The Antwerp cor*-database: A unique Flemish source for historical-demographic research

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• 作者：Koen Matthijs ; Sarah Moreels
• 关键词：Flemish database ; Nineteenth century ; Population register ; Vital registration records ; Intergenerational ; Longitudinal ; cor*-database
• 刊名：The History of the Family
• 出版年：2010
• 出版时间：15 March 2010
• 年：2010
• 卷：15
• 期：1
• 页码：109-115
• 全文大小：351 K

文摘

This note describes the origin, the history, structure and characteristics of a recently constructed Flemish (the Northern, Dutch-speaking part of Belgium) historical-demographic database. The so-called Antwerp cor*-database offers a unique combination of features: it spans nearly seven decades (1846 to 1920) and consists of information drawn from the population registers and the vital registration records (birth, marriage, and death) of the whole district of Antwerp. Every person whose family name starts with the letter combination cor* is selected in the database. The database covers three linked generations and contains micro-data on the individual level (life courses), intermediary data on family patterns, and macro-data on ecological characteristics.