What does 'lidmaat of gervormde' mean?

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Hello everyone

Just wondering what this means when translated into English from Dutch, here is a link to where I found it mentioned:

https://www.openarch.nl/gld:3D9E5927-3E4D-4DAF-A6A3-6427D46019C0
in Genealogy Help by Alex Fransen G2G6 Mach 4 (41.2k points)

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A lidmaat is a member of a church. In earlier time, when you moved to another town, you would register at the local church. For that you would bring a paper stating  you were a good person (read member of a church). Then you would register at that church.

Compare this to the current Civil registration.

A 'gevormde' (note the spelling) is someone that registered at a new church, so probably without the paperslip or really at a new church.

So for this source it is the registration of the two people at the church of Gelselaar in Gelderland, Nederland.
by Michel Vorenhout G2G6 Pilot (313k points)
selected by Living Terink
At my opinion is a "gevormde", somebody who is baptised at a reformed church, as a reformed one instead of a catholic Christening.
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It looks like it is showing you where those names are used.  Google translation is limb or shaped, so I guess it would be like a 'tree limb' of our Genealogy 'tree'
by Linda Peterson G2G6 Pilot (773k points)
Sorry Linda, but it n this case you can't trust google and you need the Dutch experts ☺️

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