Cleaned Civil Registry Data from Dutch Archives

Unlinked civil registry data from over 30 city, regional, and provincial archives across the Netherlands. The dataset is cleaned and intended for researchers who wish to match civil registry data, with credit given to numerous Dutch archival institutions for data entry. Last updated on June 1, 2026.

Use Cases

• Genealogical record matching based on unlinked civil registry data
• Historical demographic analysis based on cleaned records from Dutch archives
• Validation of family tree data based on standardized archival sources

Strengths

• Data is cleaned and sourced from over 30 authoritative Dutch archives
• Explicitly intended for matching purposes, suggesting a structured format

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download

Provenance

Source

Indexes by city, regional, and provincial archives in the Netherlands, accessed via Central Bureau of Genealogy (CBG) or Open Archives.

Collection Method

Cleaned from archival indexes; data entry credited to listed archival institutions.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-01 06:11:10; freshness should be verified

Geography

Netherlands