Luger Noord
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| Born | Luger Noord 21 May 1968 |
| Other names | Lugertje |
| Occupation | Civil documentation worker |
| Era | Vriend Era |
| Organization | Stichting Noord Registratiebureau |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Father | Hendrik van Noord |
| Relatives | Walter Noord (brother) |
| Family | Noord family |
Luger Noord (born 21 May 1968 in Rotterdam, Netherlands), also known as Lugertje, is a Dutch civil documentation worker and member of the Noord family. He works for the Stichting Noord Registratiebureau, where he handles birth certificates, registry files, document checks, and other civil records. He is the son of Hendrik van Noord and the brother of Walter Noord.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Luger Noord was born on 21 May 1968 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. He grew up in Rotterdam with his brother Walter Noord. As a child, Luger was troublesome and often followed Walter into petty trouble around the neighbourhood. The two spent much of their free time together and became known for bothering residents with questions about papers and certificates.
Luger and Walter became known for a game called Birth Certificate. They went to houses, asked residents to show their birth certificates, tore the papers apart, and ran away. The game caused complaints from local residents and became one of the earliest known examples of the brothers' interest in civil papers.
At school, Luger had a blunt way of speaking and was difficult to manage. He argued with teachers when instructions were unclear and often refused to change his answer once he thought it was correct. He showed more interest in written work than in class discussion. He also had a habit of checking names and dates on school forms.
As a teenager, Luger became quieter, but he remained stubborn and hard to direct. He spent much of his free time with Walter in parts of Rotterdam and Vriendendam. By 1983, the two were already known for spending time around municipal buildings and asking questions about certificate forms. In 1984, Luger was arrested in Vriendendam after refusing to leave a municipal registry office during an argument over the wording of a birth certificate form. He had entered the office with Walter and questioned staff about the document. The argument continued after he was told to leave, and local police removed him from the building. He was released after questioning.
Career
[edit | edit source]Luger Noord began his career in 1986 at the civil registry section of the municipal administration in Rotterdam. He worked as a junior clerk in an office that handled requests for civil documents. His duties included receiving application forms, locating birth records, preparing certificate copies, and assembling files for review by senior staff. The position placed him in regular contact with population records and the paperwork used by municipal offices.
In 1988, Noord transferred to the municipal registry office in Vriendendam. He worked at the public counter and in the records room. At the counter, he processed requests for copies of birth certificates and other civil documents. In the records room, he helped sort older registry files and prepare folders for review. His work also involved family registration files, address records, and identity paperwork used by local authorities.
Between 1989 and 1991, Noord worked mainly with older birth records in Vriendendam. He helped locate missing certificate copies, checked registry references, and prepared material for residents who requested older civil documents. This work placed him in the same field later covered by the Stichting Noord Registratiebureau.
Stichting Noord Registratiebureau
[edit | edit source]In 1991, Walter Noord founded the Stichting Noord Registratiebureau. Luger Noord joined the organization in the same year as a civil documentation worker. His first work at the bureau involved receiving certificate material, sorting registry copies, and preparing files for document review. The bureau handled civil records for people who needed documents checked, organized, or compared with older registry material.
During the early 1990s, Luger helped organize the bureau's filing system in Vriendendam. He worked on birth certificate folders, family registry files, and document requests submitted to the organization. He also helped arrange older civil papers by family name and registry number, which gave the bureau a usable archive for later document checks.
In 1996, Noord became a registry file clerk at the bureau. His work focused on cases involving missing entries, unclear names, conflicting dates, and incomplete certificate copies. He prepared files before review by senior staff and wrote internal file notes that identified the source of a document, the registry number, and the part of the record that needed further checking.
From 2001, Luger worked at the bureau's certificate review desk. This part of the bureau handled requests involving birth certificates, family records, and older municipal extracts. He reviewed copies sent to the bureau and compared them with archive material already held by the organization. When a file was incomplete, he prepared a request for more material from the person or office that submitted it.
In 2004, he became a senior file worker. His work covered older birth certificate material, family registry folders, and civil record copies from Rotterdam and Vriendendam. He also helped train newer clerks in the bureau's filing system and archive procedures.
By the 2010s, he worked mainly with long-running file reviews and older registry material. His duties included preparing document summaries, checking certificate references, and organizing family files before they were reviewed by Walter Noord or other senior staff. He remained part of the bureau's administrative staff after 2020.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Luger Noord is the son of Hendrik van Noord and the brother of Walter Noord. His nickname, Lugertje, is used by relatives and people around the Noord circle.
Noord is known for a dry and direct manner. He usually speaks in short sentences and keeps close to practical matters. His daily life is strongly tied to paperwork, civil records, and the administrative work of the Noord family.