• Tafel-Vbis: Summary of all death duties in the Netherlands in 1921 (with Ruben Peeters, Oscar Gelderblom and Joost Jonker) [dataset]

  • This database is a transcription of the original Tafel-Vbis source for the year 1921. Tafel V-bis is the name of a specific ledger in the Dutch inheritance tax administration which lists all of the deceased people in the Netherlands for whom a death duty (inheritance tax declaration named Memorie van Successie) was drawn up. This dataset was compiled from all remaining Tafel-Vbis ledgers across the Netherlands. It lists basic information about the people who were taxed, such as: name, place of birth, residence, marital status, and net wealth. 

• Memories Dataset: Wealth Portfolio of Dutch Wealth Holders in 1921 (with Ruben Peeters, Oscar Gelderblom and Joost Jonker) [Replication set for the Gelderblom et al. EHR paper]

  • This dataset contains transcriptions of Memories (inheritance tax records) for a stratified sample of individuals who died in 1921. It provides detailed information on each individual's asset portfolio at the time of death, including a comprehensive record of all their securities. 

• Dutch Banking Database, 1880-1940  (with Oscar Gelderblom and Joost Jonker) [dataset]

  • This database provides an exhaustive list of financial institutions that were active in the period between 1880-1940. Where available, it provides information on the location, year of establishment and year of closure for each of these institutions.​ 

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• Dutch Commercial Bank Balance Dataset 1909 - 1939 (with Ruben Peeters)

• Memories Dataset for Amsterdam, 1890 - 1920