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''[[Dominican Republic Genealogy|Dominican Republic]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[Dominican Republic Genealogy|Dominican Republic]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Dominican_Republic_Civil_Registration|Civil Registration]]'' | ||
=== Introduction === | === Introduction === | ||
Each civil registrar (Oficial del Estado Civil) is required to keep a duplicate registry of the original records of birth, marriage, divorce, and death. At the end of each year, the original registry, together with its corresponding index book, is sent to the Central Office of the Civil State. These civil registrations allow people to be identified as citizens and therefore able to receive governmental benefits in the future. | Each civil registrar (Oficial del Estado Civil) is required to keep a duplicate registry of the original records of birth, marriage, divorce, and death. At the end of each year, the original registry, together with its corresponding index book, is sent to the Central Office of the Civil State. These civil registrations allow people to be identified as citizens and therefore able to receive governmental benefits in the future. | ||
The birth of a child in the Dominican Republic must be registered within 30 days of the birth. After that, it is considered a late registration and has penalties. However, to avoid the penalties, many children were not registered. | The birth of a child in the Dominican Republic must be registered within 30 days of the birth. After that, it is considered a late registration and has penalties. However, to avoid the penalties, many children were not registered. | ||
=== General Historical Background === | === General Historical Background === | ||
With the adoption of the Napoleonic civil code of 1804, the Dominican Republic began the practice of civil registration, creating the offices of the civil state (oficialías del estado civil) in charge of registering the events of birth, marriage, and death in the life of its citizens. However, only some civil registration books dating back to 1823 have been found in the Bayaguana Civil Registry (Oficialía del Estado Civil de Bayaguana). Before that time, the Dominican Republic was under Haitian dominion. It wasn’t until June of 1944 that the National Congress created civil registration law 659, which provided new regulations for the functionality of the civil registration institution. One of the regulations was the creation of the Central Office of the Civil State (Oficina Central del Estado Civil), with civil registration headquarters in the capital city and one or more offices in each municipality. The registration of civil records was to be made in duplicate, and one of the original registers was to be sent annually to the Central Office for preservation. | |||
With the adoption of the Napoleonic civil code of 1804, the Dominican Republic began the practice of civil registration, creating the offices of the civil state (oficialías del estado civil) in charge of registering the events of birth, marriage, and death in the life of its citizens. However, only some civil registration books dating back to 1823 have been found in the Bayaguana Civil Registry (Oficialía del Estado Civil de Bayaguana). Before that time, the Dominican Republic was under Haitian dominion. It wasn’t until June of 1944 that the National Congress created civil registration law 659, which provided new regulations for the functionality of the civil registration institution. One of the regulations was the creation of the Central Office of the Civil State (Oficina Central del Estado Civil), with civil registration headquarters in the capital city and one or more offices in each municipality. The registration of civil records was to be made in duplicate, and one of the original registers was to be sent annually to the Central Office for preservation. | |||
=== Information Recorded in Civil Registers === | === Information Recorded in Civil Registers === | ||
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Image:Dominican Republic Civil Registration Births (09-0260) DGS 4318870 147.jpg|Birth Record | Image:Dominican Republic Civil Registration Births (09-0260) DGS 4318870 147.jpg|Birth Record | ||
Image:Dominican Republic Civil Registration (10-0144) (10-0145) Marriage DGS 4553123 622.jpg|Marriage Record 1 | Image:Dominican Republic Civil Registration (10-0144) (10-0145) Marriage DGS 4553123 622.jpg|Marriage Record 1 | ||
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Birth records may contain the following information: | Birth records may contain the following information: | ||
*Name and gender of child | *Name and gender of child | ||
*Date, place, and time of birth | *Date, place, and time of birth | ||
*Child’s legitimacy | *Child’s legitimacy | ||
*Parents’ names and ages | *Parents’ names and ages | ||
*Parents’ occupations and residence | *Parents’ occupations and residence | ||
*Grandparents' names | *Grandparents' names | ||
*Date, place, and time of registration | *Date, place, and time of registration | ||
*Registrant's occupation and residence | *Registrant's occupation and residence | ||
Marriage records usually contain the following information: | Marriage records usually contain the following information: | ||
*Date and place of marriage | *Date and place of marriage | ||
*Names and ages of groom and bride | *Names and ages of groom and bride | ||
*Marital status of groom and bride | *Marital status of groom and bride | ||
*Legitimacy of groom and bride | *Legitimacy of groom and bride | ||
*Parents' names and ages | *Parents' names and ages | ||
*Groom's residence | *Groom's residence | ||
*Bride’s legitimacy | *Bride’s legitimacy | ||
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*Name of civil official and/or marriage officiator | *Name of civil official and/or marriage officiator | ||
Death records may contain the following information: | Death records may contain the following information: | ||
*Name and age of deceased (keep in mind that death records for women may be filed under their married name) | *Name and age of deceased (keep in mind that death records for women may be filed under their married name) | ||
*Marital status/spouse's name of deceased | *Marital status/spouse's name of deceased | ||
*Date, place, and time of death | *Date, place, and time of death | ||
*Cause of death | *Cause of death | ||
*Date and place of birth | *Date and place of birth | ||
*Parents of deceased | *Parents of deceased | ||
*Parents' origin and residence | *Parents' origin and residence | ||
*Witnesses' names | *Witnesses' names | ||
*Informant's name and age | *Informant's name and age | ||
*Date, place, and time of registration | *Date, place, and time of registration | ||
*Informant's marital status, occupation, origin, and residence | *Informant's marital status, occupation, origin, and residence | ||
=== Extract Forms === | |||
The following extract forms were created by Dr. George Ryskamp, JD, AG. These particular forms are designed to be used for Spanish research; however, they can help in other research areas, such as Italy, France, Portugal, etc. Click on the type of record form you would like to use and print it for your own files. | |||
[[Media:Baptism_template.pdf|Birth/Baptism Extract Form]] | |||
[[Media:Marriage_Template.pdf|Marriage Extract Form]] | |||
[[Media:Death_Template.pdf|Death/Burial Extract Form]] | |||
These forms are designed to help you quickly analyze and organize your documents. They can become a personal index for your family records. | |||
=== Births (nacimientos) === | === Births (nacimientos) === | ||
*[[Dominican Republic Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Dominican Republic Civil Registration,1801-2010 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Dominican Republic Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Dominican Republic Civil Registration,1801-2010 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Dominican Republic Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Dominican Republic Civil Births (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
=== Marriages (matrimonios, casamientos) === | === Marriages (matrimonios, casamientos) === | ||
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=== Divorce Records === | === Divorce Records === | ||
=== Deaths (defunciones) === | === Deaths (defunciones) === | ||
*[[Dominican Republic Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Dominican Republic Civil Registration,1801-2010 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Dominican Republic Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Dominican Republic Civil Registration,1801-2010 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
*[[Dominican Republic Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Dominican Republic Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
=== Locating Civil Registration Records === | === Locating Civil Registration Records === | ||
=== Search Strategies === | === Search Strategies === | ||
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#Search the death records for all family members. | #Search the death records for all family members. | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Dominican_Republic]] [[Category:Civil_registration]] | ||
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