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==Baha'i Records==


==Christian Records==
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*For more information about how to obtain records for Christian denominations, visit this page:[[Tunisia Church Records]]


==Islamic Records==
==Christian Church Records==
====Marriage Contracts (''Sidaq'')====
{{Main|Tunisia Church Records}}
Research use: A primary source for verifying marriages.


Record type: Islamic civil marriage record.
==Jewish Records==
 
Registers of marriage for Portugese Jews who lived in Tunis in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, written in Hebrew, are purportedly available in the central archives at Tunis.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Tunisia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1991-2001.</ref>
Time period: 1500s - Present.
 
Contents: Names of marriage partners and date of marriage.  Other information unknown.


Location: At Islamic law court [''sharia''] archives in various cities.
Population coverage: Approximately 65%.
Reliability: Excellent.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Tunisia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1991-2001.</ref>
==Jewish Records==
*[https://search.archives.nat.tn/ar/ANTthekira/?Thakra&#x5B;query&#x5D;=&Thakra&#x5B;refinementList&#x5D;&#x5B;type&#x5D;&#x5B;0&#x5D;=Thekra '''National Archives of Tunisia'''] - The archive holds over 300 records written in Hebrew, including registers of marriages for Portuguese Jews who lived in Tunis in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, economic transactions, and personal letters<ref name="profile" />
*[https://farhi.org/genealogy/index.html Les Fleurs de l'Orient] - genealogy database of major Sephardic families in the Ottoman Empire and beyond
*'''For further reading''': See the article [https://www.sephardicgen.com/tunis.htm The Portuguese Jews living in Tunisia] written by SephardicGen and the [[Jewish Records]] page for more information about how to obtain records for Jewish denominations
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Christian Church Records[edit | edit source]

Main article: Tunisia Church Records


Jewish Records[edit | edit source]

Registers of marriage for Portugese Jews who lived in Tunis in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, written in Hebrew, are purportedly available in the central archives at Tunis.[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Tunisia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1991-2001.
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