available in a variety of formats including vectors.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Gelderland Church Records

Mormon Migration Database (1840-1932)

Index of pioneer immigrants with image links to journals, autobiographies, letters, and other narratives. The immigrants were from the British, Scandinavian, Swedish, and Netherlands Missions.

Gelderland Maps

Old Maps Online (1497-2010)

An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.

Gelderland Reference Works

Heraldry Clipart (1189-Present)

A growing collection of heraldic and related clip art that can be used to reconstruct a families' arms. Includes packs for British, German, Austrian, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Polish, Portuguese, French, Swiss and Dutch arms. Images are available in a variety of formats including vectors.

Jewish Name Database (1400-Present)

A database containing variants of 100,000s of given names used by Jews.

Most Common Surnames in Gelderland

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Netherlands
1Jansen19,8891:10123.93%2
2Janssen14,3281:14123.89%5
3Peters10,1931:19830.88%15
4Hendriks7,5361:26723.77%17
5van Dijk7,3171:27512.61%6
6de Jong7,2271:2797.92%1
7de Vries6,9241:2918.86%3
8Mulder6,7331:29916.44%11
9Visser5,5831:36110.00%7
10Meijer5,2471:38413.16%12
11Bakker5,1381:3928.34%4
12Vos4,8971:41114.36%14
13Gerritsen4,7221:42738.61%76
14Willemsen4,6431:43439.17%79
15Bos4,6401:43411.78%13
16Smit4,6021:4389.83%8
17van der Berg4,5341:44413.79%16
18van den Berg4,4141:45616.01%21
19Brouwer4,0501:49713.83%20
20de Groot4,0421:4989.84%10
21van Beek3,8731:52021.71%38
22Derksen3,8591:52254.85%163
23de Boer3,7581:5368.63%9
24Jacobs3,6631:55016.42%29
25Willems3,4801:57918.77%36
26Smits3,4141:59013.21%24
27Scholten3,3401:60323.28%58
28Kok3,2581:61813.97%25
29Dekker3,1491:64010.04%18
30Evers3,1441:64127.01%80
31van der Brink3,0401:66343.37%164
32van Leeuwen3,0321:6649.84%19
33Klein2,9721:67821.10%59
34Teunissen2,9471:68439.18%148
35Huisman2,8711:70217.45%44
36Vermeulen2,8681:70212.43%26
37Driessen2,7041:74523.37%81
38Bosch2,6931:74820.49%66
39de Haan2,6171:77012.04%30
40Kersten2,4581:82038.57%192
41de Bruin2,4531:82112.97%34
42Schouten2,4171:83412.60%32
43Bosman2,3841:84521.38%86
44Roelofs2,3761:84831.52%147
45de Graaf2,2921:8799.99%27
46Geurts2,2481:89627.98%138
47de Wit2,2451:8978.66%23
48van der Linden2,2071:91310.46%31
49Berendsen2,1991:91652.71%385
50Vink2,1851:92216.30%64
51Verhoeven2,1521:93612.97%43
52Cornelissen2,1471:93827.52%142
52Derks2,1471:93828.47%146
54Hendriksen2,1441:94045.34%321
55Blom2,1411:94113.13%45
56Klaassen2,1331:94525.52%133
57van Dam2,1301:94612.52%41
58Arts2,1221:94928.21%148
59Sanders2,1111:95418.32%82
60Peeters2,1091:95513.32%46
61Rutten2,0651:97623.88%122
62Dijkstra2,0621:9777.68%22
63Gerrits2,0321:99127.87%155
64Wolters2,0271:99419.78%100
65Bouwman1,9991:1,00823.33%126
65van Wijk1,9991:1,00814.25%60
67Timmer1,9941:1,01020.72%109
68Koster1,9471:1,03511.12%39
