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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Online Collections[edit | edit source]

British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Egypt at FindMyPast; index & images ($)
British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Egypt at FindMyPast; index & images ($)
British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Egypt at FindMyPast; index & images ($)
British Civil Service Evidence Of Age, Egypt at FindMyPast; index & images ($)

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

In 1907, the Ottoman Empire made a decree that expanded record keeping by penalizing those who did not comply. As a result, there is a greater microdata coverage after 1907, and sparse coverage prior to 1907.

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Census Records[edit | edit source]

1848 Census: Includes the following key fields:

Name
Relationship to head of household
Gender
Age
Legal Status (free, slave, or emancipated slave)
Nationality
Ethnicity
Religion
Place of Origin
Occupation
School enrollment for male children
Infirmities
Physical Description (in rural provinces)

Microdata for most census through 19th and early 20th century did not survive, and were destroyed by choice or by chance.

Nationwide censuses from 1986-present day have survived.

References[edit | edit source]

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-==Resources==
+==How to Find the Records==
-===Online Resources===
-*'''1883-1917''' {{FSC|34209|title-id|disp=Nüfūs registers (Ottoman census and population registers of Palestine), 1883-1917, }}(*); Israel State Archives at FamilySearch Catalog-images
+===Online Collections===
-*[https://digitalcollections.aucegypt.edu/digital/collection/p15795coll54/search Marriage Certificates Collection] at The American University in Cairo - images
-*[https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Egypt.html U.S. State Department Reciprocity and Civil Documents] - (Egypt) Contains information about record-keeping practices in Egypt and offices to contact
+*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=egypt British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Egypt] at FindMyPast; index & images ($)
-*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=egypt British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Egypt] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
+*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=egypt British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Egypt] at FindMyPast; index & images ($)
-*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=egypt British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Egypt] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
+*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+deaths+and+burials&sid=103&country=egypt British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Egypt] at FindMyPast; index & images ($)
-*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+deaths+and+burials&sid=103&country=egypt British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Egypt] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
+*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+civil+service+evidence+of+age&sid=103&country=egypt British Civil Service Evidence Of Age, Egypt] at FindMyPast; index & images ($)
-*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+civil+service+evidence+of+age&sid=103&country=egypt British Civil Service Evidence Of Age, Egypt] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
 ===Offices to Contact===
-'''Department of Civil Status'''
+==Historical Background==
-Ministry of Interior<br>
+In 1907, the Ottoman Empire made a decree that expanded record keeping by penalizing those who did not comply. As a result, there is a greater microdata coverage after 1907, and sparse coverage prior to 1907.
-Magles El Shaab Street<br>
-Kasr El Aini St<br>
-Cairo, Egypt<br>
-Telephone: +20 7958014<br>
-==Background==
+==Coverage and Compliance==
+==Information Recorded in the Records==
-Civil registration began in 1839, though only births and deaths.<ref>Thomas Jay Kemp, “International Vital Records Handbook, 7th Edition,” Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore : 2017.</ref>
-In 1907, the Ottoman Empire made a decree that expanded record keeping by penalizing those who did not comply. As a result, there is a greater microdata coverage after 1907, and sparse coverage prior to 1907.
-local health units register births, deaths and fetal deaths. Registration of marriages and divorces is done by 231 Family Affairs Courts and 2 Real Estate Publicity Departments (located in Cairo and Alexandria).<ref>UN Statistics Wiki, [https://unstats.un.org/wiki/display/CRAVS/Civil+Registration+and+Vital+Statistics+System+in+Egypt Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System in Egypt], (accessed 16 December 2021)].</ref><br>
-Adoption is illegal in Egypt.<ref>U.S. Department of State-Bureau of Consular Affairs, [https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Egypt.html Egypt], Washington, D.C. 20520, (accessed 29 September 2022).</ref><br>
+==Census Records==
+Census:
+Includes the following key fields:
+*Name
+*Relationship to head of household
+*Gender
+*Age
+*Legal Status (free, slave, or emancipated slave)
+*Nationality
+*Ethnicity
+*Religion
+*Place of Origin
+*Occupation
+*School enrollment for male children
+*Infirmities
+*Physical Description (in rural provinces)
-===Coverage and Compliance===
+Microdata for most census through 19th and early 20th century did not survive, and were destroyed by choice or by chance.
-==Information Recorded in the Records==
+Nationwide censuses from 1986-present day have survived.
-==Strategy==
 ==References==