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==Resources==


*'''1865-1930''' {{FSC|1115250|item|disp=Births, marriages, deaths, divorces (Անձնական հաշվառման քարտեր կենսագրական տվյալներով, 1865?-1930?)}}, FamilySearch Catalog
==How to Find the Records==
*'''1917-1930''' {{FSC|993540|item|disp=Births (Kʿaghakʿatsʿiavan katsʿutʿan avteri ardzanagrman bazhin, 1917-1930)}}, FamilySearch Catalog
 
Click [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/993540?availability=Family%20History%20Library here] for 1917-1930 and [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1115250?availability=Family%20History%20Library here] for records beginning in 1865.


===Offices to Contact===
===Offices to Contact===


'''Department of Civil Registry'''<br>  
:Chief<br>Department of Civil Registry<br>  
Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia <br>  
Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia <br>  
3/8 Vazgen Sargsyan Street <br>  
3/8 Vazgen Sargsyan Street <br>  
0010 Yerevan <br>
0010 Yerevan <br>
Cost is approximately $25.00 per certificate<br>


[http://www.moj.am/en/services/civil_registry/item/562 Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia -- Civil Registration]
[http://www.moj.am/en/services/civil_registry/item/562 Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia -- Civil Registration]


[https://www.moj.am/services/branches/p/2 List of civil registration offices]
Write to the National Library for holdings:  


[http://www.parliament.am/legislation.php?sel=show&ID=2212&lang=rus Law (adopted in 2004) about content of civil registration documents]
:Armyanskaya Biblioteka<br>ul. Teriana 72<br>Yrevan, 375009


'''National Library'''
==Historical Background==
Armyanskaya Biblioteka<br>
ul. Teriana 72<br>
Yerevan, Armenia 375009
 
==Background==


The years that Armenian Civil Registration covers vary depending on the region.  
The years that Armenian Civil Registration covers vary depending on the region.  
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==Coverage and Compliance==
==Coverage and Compliance==


Population coverage: 90% of the population.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Armenia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1990-1999.</ref>
Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Armenia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1990-1999.</ref>


==Information Recorded in the Records==
==Information Recorded in the Records==


===Birth Records===
'''Births'''
*Date
*Date
*Name of child
*Name of child
*Name of the father (Early civil registration records usually do not list the mother's name.)
*Name of parents
*Place of residence for parents
*Place of residence for parents
*May give occupations and religious preferences of parents
*May give occupation and religious preference of parents
*Ages or birth years for parents
*Name of informant


===Marriage Records===
'''Marriages'''
*Date
*Date
*Names of bride and groom
*Names of bride and groom
*Residences of groom and bride
*Residence  of groom and bride
*Names of witnesses
*Names of witnesses
*May give names of parents
*May give names of parents
*May give occupations and religious preferences of parents
*May give occupations and religious preferences of parents


===Death Records===
'''Deaths'''
*Date
*Date
*Name of deceased
*Name of deceased

Revision as of 16:52, 14 July 2020

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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Click here for 1917-1930 and here for records beginning in 1865.

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Chief
Department of Civil Registry

Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia
3/8 Vazgen Sargsyan Street
0010 Yerevan
Cost is approximately $25.00 per certificate

Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia -- Civil Registration

Write to the National Library for holdings:

Armyanskaya Biblioteka
ul. Teriana 72
Yrevan, 375009

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

The years that Armenian Civil Registration covers vary depending on the region.

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population.[1]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Births

  • Date
  • Name of child
  • Name of parents
  • Place of residence for parents
  • May give occupation and religious preference of parents
  • Name of informant

Marriages

  • Date
  • Names of bride and groom
  • Residence of groom and bride
  • Names of witnesses
  • May give names of parents
  • May give occupations and religious preferences of parents

Deaths

  • Date
  • Name of deceased
  • Residence of the deceased
  • Age at death
  • Cause of death
  • Place of burial
  • May give name of parents
  • May give occupations and religious preferences of parents

References[edit | edit source]

  1. The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Armenia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1990-1999.