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==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
Records are available beginning in 1863 at Public Registry. Vital registration in Malta is considered comprehensive.<ref>Thomas Jay Kemp, “International Vital Records Handbook, 5th Edition,” Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore : 2009.</ref> | |||
==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
Records of births, marriages, civil unions, deaths, and adoptions are kept by the Public Registry. The Public Registry was organized in 1889 and holds records from as far back as 1863.<ref name="PubReg">"Public Registry," ''homeaffairs.gov.mt'' (https://homeaffairs.gov.mt : accessed 28 April 2015), path: Main » MHAS Departments » Land and Public Registry » Public Registry.</ref> | Records of births, marriages, civil unions, deaths, and adoptions are kept by the Public Registry. The Public Registry was organized in 1889 and holds records from as far back as 1863.<ref name="PubReg">"Public Registry," ''homeaffairs.gov.mt'' (https://homeaffairs.gov.mt : accessed 28 April 2015), path: Main » MHAS Departments » Land and Public Registry » Public Registry.</ref> | ||
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