Place:Friesland, Netherlands

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Name	Friesland
Alt names	Fryslân	source: Family History Library Catalog
	Vriesland	source: Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 315
	FR	source: Abbreviation
	Provincie Friesland
	F	source: alternate abbreviation
Type	Provincie
Coordinates	53.05°N 5.75°E
Located in	Netherlands

Contained Places

Cemetery: Algemene Begraafplaats Haulerwijk
Dorp: De Tike
Former county: Mairie Haske
Gemeente: Achtkarspelen ( 1816 - ); Ameland; Boarnsterhim ( 1984 - ); Dantumadeel ( 1816 - ); Dongeradeel ( 1984 - ); Ferwerderadeel ( 1816 - ); Franekeradeel ( 1816 - ); Gaasterlân-Sleat ( 1985 - ); Harlingen; Heerenveen ( 1934 - ); Het Bildt; Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland; Leeuwarden; Leeuwarderadeel ( 1816 - ); Lemsterland ( 1816 - ); Littenseradiel ( 1984 - ); Menaldumadeel; Ooststellingwerf; Opsterland; Schiermonnikoog; Skarsterlân ( 1984 - ); Smallingerland ( 1816 - ); Súdwest Fryslân ( 2011 - ); Terschelling; Tietjerksteradeel ( 1816 - ); Vlieland; Weststellingwerf
General region: Oostergo; Westergo; Zevenwouden
Stad: Dokkum ( - 1984 ); Franeker ( - 1984 ); Leeuwarden
Unknown: Speers; Zevenwolden
Voormalige gemeente: Aengwirden ( 1816 - 1934 ); Baarderadeel ( 1816 - 1984 ); Barradeel ( 1816 - 1984 ); Bolsward ( - 2011 ); Dokkum ( - 1984 ); Doniawerstal ( 1816 - 1984 ); Franeker ( - 1984 ); Gaasterland ( 1816 - 1985 ); Haskerland ( 1816 - 1984 ); Hemelumer Oldeferd ( 1816 - 1984 ); Hennaarderadeel ( 1816 - 1984 ); Hindeloopen ( - 1984 ); IJlst ( - 1984 ); Idaarderadeel ( 1816 - 1984 ); Nijefurd ( 1984 - 2011 ); Oostdongeradeel ( 1816 - 1984 ); Rauwerderhem ( 1816 - 1984 ); Schoterland ( 1816 - 1934 ); Sloten ( - 1984 ); Sneek; Stavoren ( - 1984 ); Utingeradeel ( 1816 - 1984 ); Westdongeradeel ( 1816 - 1984 ); Wonseradeel ( 1816 - 2011 ); Workum ( 1984 - ); Wymbritseradeel ( 1816 - 2011 )

1 General Info
2 Research Tips
3 Maps and Gazetteers
4 Images
5 Churches
6 Burial Information
7 Links
8 See also

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General Info

the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Friesland or Frisia is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient, larger region of Frisia.

Friesland has 646,000 inhabitants (2010) and its capital is Leeuwarden (West Frisian: Ljouwert), with 91,817 inhabitants, in the centre of the province.

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Research Tips

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Records after 1811

Birth records (1811-1902), Marriage records (1811-1922), and Death records (1811-1942) are available at Tresoar

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Records before 1811

Birth records, Marriage records, and Death records before 1811 are available at Tresoar

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Family Names Register of 1811

In 1811, families were required to choose a surname. Prior to this, families generally used the system of patronymics. http://www.ristenbatt.com/genealogy/dutch_sn.htm and http://home.earthlink.net/~gverver/dnc.htm offer detailed explanations of this naming practice.

These records are available at Tresoar. See also the Namenthesaurus at the Tresoar site.

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