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*'''1628-1969''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1993&cj=1&sid=l&netid=cj&o_xid=0005719356&o_lid=0005719356&o_sch=Affiliate+External UK Foreign and Overseas Registers of British Subjects] at Ancestry; index & images ($)
*'''1628-1969''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1993&cj=1&sid=l&netid=cj&o_xid=0005719356&o_lid=0005719356&o_sch=Affiliate+External UK Foreign and Overseas Registers of British Subjects] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=iraq British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms] at Findmypast; index & images ($)
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=iraq British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms] at Findmypast; index & images ($)
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=iraq British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages] at Findmypast; index & images ($)
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=iraq British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages] at Findmypast; index & images ($)

Revision as of 12:08, 22 August 2023

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

How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Online Collections[edit | edit source]

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Directorate of Health for validation and recording in the Birth and Deceased logs
89XJ+2GR, Al Adham Street
Baghdad, Iraq

In Central & Southern governorates: the Civil Affairs Directorate maintain the family record

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Getting birth, death, and marriage certificates for Iraq

The Marriage Contract

Marriage Contract Outside Courts

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Birth Record[edit | edit source]

  • Name of child
  • Place of birth
  • Date
  • Names of parents[1]

Marriage Record/Contract[edit | edit source]

  • Names of bride and groom[2]; [3]

Death Record[edit | edit source]

  • Name of deceased
  • Cause of death
  • Place of death
  • Time of death
  • Other personal information about the deceased[4]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. SimaetBhatha.com, How to obtain a Birth Certificate?, (accessed 30 September 2022)
  2. SimaetBhatha.com, The Marriage Contract, (accessed 7 October)
  3. SimaetBhatha.com, Marriage Contract Outside Courts, (accessed 7 October)
  4. SimaetBhatha.com, Info about Death certificate and Proof of Death, (accessed 30 September 2022)