69van den Brink1,9311:1,04333.04%224
70de Ruiter1,8901:1,06614.38%67
71van der Veen1,8651:1,0809.79%33
72van der Pol1,8351:1,09824.54%150
73van Doorn1,8221:1,10616.48%87
74van Essen1,8141:1,11129.32%203
75Lammers1,8001:1,11922.44%139
76Jonker1,7701:1,13813.99%72
77Berends1,7431:1,15632.41%256
78Kuiper1,7371:1,16011.70%54
79Joosten1,7261:1,16722.06%141
80de Bruijn1,7131:1,17610.98%48
81Nijenhuis1,6741:1,20430.66%242
82Lamers1,6721:1,20530.29%236
83Thijssen1,6391:1,22923.08%162
84Groot1,6091:1,25211.13%57
85Hermsen1,6031:1,25744.18%471
85Verbeek1,6031:1,25714.84%89
87van der Wal1,5901:1,26710.60%53
88de Leeuw1,5871:1,26914.73%90
89van der Meer1,5791:1,2766.97%28
90Post1,5651:1,28710.24%52
91Albers1,5621:1,29027.71%231
92Versteeg1,5601:1,29118.29%128
93Schuurman1,5301:1,31721.25%159
94Leenders1,5131:1,33229.08%277
95Arends1,5101:1,33423.73%193
95Nieuwenhuis1,5101:1,33424.43%204
97Polman1,5021:1,34141.71%476
98Hofman1,4941:1,34914.26%97
99Otten1,4831:1,35917.53%130
100Wassink1,4801:1,36144.13%520
101Kuipers1,4751:1,3669.34%47
102Martens1,4721:1,36910.80%61
103Prins1,4691:1,3718.67%42
104Kramer1,4561:1,3849.47%51
105Schut1,4531:1,38725.03%227
106Harmsen1,4451:1,39432.34%350
107van Veen1,4421:1,3979.74%55
108Kamphuis1,4311:1,40820.02%161
109Brink1,4181:1,42120.95%174
109van der Heijden1,4181:1,4219.12%49
111van der Horst1,4151:1,42413.30%93
112Hermans1,4121:1,42711.50%75
113van Vliet1,3961:1,4437.52%35
114Buitenhuis1,3741:1,46639.86%504
115van den Heuvel1,3661:1,47514.77%114
116de Haas1,3601:1,48114.05%105
116Franken1,3601:1,48116.83%135
118van Eck1,3571:1,48521.27%191
119Maas1,3491:1,4937.85%40
120Burgers1,3411:1,50231.65%375
121Boer1,3251:1,5218.97%56
121Stevens1,3251:1,52115.08%120
123Schipper1,3161:1,53110.82%77
124Bouwmeester1,3001:1,55025.37%283
125Timmermans1,2951:1,55610.04%71
126Muller1,2671:1,59012.15%98
127Groeneveld1,2651:1,59313.06%104
128van der Beek1,2591:1,60026.67%322
129Vermeer1,2451:1,61814.85%131
130de Lange1,2351:1,6319.56%70
131Klomp1,2321:1,63523.16%267
131Wouters1,2321:1,63512.77%106
133Kroon1,2211:1,65011.73%99
133van Mourik1,2211:1,65025.55%319
135Pol1,2181:1,65422.34%245
136van den Broek1,2131:1,66114.20%127
137van der Heuvel1,2101:1,66511.45%95
138de Jonge1,2021:1,6767.75%50
139van der Kamp1,1961:1,68529.04%395
140van Ginkel1,1911:1,69226.58%349
141van der Broek1,1881:1,69611.91%103
141Verhoef1,1881:1,69616.38%156
143van Schaik1,1851:1,70014.84%140
144Beekman1,1771:1,71226.17%345
144Hoekstra1,1771:1,7126.53%37
146Koning1,1611:1,7358.84%68
147Bongers1,1471:1,75623.53%310
147Theunissen1,1471:1,75621.94%273
149Baars1,1391:1,76916.42%170
149Bouman1,1391:1,76914.76%144
151Nijhof1,1361:1,77329.16%427
152Van Loon1,1311:1,7819.42%78
153de Vos1,1281:1,7868.94%73
154Koopman1,1251:1,79111.66%107
155Groen1,1231:1,7948.29%63
156van Laar1,1201:1,79926.96%389
157Verweij1,1171:1,80415.26%152
158Beumer1,1121:1,81232.30%506
158ter Horst1,1121:1,81225.31%358
160ten Have1,1061:1,82233.52%531
160Vonk1,1061:1,82212.34%118
162Aalbers1,0981:1,83542.92%744