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List of Dutch Terms Used in Family Records

By Wendwell |
General Genealogy

I have spent much of the last week researching the Dutch ancestors of the Liverpool Demunniks.

Much of the research I could do via the English language version of Archiven Netherlands - https://www.archieven.nl/en/ - which is free and user-friendly.

Occasionally I dipped into the Dordrecht Archive. This is also free but not available in English.

I made a list of terms encountered to help my searching.

Given that Liverpool was a major port and the Netherlands a major sailing nation, I suspect I am one of many Scousers whose ancestry links to Dutch seafarers.

I tried attaching the list of terms as a pdf but it seems only images are allowed.

Is there away of sharing other than copying and pasting into a Forum message?

 

 

With a .pdf file unfortunately not, I have to ask why you didn't create a document rather than .pdf? We do have a "For Posterity" Board on our old forum where we keep a lot of collected transcriptions etc. and where it would be the best place to keep such valuable information.

Hi Mary, I created a the pdf from a Word document because pdf files can be easily read on almost any device via a free program that takes up very little memory. While Adobe Reader has got bloated, there are alternatives, such as Sumatra Reader, that keep things simple.

I have your Forum Admin email address and can send the list in either format.

 

One of the reasons for not uploading a .pdf file is that it isn't recognised or picked up by search engines.  I'd be happy if you wished to post on our For Posterity Board, with a copy and paste from your Word doc.

Thank you, transcripts of headings we wouldn't normally understand eg from Dutch, will be appreciated by any needing them in the future.