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==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> Vital registration is considered comprehensive. There are no separate divorce records; divorce information is included onto marriage certificates.<ref>Thomas Jay Kemp, “International Vital Records Handbook, 5th Edition,” Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore : 2009.</ref> | ||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||
*'''Births''' – name; hour, day, month, year, and place of birth; sex; name; surname; name of father, profession, trade, or other status, age, place of birth and of residence of the father, name of mother, place of birth and of residence of the mother, and of the person making the declaration; if the mother of the child was a widow before her marriage to the father of the child, the name and surname of her former husband is also stated; name and surname of the father of each of the parents of the child stating whether each is alive or dead. | *'''Births''' – name; hour, day, month, year, and place of birth; sex; name; surname; name of father, profession, trade, or other status, age, place of birth and of residence of the father, name of mother, place of birth and of residence of the mother, and of the person making the declaration; if the mother of the child was a widow before her marriage to the father of the child, the name and surname of her former husband is also stated; name and surname of the father of each of the parents of the child stating whether each is alive or dead. | ||
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