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Birth records in Holland

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amanda louise

amanda louise Report 3 Mar 2013 18:52

Hi I wonder if anyone can help. I found out yesterday that I have a half sister in Holland somewhere. Can anyone tell me how I would go about tracing her. I am waiting for a letter containing her name from my father whom I have only just found thanks to the help of some wonderfull people on GR. Any help and advice would be amazing. Thank you <3
Off to make a cuppa as I have a visitor, but I shall be checking back shortly

+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 4 Mar 2013 00:49

Lets hope he can give you a name and a date (year) of birth.

From the looks of it, assuming she was born there, Civil registration events before 1945ish are not made public.

There are a couple of members who live in Holland; they may know how to search for living relatives.

If you have an up to date surname, you might be able to find her in the phone book

http://www.detelefoongids.nl/?locale=en_NL&newSession=true

or one of the social media sites.



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I am NOT an employee of GR, just a paying member. Any advice, guidance or suggestions offered is given in good faith.

amanda louise

amanda louise Report 4 Mar 2013 12:37

Thank you +++DetEcTive+++ as soon as I have the relevant information I shall add it to this post and thank you for the link. I am positivley itching to find out her name and beggin my search :-) One thing I do know is that she was born sometime between 1977 and 1979. :-)

Thomas

Thomas Report 30 Mar 2013 18:04

Have a look at http://www.gahetna.nl/en which is the website of the Friends of the Nationaal Archief (the Dutch National Archives). It is available in English and Dutch and has useful tips on searching for Dutch ancestors. Obviously, original records will be in Dutch but it is a good website to start you off.

Tom