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== | ==How to Find the Records== | ||
===Online | |||
===Online Collections=== | |||
*[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 ($) | |||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=egypt British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Egypt] at Findmypast | *[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=egypt British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Egypt] at Findmypast; index & images ($) | ||
*[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 | *[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 ($) | ||
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+deaths+and+burials&sid=103&country=egypt British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Egypt] at Findmypast | *[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+civil+service+evidence+of+age&sid=103&country=egypt British Civil Service Evidence Of Age, Egypt] at Findmypast; index & images ($) | ||
*[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 | |||
===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
Department of Civil Status (under the Ministry of Interior)<br> | |||
Ministry of Interior<br> | |||
Magles El Shaab Street<br> | Magles El Shaab Street<br> | ||
Kasr El Aini St<br> | Kasr El Aini St<br> | ||
Cairo, Egypt<br> | Cairo, Egypt<br> | ||
Telephone: +20 7958014<br> | Telephone: +20 7958014<br> | ||
Fax: +20 7958048<br> | |||
==Background== | 4417 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> | |||
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[https://www.sis.gov.eg/Home/ContactUs?lang=en-us State Information Service]<br> | |||
3 Al Estad Al Bahary St.<br> | |||
Nasr City, Cairo<br> | |||
Telephone: 22617304 - 22617308 - 22617358 - 22617344 - 22617345<br> | |||
E-mail: [mailto:feedback@sis.gov.eg feedback@sis.gov.eg]<br> | |||
==Historical Background== | |||
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> | 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. | 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== | |||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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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]
Department of Civil Status (under the Ministry of Interior)
Magles El Shaab Street
Kasr El Aini St
Cairo, Egypt
Telephone: +20 7958014
Fax: +20 7958048
4417 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).[1]
Adoption is illegal in Egypt.[2]
State Information Service
3 Al Estad Al Bahary St.
Nasr City, Cairo
Telephone: 22617304 - 22617308 - 22617358 - 22617344 - 22617345
E-mail: feedback@sis.gov.eg
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
Civil registration began in 1839, though only births and deaths.[3] 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]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ UN Statistics Wiki, Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System in Egypt, (accessed 16 December 2021)].
- ↑ U.S. Department of State-Bureau of Consular Affairs, Egypt, Washington, D.C. 20520, (accessed 29 September 2022).
- ↑ Thomas Jay Kemp, “International Vital Records Handbook, 7th Edition,” Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore : 2017.