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This book describes the ancestors of Johannes van den Berg, born in 1905 in Amsterdam. It begins with his parents, Hendrik van den Berg and Cornelia de Vries, and goes back six generations.|
† 9 July 1951, Amsterdam (75 years)
† 23 October 1958, Amsterdam (79 years)
2. Hendrik van den Berg was born on 17 March 1876 in Amsterdam2 and died on 9 July 1951 in Amsterdam at the age of 75.3 Occupation: teacher.
3. Cornelia de Vries was born on 11 May 1879 in Leiden5 and died on 23 October 1958 in Amsterdam at the age of 79. Occupation: seamstress.
With Pecktree set to English, the report is written in English. Dutch sources are cited the way the archive records them, so every note points to the original.
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Each format starts from a fixed set of parts. Sources you saved turn into notes in the report by themselves; there's nothing to retype.
Ancestor book · Heritage. Cover, title page with colophon, contents, foreword, an opener per generation and a family page per ancestral couple, notes with repositories, and indexes. Up to 7 generations; deeper becomes a sequel volume.
6 partsAlso in the catalog: Pedigree Chart, Direct line, Lineage certificate, Family group sheet, Life Timeline, Proof argument and a blank document. Six styles: Archive dossier, Book, Research report, Notarial, Compact and Heritage. A structure you like can be saved as a template for your next clients.
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Genealogisch Bureau De Linde is a made-up example. On Agency, your whole team shares one house style.
The Elst marriage register records, on 18 September 1923, the marriage of Hendrik Gerrit van den Berg, merchant, aged 47, to Wilhelmina Johanna Brands.1 That age matches the Amsterdam birth record of 17 March 1876;2 the birthplace Renkum on the marriage record is noted as a point to check.
This places the second marriage with the right Hendrik.
2. Burgerlijke stand Amsterdam, geboorteregister.
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The PDF is exactly what you see in the builder. Word is for clients who want to edit it themselves; there, Word decides the page layout. Anyone who may still be living stays hidden until you deliberately switch that off for a report.