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== Civil Registration (Zivilstandsregister) == | |||
Civil registration is births, marriages, marriage supplements, deaths, family registers kept by the government. | |||
==Time Coverage== | |||
*Births and deaths began throughout on 1 January 1939. Civil registration of marriages started on 1 August 1938; however, marriages celebrated between 1 August 1938 and 31 December 1938 were conducted at regional district offices ''(Bezirkshauptmannschaften)''. | |||
*Civil registration began in Hungary in 1895 and those parts of the modern federal province of Burgenland which were then part of Hungary will have civil registration records. | *Civil registration began in Hungary in 1895 and those parts of the modern federal province of Burgenland which were then part of Hungary will have civil registration records. | ||
==Information | ==Information Content== | ||
===Births=== | |||
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*Name of child | *Name of child | ||
*Date and place of birth | *Date and place of birth; | ||
*Names, residence, and occupation of parents | *Names, residence, and occupation of parents. | ||
===Marriages=== | |||
*Names | *Names | ||
*Ages | *Ages | ||
*Residences | *Residences | ||
*Occupations of groom and bride | *Occupations of groom and bride; | ||
*Sometimes date and place of birth and/or ages | *Sometimes date and place of birth and/or ages, | ||
*Parents' names | *Parents' names, | ||
*Date and place of marriage | *Date and place of marriage, | ||
*Residences, occupations, names of witnesses and officer who performed ceremony | *Residences, occupations, names of witnesses and officer who performed ceremony. | ||
===Marriage Supplements=== | ===Marriage Supplements=== | ||
*Names of marriage partners | *Names of marriage partners, | ||
*Documents showing proofs of births, deaths, prior marriages or divorces, proclamations, contracts, etc. | *Documents showing proofs of births, deaths, prior marriages or divorces, proclamations, contracts, etc. | ||
===Death Registers=== | |||
*Name, | |||
*Date and place of death | |||
*Occupation, | |||
*Name of surviving spouse, | |||
*Name and residence of informant, | |||
*Cause of death, | |||
*Sometimes date and place of birth, names of parents, names of children. | |||
==Accessing the Records== | |||
To obtain a certificate, you need to contact the registry office which registered the event. For Vienna only [http://www.wien.gv.at/english/administration/civilstatus/index.html Municipal Department 35] provides the relevant service. To find an address for a local registry use the [https://www.help.gv.at/Portal.Node/hlpd/public/en Austrian Government Help Portal]. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Austria Military Records]] | [[Category:Austria Military Records]] | ||
[[Category:Civil Registration]] | [[Category:Civil Registration]] | ||
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Civil Registration (Zivilstandsregister)[edit | edit source]
Civil registration is births, marriages, marriage supplements, deaths, family registers kept by the government.
Time Coverage[edit | edit source]
- Births and deaths began throughout on 1 January 1939. Civil registration of marriages started on 1 August 1938; however, marriages celebrated between 1 August 1938 and 31 December 1938 were conducted at regional district offices (Bezirkshauptmannschaften).
- Civil registration began in Hungary in 1895 and those parts of the modern federal province of Burgenland which were then part of Hungary will have civil registration records.
Information Content[edit | edit source]
Births[edit | edit source]
- Name of child
- Date and place of birth;
- Names, residence, and occupation of parents.
Marriages[edit | edit source]
- Names
- Ages
- Residences
- Occupations of groom and bride;
- Sometimes date and place of birth and/or ages,
- Parents' names,
- Date and place of marriage,
- Residences, occupations, names of witnesses and officer who performed ceremony.
Marriage Supplements[edit | edit source]
- Names of marriage partners,
- Documents showing proofs of births, deaths, prior marriages or divorces, proclamations, contracts, etc.
Death Registers[edit | edit source]
- Name,
- Date and place of death
- Occupation,
- Name of surviving spouse,
- Name and residence of informant,
- Cause of death,
- Sometimes date and place of birth, names of parents, names of children.
Accessing the Records[edit | edit source]
To obtain a certificate, you need to contact the registry office which registered the event. For Vienna only Municipal Department 35 provides the relevant service. To find an address for a local registry use the Austrian Government Help Portal.