Search civil records, church records (DTB), population registers, and notarial records at Erfgoed 's-Hertogenbosch (erfgoedshertogenbosch.nl). Covers 's-Hertogenbosch, Rosmalen, Bokhoven, Empel, Engelen, Nuland, Orthen, and Vinkel. Use this skill whenever researching family lines in Den Bosch or Rosmalen, looking up baptism records (DTB Dopen), marriage or death records from 's-Hertogenbosch, or searching population registers for the Brabant branches of the family tree. Triggers on: "search Den Bosch archive", "look up in 's-Hertogenbosch", "check Rosmalen records", "erfgoed Den Bosch", "/erfgoed-s-hertogenbosch", or any genealogy research in the 's-Hertogenbosch area. No login required.
Search 900+ archives covering 's-Hertogenbosch, Rosmalen, Bokhoven, Empel, Engelen, Nuland, Orthen, and Vinkel. Includes civil registration, DTB church records, population registers (1810-1939), housing registers (1930-1994), servant records (1860-1939), and notarial records.
No login required for searching and viewing records.
The search portal is on a separate subdomain: zoeken.erfgoedshertogenbosch.nl.
All browser interaction uses playwright-cli via Bash with a named session:
playwright-cli -s=denbosch open
playwright-cli -s=denbosch goto "<url>"
playwright-cli -s=denbosch snapshot
# Read .playwright-cli/*.yml to find refs, then interact
playwright-cli -s=denbosch fill <ref> "search text"
playwright-cli -s=denbosch click <ref>
playwright-cli -s=denbosch close
playwright-cli -s=denbosch goto "https://zoeken.erfgoedshertogenbosch.nl/zoeken.php?zoeken[beschrijvingsgroepen][]=38089355"
playwright-cli -s=denbosch snapshot
The beschrijvingsgroepen parameter pre-selects "Personen en locaties" which is
the genealogy-relevant collection.
The form uses POST with a CSRF token. Playwright handles this automatically since you fill and submit in-browser.
Key fields:
| Field | HTML id | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Familienaam | formfield-14-familienaam | Surname — include prefix (e.g., "de Knijf") |
| Vrij zoeken | formfield-4-vrij-zoeken | Free text search across all fields |
| Periode (van) | formfield-10-periode-van | Date from, format: dd-mm-jjjj |
| Periode (tot) | formfield-10-periode-tot | Date to, format: dd-mm-jjjj |
| Rol | formfield-18-rol | Role filter — autocomplete (Gedoopte, Vader, Moeder, etc.) |
| Plaats | formfield-24-plaats | Place — autocomplete |
| Soort bron | formfield-28-soort-bron | Source type — autocomplete (DTB Dopen, etc.) |
There is also a "Zoeken met spellingsvarianten" checkbox (#zoeken_spellingsvariant)
that enables fuzzy matching on surname spelling — useful for older records.
Click the "Zoeken" submit button. Results appear as a table with columns: Beschrijving, Naam, Rol, Datum, Plaats.
Results are paginated (14 per page). Total count shown in heading.
Click a result to open the detail page. For person records, this shows:
Personen section lists all persons in the record:
Some records have digitized scans attached. Look for scan images below the record data. Many DTB person records do NOT have scans — the "Digitaliseren" button will be disabled with "niet beschikbaar" tooltip.
On the results page, use the "Soort bron" filter checkboxes in the left sidebar to narrow by source type:
| Type | Period | Content |
|---|---|---|
| DTB Dopen | ~1560-1811 | Baptism records from various churches |
| DTB Trouwen | ~1560-1811 | Marriage records |
| DTB Begraven | ~1560-1811 | Burial records |
| BS Geboorte | 1811+ | Civil birth records |
| BS Huwelijk | 1811+ | Civil marriage records |
| BS Overlijden | 1811+ | Civil death records |
| Bevolkingsregister | 1810-1939 | Population registers |
| Notariele akten | Various | Notarial records |
| Huisvestingsregister | 1930-1994 | Housing registers |
unique-token hidden field. playwright-cli
handles this automatically since it fills and submits in-browser.nav_id=0-0 for
results, nav_id=0-1 for detail view).## Erfgoed 's-Hertogenbosch Result — [record type]
**Person:** [name]
**Role:** [Gedoopte / Vader / Moeder / etc.]
**Event:** [type], [date] in [place]
**Father:** [name]
**Mother:** [name]
**Record type:** [DTB Dopen / BS Overlijden / etc.]
**Church:** [if DTB]
**Archive ref:** [Toegang, Bron]
**Record ID:** [Identificatie code]
**Scan:** [available / not available]
**Confidence:** Tier B — official archive record from Erfgoed 's-Hertogenbosch