Limburg Genealogical Records

Limburg 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.

Limburg 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.

Limburg 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 Limburg

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.

Limburg 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.

Limburg 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.

Limburg 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.

Limburg Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Limburg 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.

Limburg 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 Limburg

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.

Limburg 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.

Limburg 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.

Limburg 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.

Limburg 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 Limburg

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Netherlands
1Janssen16,3021:6827.18%5
2Smeets8,2131:13563.25%69
3Peeters5,3941:20534.08%46
4Jacobs5,1981:21323.30%29
5Peters5,1511:21515.61%15
6Hendriks4,2741:25913.48%17
7Hermans4,0731:27133.17%75
8Willems3,8301:28920.66%36
9Jansen3,2691:3383.93%2
10Houben3,0111:36759.71%295
11Driessen2,9291:37725.32%81
12Beckers2,9181:37957.16%286
13Franssen2,7011:40953.45%293
14Habets2,5321:43675.00%514
15Simons2,4971:44327.15%115
16Lemmens2,4651:44848.33%288
17Timmermans2,4181:45718.75%71
18Theunissen2,3421:47244.79%273
19Geurts2,3271:47528.97%138
20Rutten2,2221:49725.70%122
21Schreurs2,1691:51037.03%222
22Coenen2,1521:51442.34%289
23Moonen2,1021:52646.35%337
24Hendrix2,0141:54956.91%487
25Joosten1,9761:55925.25%141
26Martens1,9731:56014.47%61
27Smits1,9411:5697.51%24
28Thijssen1,8301:60425.77%162
29Cremers1,8071:61248.77%458
30Vaessen1,7781:62257.54%577
31Cox1,7631:62746.74%441
32Kessels1,6811:65755.33%593
33Jongen1,6551:66863.87%726
34Wolters1,6231:68115.83%100
35de Jong1,5961:6921.75%1
36Stevens1,5881:69618.07%120
37Linssen1,5441:71650.08%579
38Ramakers1,5411:71766.05%849
39van Dijk1,5381:7192.65%6
40Hanssen1,5231:72657.78%713
41Maessen1,4591:75861.10%819
42Vossen1,4151:78147.98%608
43Heijnen1,3921:79427.97%302
44Kusters1,3621:81133.40%399
45Meijers1,3511:81825.84%274
46Nelissen1,3481:82043.21%571
47Schmitz1,3451:82235.84%448
48Maas1,3331:8297.76%40
49Gubbels1,3271:83357.70%872
50de Vries1,3041:8481.67%3
50Geelen1,3041:84849.47%713
50Hamers1,3041:84833.20%422
53Claessens1,3011:85048.44%697
54Derks1,2981:85117.21%146
55Dohmen1,2751:86767.39%1,139
56Hendrikx1,2631:87534.26%461
57Bos1,2601:8773.20%13
57Brouwers1,2601:87718.76%177
59Gielen1,2541:88137.54%521
60Claessen1,2481:88653.72%855
61Engelen1,2281:90029.18%380
62Verstappen1,1961:92436.32%532
63Arts1,1931:92615.86%148
64Wetzels1,1811:93675.08%1,468
65Mertens1,1521:95928.57%403
66Aarts1,1491:96214.20%134
66Wijnands1,1491:96229.71%431
68Kuijpers1,1341:97513.08%121
69Goossens1,1291:97915.67%158
70Bosch1,1201:9878.52%66
70Wijnen1,1201:98720.88%261
72Evers1,1171:9899.60%80
73Custers1,1111:99559.99%1,161
74Brouns1,1051:1,00065.77%1,337
75Engels1,0911:1,01324.22%344
76Beurskens1,0881:1,01660.88%1,229
77Reijnders1,0731:1,03030.29%486
78Verheijen1,0671:1,03621.66%306
79Coumans1,0641:1,03966.50%1,429
80Cuijpers1,0611:1,04250.62%983
81Dassen1,0471:1,05659.49%1,259
81Konings1,0471:1,05617.12%207
83Linders1,0381:1,06529.80%496
84Heuts1,0291:1,07474.40%1,737
84Sanders1,0291:1,0748.93%82
86van der Berg1,0171:1,0873.09%16
86Vermeulen1,0171:1,0874.41%26
88Wouters9911:1,11510.27%106
89Snijders9791:1,12911.36%124
90Gorissen9681:1,14248.59%1,059
91Voncken9651:1,14572.34%1,827
92Vos9621:1,1492.82%14
93Bongers9471:1,16719.43%310
94Coolen9381:1,17827.18%503
95Deckers9361:1,18140.21%852
96Frijns9301:1,18875.49%2,027
97Senden9271:1,19276.93%2,079
98Leenders9241:1,19617.76%277
99Maassen9211:1,20029.33%563
100Gommans9061:1,22060.12%1,551
101Penders9031:1,22456.79%1,448
102de Groot8951:1,2352.18%10
103Bakker8891:1,2431.44%4
104Pieters8741:1,26513.41%183
104Wolfs8741:1,26531.54%668
106Daemen8711:1,26952.56%1,361
107Niessen8651:1,27841.91%1,008
108Meuwissen8621:1,28270.77%2,053
109Schoenmakers8571:1,29017.89%317
110Bemelmans8511:1,29971.45%2,118
111Nijssen8421:1,31323.37%475
112Essers8361:1,32267.47%2,010
112Lamers8361:1,32215.14%236
114Bouten8301:1,33256.62%1,615
115Kersten8241:1,34112.93%192
115Stassen8241:1,34162.38%1,851
117Meijer8221:1,3452.06%12
117van der Heuvel8221:1,3457.78%95
119Jeurissen8191:1,34947.76%1,304
120Mulders8161:1,35414.92%241
121Caris8131:1,35961.59%1,853
121Offermans8131:1,35963.07%1,908
121Ramaekers8131:1,35961.68%1,858
124Palmen8101:1,36470.50%2,209
125Pelzer8011:1,38076.80%2,478
125Smit8011:1,3801.71%8
125Tummers8011:1,38060.27%1,835
128Gerards7981:1,38551.35%1,500
129van der Linden7841:1,4103.72%31
130Schepers7721:1,43213.03%219
131Ritzen7661:1,44373.72%2,491
131Slangen7661:1,44362.84%2,050
133Manders7601:1,45415.27%303
134Reinders7571:1,46013.12%229
135Keulen7541:1,46643.41%1,279
135Litjens7541:1,46645.26%1,348
137Frissen7511:1,47273.13%2,529
138Wilms7481:1,47836.65%1,024
139Jaspers7431:1,48816.17%333
140Aerts7311:1,51224.25%600
141Thissen7281:1,51846.55%1,489
142Lenssen7221:1,53153.13%1,780
143Salden7161:1,54471.60%2,610
143Visser7161:1,5441.28%7
145Verhoeven7131:1,5504.30%43
146Frenken7081:1,56158.85%2,085
146Lemmen7081:1,56141.14%1,296
148van der Ven7051:1,5686.98%102
149Geraedts6961:1,58860.52%2,206
150Teeuwen6931:1,59525.74%694
151de Boer6871:1,6091.58%9