Dutch term – Bruid

11 August 2014 by Leave a Comment
Etch of an older man holding a woman's had

Courting widower. Image credits: Rijksmuseum

A bruid is a bride. Most women married for the first time in their mid to late twenties. If you see a woman who got married before the age of twenty, you will often find one of these circumstances to be the case:

  • The bride is pregnant
  • The bride is an orphan
  • The groom is a widower with young children and the bride is his former maid.

Of course, there could be several other reasons why people married young, but in my experience one of these three situations usually applies.

Filed Under: Dutch terms
About Yvette Hoitink

Yvette Hoitink, MLitt, CG®, QG™ is a professional genealogist, writer, and lecturer in the Netherlands. She has a Master of Letters in Family and Local History from the University of Dundee, and holds the Certification of Genealogist and Qualified Genealogist credentials. Yvette served on the Board of Directors of the Association of Professional Genealogists and won excellence awards for her articles in the National Genealogical Society Quarterly and the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly. Yvette has been doing genealogy for over 30 years. She helps people from across the world find their ancestors from the Netherlands and its former colonies, including New Netherland. Read about Yvette's professional genealogy services.

Leave comment

*