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== | ==Definition== | ||
Civil registration is the government recording of births, marriages, and deaths. | |||
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=== Births === | === Births === | ||
Birth records typically provide the following information: | Civil registration birth records are among the richest genealogical records in the world. Birth records typically provide the following information: | ||
*Place and date of child's birth (often times they provide the exact time of birth)<br> | *Place and date of child's birth (often times they provide the exact time of birth)<br> | ||
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=== Marriages === | === Marriages === | ||
Marriage records provide the following information: | Marriage records are also very valuable in Spanish genealogical research. Marriage records provide the following information: | ||
*Date when the marriage occurred<br> | *Date when the marriage occurred<br> | ||
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=== Deaths === | === Deaths === | ||
You can expect to find the following information: | Death records should not be overlooked. Death certificates often provide additional information about the deceased and his or her family. You can expect to find the following information: | ||
'''''If the deceased was single:''''' | '''''If the deceased was single:''''' | ||
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*Sometimes living descendants (could include name of living children, and other heirs) | *Sometimes living descendants (could include name of living children, and other heirs) | ||
== | ==Writing for Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates== | ||
These letter writing guides will help you to request records in either Spanish and French: [[Spanish Letter Writing Guide|'''Spanish Letter Writing Guide''']] and [[French Letter Writing Guide|'''French Letter Writing Guide''']] | |||
Andorra Civil Registry<br> | |||
Dr. Street. Vilanova, 13 <br> | |||
Davi Building, 4 floor <br> | |||
AD500 Andorra la Vella <br> | |||
Andora <br> | |||
Phone: + (376) 809 580 <br> | |||
Fax: + (376) 824575<br> | |||
*[http://www.registrecivil.ad/30-continguts-web/matrimonis '''Website'''] Includes application forms. | |||
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[ | *[https://es.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/birth/ U.S. Embassy Instructions] for Children born in Andorra to United States citizens. | ||
[[Category:Andorra]] | |||
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Definition[edit | edit source]
Civil registration is the government recording of births, marriages, and deaths.
Contents[edit | edit source]
Births[edit | edit source]
Civil registration birth records are among the richest genealogical records in the world. Birth records typically provide the following information:
- Place and date of child's birth (often times they provide the exact time of birth)
- Full name, profession and place of birth of the child's father
- Full name and place of birth of the child's mother
- Full name and place of birth of the child's maternal and paternal grandparents
Marriages[edit | edit source]
Marriage records are also very valuable in Spanish genealogical research. Marriage records provide the following information:
- Date when the marriage occurred
- Full names, marital status (single or widowed) and places of birth for both the bride and groom
- Full names, and places of birth for the parents of the bride and groom
Marriage Record Tip:
Couples usually married in the home town of the bride (if the family still lived there).
Deaths[edit | edit source]
Death records should not be overlooked. Death certificates often provide additional information about the deceased and his or her family. You can expect to find the following information:
If the deceased was single:
- Full name, age, occupation (if applicable), place of birth, and death date of the deceased
- Full name of the deceased parents, and often times their places of birth
- Cemetery where the deceased was buried
If the deceased was married or widowed:
- Full name, age, occupation (if applicable), place of birth, and death date of the deceased
- Full name of spouse (whether deceased or living), and often their place of birth
- Cemetery where the deceased was buried
- If the deceased created a will and the name of the Notary that notarized the will.
- Sometimes living descendants (could include name of living children, and other heirs)
Writing for Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates[edit | edit source]
These letter writing guides will help you to request records in either Spanish and French: Spanish Letter Writing Guide and French Letter Writing Guide
Andorra Civil Registry
Dr. Street. Vilanova, 13
Davi Building, 4 floor
AD500 Andorra la Vella
Andora
Phone: + (376) 809 580
Fax: + (376) 824575
- Website Includes application forms.
- U.S. Embassy Instructions for Children born in Andorra to United States citizens.