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== | ==Resources== | ||
===Online Records=== | ===Online Records=== | ||
*[https://pronline.identitymalta.com/login?ReturnUrl=%2f Public Registry search] at [https://identitymalta.com/ Identity Malta] - ($) | *[https://pronline.identitymalta.com/login?ReturnUrl=%2f Public Registry search] at [https://identitymalta.com/ Identity Malta] - ($) | ||
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*'''2000-2010''': [https://web.archive.org/web/20180722215143/http://website.lineone.net/~remosliema/maltese_deaths_2000.htm Maltese Deaths 2000 - 2010] at [https://web.archive.org/web/20180507182524/http://website.lineone.net/~stephaniebidmead/other%20sites.htm Maltese Family History] - index, incomplete | *'''2000-2010''': [https://web.archive.org/web/20180722215143/http://website.lineone.net/~remosliema/maltese_deaths_2000.htm Maltese Deaths 2000 - 2010] at [https://web.archive.org/web/20180507182524/http://website.lineone.net/~stephaniebidmead/other%20sites.htm Maltese Family History] - index, incomplete | ||
*'''1800-1900:''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20180722215155/http://website.lineone.net/~remosliema/Ionian1.htm The Ionian Islands Index, 1800-1900] at [https://web.archive.org/web/20180507182524/http://website.lineone.net/~stephaniebidmead/other%20sites.htm Maltese Family History] - index, incomplete | *'''1800-1900:''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20180722215155/http://website.lineone.net/~remosliema/Ionian1.htm The Ionian Islands Index, 1800-1900] at [https://web.archive.org/web/20180507182524/http://website.lineone.net/~stephaniebidmead/other%20sites.htm Maltese Family History] - index, incomplete | ||
*'''1500-1950:''' [https://en.geneanum.com/malta/databases.html Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, Notarial, Passports, Census, 1500-1950] at [https://en.geneanum.com/ Geneanum] - index, incomplete | |||
===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
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:[https://secure2.gov.mt/certifikati/CertificateForms.aspx Download applications to mail] <br> | :[https://secure2.gov.mt/certifikati/CertificateForms.aspx Download applications to mail] <br> | ||
The Registration Section records births, marriages, civil unions, and deaths, both local and foreign. Each act is assigned a number, starting with the first act recorded each year, through the end of the year. The Civil Status Section of the Public Registry issues certificates for births, marriages, civil unions, and deaths. These are issued by request directly, or through a website, http://www.certifikati.gov.mt. The Archives preserve all the records of births, marriages, and deaths.<ref name="PubReg" /> | The Registration Section records births, marriages, civil unions, and deaths, both local and foreign. Each act is assigned a number, starting with the first act recorded each year, through the end of the year. The Civil Status Section of the Public Registry issues certificates for births, marriages, civil unions, and deaths. These are issued by request directly, or through a website, [http://www.certifikati.gov.mt '''Certifikati''']. The Archives preserve all the records of births, marriages, and deaths.<ref name="PubReg" /> | ||
The Marriage Registry receives requests for Publication of Banns for marriages and civil unions between three months and six weeks prior to the union. It also registers marriages of Maltese nationals abroad. It initiates the annotation of birth records when an illegitimate birth is subsequently legitimized by marriage.<ref name="PubReg" /><br> | The Marriage Registry receives requests for Publication of Banns for marriages and civil unions between three months and six weeks prior to the union. It also registers marriages of Maltese nationals abroad. It initiates the annotation of birth records when an illegitimate birth is subsequently legitimized by marriage.<ref name="PubReg" /><br> | ||
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Website: [https://www.facebook.com/Central-Public-Library-Malta-114091448601775/ Facebook page]<br> | Website: [https://www.facebook.com/Central-Public-Library-Malta-114091448601775/ Facebook page]<br> | ||
== | ==Background== | ||
Records are available beginning in 1863 at Public Registry. Vital registration in Malta is considered comprehensive.<ref>Thomas Jay Kemp, “International Vital Records Handbook, 5th Edition,” Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore : 2009.</ref> | Records are available beginning in 1863 at Public Registry. Vital registration in Malta is considered comprehensive.<ref>Thomas Jay Kemp, “International Vital Records Handbook, 5th Edition,” Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore : 2009.</ref> | ||
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