Zeeland Genealogical Records

Zeeland 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.

Zeeland 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.

Zeeland 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 Zeeland

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.

Zeeland 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.

Zeeland 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.

Zeeland 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.

Zeeland Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Zeeland 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.

Zeeland 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 Zeeland

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.

Zeeland 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.

Zeeland 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.

Zeeland 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.

Zeeland 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 Zeeland

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Netherlands
1de Jonge2,0991:17813.53%50
2Jansen1,4331:2611.72%2
3Dekker1,4101:2654.49%18
4de Visser1,2901:29023.04%233
5Dieleman1,0981:34153.88%1,027
6Bakker1,0851:3451.76%4
7Wisse1,0761:34839.07%672
8Janse1,0561:35424.47%365
9de Jong1,0171:3681.11%1
10van der Velde9851:3809.71%101
11van Belzen9201:40768.35%1,809
12Hamelink8941:41943.48%1,015
13de Vos8481:4416.72%73
14Sinke8161:45945.08%1,202
15Visser7771:4821.39%7
16van den Berge7701:48629.96%736
17Boone7641:49036.75%996
18Maas7601:4924.42%40
19Koster6991:5353.99%39
20Vermeulen6921:5413.00%26
21de Witte6891:54321.04%536
22de Vries6791:5510.87%3
23van Damme6531:57333.80%1,103
24Mol6401:5855.67%85
25Louwerse6341:59042.75%1,586
25Riemens6341:59046.38%1,766
27van Dijke6301:59429.75%975
27Verhage6301:59427.25%863
29Vos6141:6091.80%14
30Koole6081:61524.16%761
31Meijer5951:6291.49%12
32van der Berg5781:6471.76%16
33Joosse5751:65146.45%2,012
33Schipper5751:6514.73%77
35Dingemanse5691:65855.14%2,509
35Minderhoud5691:65846.52%2,046
37Jobse5561:67346.61%2,112
38Krijger5491:68224.89%928
39Schot5431:68917.78%587
40de Kok5391:6949.95%249
41van Dijk5261:7110.91%6
42Hage5201:72020.94%771
43Weststrate5171:72445.87%2,250
44Maljaars5101:73468.55%3,642
45de Nooijer5001:74849.85%2,603
45de Smit5001:74830.94%1,412
45van der Maas5001:74824.20%1,006
48de Ridder4971:7538.13%207
48Francke4971:75363.23%3,409
48van Liere4971:75346.36%2,397
51de Waal4941:7578.72%230
52Boonman4911:76243.53%2,247
53Poppe4811:77831.98%1,554
53Walhout4811:77864.48%3,631
55de Graaf4781:7832.08%27
56Brouwer4681:8001.60%20
56de Bruijn4681:8003.00%48
58Scheele4581:81744.51%2,521
59Bos4551:8221.16%13
59Wondergem4551:82249.89%2,882
61Moerland4521:82830.64%1,603
62Quist4451:84122.51%1,068
62Traas4451:84151.09%3,040
64Smits4421:8471.71%24
65Boogaard4391:85214.76%603
66van Leeuwen4351:8601.41%19
67de Jager4321:8665.03%125
68Davidse4291:87247.51%2,916
68Rijk4291:87227.12%1,457
70de Rijke4221:88726.49%1,442
70Janssen4221:8870.70%5
70Polderman4221:88725.51%1,367
73de Bruine4191:89340.29%2,485
74Geluk4161:89922.88%1,191
74Kole4161:89938.31%2,354
76Adriaanse4031:92821.07%1,121
76de Bruijne4031:92824.32%1,361
76de Putter4031:92852.82%3,540
79de Groot4001:9350.97%10
80de Feijter3961:94548.65%3,275
80de Koning3961:9453.18%74
82Sturm3901:95935.85%2,351
83Mulder3831:9770.94%11
83Verburg3831:9779.59%410
85Slabbekoorn3801:98550.00%3,552
86Roelse3771:99356.10%4,082
87Blok3741:1,0004.41%129
87van der Weele3741:1,00033.79%2,297
89Martens3701:1,0112.71%61
89Stroo3701:1,01140.31%2,863
91Dees3671:1,02039.46%2,830
92Meerman3641:1,02822.10%1,370
92Pieters3641:1,0285.58%183
92van der Linde3641:1,0286.65%240
95de Looff3611:1,03652.32%3,985
95Geuze3611:1,03641.78%3,069
95Provoost3611:1,03650.21%3,784
95Wattel3611:1,03653.80%4,087
99de Leeuw3541:1,0573.29%90
100Boot3511:1,0666.98%297
100de Regt3511:1,06616.06%938
102de Klerk3481:1,0758.67%407
102Luteijn3481:1,07544.27%3,409
102Meulmeester3481:1,07559.08%4,710
105de Koster3441:1,08826.42%1,889