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== Civil Transcripts == | == Civil Transcripts == | ||
In 1704, because of concerns about destruction, some parishes began making copies of their church books. Civil transcripts were made of most church records in Poland after the 1790s. These records were a form of civil registration and included non-Catholics entries. You can use these duplicates where available to supplement parish registers that are missing or illegible. | |||
===Civil Transcripts of Church Records in the Austrian Partition (''Odpisy Księg Metrykalnych w Zaborze Austriackim'', 1784-1918)=== | |||
Austria took possession of the southern part of Poland in 1772. Austria introduced laws in 1782 establishing Catholic priests as civil registrars. Then, in 1784, an edict by the emperor Joseph II required the Catholic clergy to make civil transcripts of church records. Catholic parish registers were designated as state records and a standardized Latin columnar form was issued. The parish register thus became the official register of births, marriages, and deaths. A transcript (duplicate) was made for state purposes. Separate registers were required for each village in the parish. Greek-Catholic and Roman-Catholic clergy were responsible for the registration of all vital records for all religions; Protestants were permitted to keep their own registers under the direction of the Catholic priest. Jews were allowed the same privilege in 1789. In the mid 1800s non-Catholics, including Jews and Protestants, were made responsible for their own vital records transcripts. | |||
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*Birth registers: child’s name, birth date, christening date, name and religion of the father and mother; often includes names of the parents of child’s father and mother; names and occupations of the witnesses; house number of parents’ residence. | |||
*Marriage registers: names of the bride and groom, marriage date, religions, ages, house number; names of witnesses; sometimes parents of bride and groom. | |||
*Death registers: name of deceased, house number, dates of death and burial, religion, age, names of witnesses; sometimes cause of death and names of parents or spouse. | |||
===Civil Transcripts of Church Records in the Russian Partition<br>[''Odpisy Cywilne Księg Metrykalnych w Zaborze Rosyjskim'']=== | ===Civil Transcripts of Church Records in the Russian Partition<br>[''Odpisy Cywilne Księg Metrykalnych w Zaborze Rosyjskim'']=== | ||
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Location: Civil transcripts of the Duchy of Warsaw and the Russian Kingdom of Poland are in state provincial archives. Recent records (less than 100 years) are in local vital records offices [''Urząd Stanu Cywilnego'']. | Location: Civil transcripts of the Duchy of Warsaw and the Russian Kingdom of Poland are in state provincial archives. Recent records (less than 100 years) are in local vital records offices [''Urząd Stanu Cywilnego'']. | ||
===Civil Transcripts of Church Records in the former Prussian Territories<br>[''Kirchenbuchduplikate'']=== | ===Civil Transcripts of Church Records in the former Prussian Territories<br>[''Kirchenbuchduplikate'']=== | ||
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Location: Prussian civil transcripts are in state provincial archives. Recent records of less than 100 years are often in local vital records offices [''Urzd Stanu Cywilnego'']. Some records are in state archives in the Federal Republic of Germany. | Location: Prussian civil transcripts are in state provincial archives. Recent records of less than 100 years are often in local vital records offices [''Urzd Stanu Cywilnego'']. Some records are in state archives in the Federal Republic of Germany. | ||
== Information Recorded in Church Registers == | == Information Recorded in Church Registers == | ||