And What About the Declarants? Professional and Relational Background of the Declarants in the Death Certificates of the Netherlands, 1812–1939

Kees Mandemakers

doi:10.51964/hlcs23093

Author(s)

Kees Mandemakers International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51964/hlcs23093

Keywords:

Death certificates, Declarants death certificate, Civil registry, Historical Sample of the Netherlands

Abstract

The Historical Sample of the population of the Netherlands (HSN) is a database containing life histories from the 19th and 20th centuries. In total, around 85,600 individuals have been included, starting with the birth certificate. A distinctive feature of the civil registry is the role of declarants and witnesses in official records. In this article, I aim to provide greater insight into the nature and status of declarants in death certificates.

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