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The years that Armenian Civil Registration covers varies depending on the region. Birth, marriage, and death certificates may be ordered using the resources included below.
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==How to Find the Records==


==Requests for Armenian Birth, Marriage and Death Records==
*'''1865-1930''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1115250 Births, marriages, deaths, divorces (Անձնական հաշվառման քարտեր կենսագրական տվյալներով, 1865?-1930?)], FamilySearch Catalog
Send requests to:
*'''1917-1930''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/993540 Births (Kʿaghakʿatsʿiavan katsʿutʿan avteri ardzanagrman bazhin, 1917-1930)], FamilySearch Catalog
:Chief<br>Department of Civil Registry<br> Ministry of Justice <br>8 Khorderdaran Street<br> Yerevan 375010<br>Cost is approximately $25.00 per certificate


==Additional Resources:==
===Offices to Contact===
=== Family History Library  ===


The Family History Library has select civil registration records from Armenia. Click [https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&collectionId=&fed=false&page=1&catSearchType=keywords&searchCriteria=Armenia+Civil+Registration&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= here] for details. Years covered varies per region, but ranges from 1865-1917.
'''Department of Civil Registry'''<br>
Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia <br>
3/8 Vazgen Sargsyan Street <br>
0010 Yerevan <br>


===Armenian National Library===
[http://www.moj.am/en/services/civil_registry/item/562 Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia -- Civil Registration]
Write to the National Library for holdings:
 
:Armyanskaya Biblioteka<br>ul. Teriana 72<br>Yrevan, 375009  
[https://www.moj.am/services/branches/p/2 List of civil registration offices]
 
[http://www.parliament.am/legislation.php?sel=show&ID=2212&lang=rus Law (adopted in 2004) about content of civil registration documents]
 
'''National Library'''
Armyanskaya Biblioteka<br>
ul. Teriana 72<br>
Yerevan, Armenia 375009
 
==Historical Background==
 
The years that Armenian Civil Registration covers vary depending on the region.
 
==Coverage and Compliance==
 
Population coverage: 90% of the population.<ref name="profile">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.</ref>
 
==Information Recorded in the Records==
 
===Birth Records===
*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===
*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===
*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  ==
 
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How to Find the Records

Offices to Contact

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

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

Coverage and Compliance

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

Information Recorded in the Records

Birth Records

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  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.