Moldova Civil Registration: Difference between revisions

From FamilySearch Wiki
m (Text replacement - "==Historical Background==" to "==Background==")
(7 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{CountrySidebar
{{Moldova-sidebar}}{{breadcrumb
|Country=Moldova
|Name=Moldova
|Type=Topic
|Topic Type=Records
|Records=Civil Registration
|Rating=Acceptable
}}{{breadcrumb
| link1=[[Moldova Genealogy|Moldova]]
| link1=[[Moldova Genealogy|Moldova]]
| link2=
| link2=
Line 14: Line 7:
}}  
}}  


==Resources==
==How to Find the Records==


===Offices to Contact===
===Offices to Contact===
Line 22: Line 15:
Civil registration offices exist at the local and regional levels.  Copies of local registrations are sent to regional offices.<br>
Civil registration offices exist at the local and regional levels.  Copies of local registrations are sent to regional offices.<br>


'''General Civil Status Directorate'''<br>
[https://gov.md/ro/content/contacte '''Government House of the Republic of Moldova''']<br>
Str. M. Viteazul, 11/1 floor 2<br>
The Great National Assembly Square 1 <br>
Chișinău 2033, Republic of Moldova<br>
Chișinău 2033, Republic of Moldova<br>


Telephone: +373 (022) 250 101<br>
Fax: +373 (022) 242 696<br>
E-mail: [mailto:petitii@gov.md petitii@gov.md]
----
----
[http://www.asp.gov.md/ro/intrebari-frecvente/stare-civila/0001 What are the conditions and order of issuing duplicate civil status documents?] This explains who may apply for a copy of a birth, marriage, death or divorce record (civil status document) and the locations/online options for applying.
[http://www.asp.gov.md/ro/intrebari-frecvente/stare-civila/0001 What are the conditions and order of issuing duplicate civil status documents?] This explains who may apply for a copy of a birth, marriage, death or divorce record (civil status document) and the locations/online options for applying.


==Background==
==Historical Background==


Registration of births must be done within two months of birth and deaths within three days.  <br>
Registration of births must be done within two months of birth and deaths within three days.  <br>

Revision as of 22:25, 13 December 2022

Moldova Wiki Topics
Flag of Moldova.svg.png
Beginning Research
Record Types
Moldova Background
Local Research Resources

How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

The Bureau of Civil Status Acts (ZAGS) creates and maintains civil registration. The bureau is subordinate to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and is separate from the national archive system.

Civil registration offices exist at the local and regional levels. Copies of local registrations are sent to regional offices.

Government House of the Republic of Moldova
The Great National Assembly Square 1
Chișinău 2033, Republic of Moldova

Telephone: +373 (022) 250 101
Fax: +373 (022) 242 696
E-mail: petitii@gov.md


What are the conditions and order of issuing duplicate civil status documents? This explains who may apply for a copy of a birth, marriage, death or divorce record (civil status document) and the locations/online options for applying.

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Registration of births must be done within two months of birth and deaths within three days.

Registration offices are next to "marriage palaces" permitting the registration and performance of weddings to occur at the same place and time.[1]

Time period: 1920-present.

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Coverage was low for the first decade of registration, then 85% thereafter. The civil war of the early Soviet period inhibited registration. For two years it was not enforced. The system was established first in urban and later in rural areas. Gaps persisted through 1926. Civil registration broke down in the occupied areas during World War II, and some registers were burned.[1]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Birth Records[edit | edit source]

  • Date
  • Name of child
  • Names of parents
  • Occupation and religious preference of parents
  • Name of informant
  • Place of residence for parents[1]

Marriage Records[edit | edit source]

  • Date
  • Names of bride and groom
  • Names of parents
  • Occupation and religious preference of parents
  • Names of witnesses
  • Residences of the groom and bride[1]

Death Records[edit | edit source]

  • Date
  • Name of deceased
  • Names of parents
  • Occupation and religious preference of parents
  • Residence of the deceased
  • Age at death
  • Cause of death
  • Place of burial in death records[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Moldova,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2002.