Armenia Civil Registration: Difference between revisions

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==Information Recorded in the Records==
==Information Recorded in the Records==


'''Births'''
===Birth Records===
*Date
*Date
*Name of child
*Name of child
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*Ages or birth years for parents
*Ages or birth years for parents


'''Marriages'''
===Marriage Records===
*Date
*Date
*Names of bride and groom
*Names of bride and groom
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*May give occupations and religious preferences of parents
*May give occupations and religious preferences of parents


'''Deaths'''
===Death Records===
*Date
*Date
*Name of deceased
*Name of deceased

Revision as of 19:41, 15 March 2024


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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Department of Civil Registry
Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia
3/8 Vazgen Sargsyan Street
0010 Yerevan

Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia -- Civil Registration

List of civil registration offices

Law (adopted in 2004) about content of civil registration documents

National Library Armyanskaya Biblioteka
ul. Teriana 72
Yerevan, Armenia 375009

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

The years that Armenian Civil Registration covers vary depending on the region.

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Population coverage: 90% of the population.[1]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Birth Records[edit | edit source]

  • Date
  • Name of child
  • Name of the father (Early civil registration records usually do not list the mother's name.)
  • Place of residence for parents
  • May give occupations and religious preferences of parents
  • Ages or birth years for parents

Marriage Records[edit | edit source]

  • Date
  • Names of bride and groom
  • Residences of groom and bride
  • Names of witnesses
  • May give names of parents
  • May give occupations and religious preferences of parents

Death Records[edit | edit source]

  • Date
  • Name of deceased
  • Residence of the deceased
  • Age at death
  • Cause of death
  • Place of burial
  • May give name of parents
  • May give occupations and religious preferences of parents

References[edit | edit source]

  1. The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Armenia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1990-1999.