Place:Alblasserdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

History

• 1299 Mentioned in the chronicles^[1] of Melis Stoke^[2], clerk of Floris V and his son Jan I.
• 1477 Became a municipality (earlier it was part of Oud-Alblas).
• 1588 Municipality in the province of Holland in the Republic of the United Netherlands
• 1795 Municipality in 'Canton Sliedrecht, Departement der Monde van de Maas' in the Batavian Republic, later called Kingdom of Holland.
• 1815 Municipality in the province of Zuid-Holland in Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Maps

• Alblasserdam in 1866: Kuyper, J. Gemeente-Atlas van Nederland
• Alblasserdam Current street map.
• WatWasWaar Maps and other documents related to this place.

Research Tips

• GaHetNa : Church & civil records for Alblasserdam until 1812 (DTB)
• WieWasWie : Civil registration from 1812 (Burgerlijke Stand)
• Archive for places in Dordrecht area.
• Local historical society

Vital Records

• Burgerlijke Stand
• Doop-, Trouw- en Begraafboeken

Sources

• Booklist : Books describing places in Netherlands.
• Family History Library Catalog entry for Alblasserdam

• Wikipedia NL

For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Alblasserdam.

References

1. ↑ Text of Rijmkroniek [1]
2. ↑ Bibliographical info on Melis Stoke [2]