Greenland Civil Registration: Difference between revisions

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===Birth Records===
===Birth Records===
*Name of child
*Date of birth
*Names of parents


===Marriage Records===
===Marriage Records===

Revision as of 15:02, 9 December 2022

Greenland Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Greenland Background
Local Research Resources

How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Online Collections[edit | edit source]

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Nunatta Katersugaasivia (Greenland National Museum & Archives)
Hans Egedesvej 8 / Boks 145
3900 / Nuuk
Greenland

Telephone (+299)322611

Central Register of Persons in Denmark and the municipalities in Greenland [1]

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Greenland became Danish in 1814, though the people became citizens of Denmark in 1953.[2]

Beginning in 1924, civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths began to be kept on a national level also.

Individuals from Greenland were added to the Central Register of Persons in Denmark starting 1 May 1972.[3]

The most important records for Greenland genealogy are the church records.

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Birth Records[edit | edit source]

  • Name of child
  • Date of birth
  • Names of parents

Marriage Records[edit | edit source]

Death Records[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. The Nordic Council and the Nordic Council of Ministers, Civil registration in Greenland, (accessed 18 March 2022).
  2. Wikipedia contributors, Det Centrale Personregister, (accessed 18 March 2022).
  3. Wikipedia contributors, Det Centrale Personregister, (accessed 18 March 2022).