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How to Find the Records

Offices to Contact

National Civil Registration Office, local police registry offices

At the village level, data collection is the responsibility of the local workers of the General Administration Department, in collaboration with midwives. They work in close collaboration with the Department of Immigration for household listing.

At the township level, a medical officer, under the Ministry of Health and Sport (MOHS), issue the certificates.

At the national and sub-national levels, the gathering of vital events in a database is done by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) under the Ministry of Planning and Finance, which then publishes vital statistics.

Considering the complexity of such relations, coordination committees on Birth and Death Registration were formed at the national level, state/regional level, district level, township level, ward and village tract level. The national level committee is led by Deputy Minister for Immigration and Population.^[1]

United Nations ESCAP
United Nations Building
Rajadamnern Nok Avenue
Bangkok 10200, Thailand

Phone: +66 2 2882593

Historical Background

Birth, marriage, and death returns were organized in 1826 when the British gained the territory of Tenasserim, next to Siam. Civil Administration was first at Prince of Wales Island, Penang.

In 1834 Myanmar became part of Bengal with military administration based in Madras until the 1840's. Records relating to baptisms, marriages and burials in Tenasserim may appear in Chaplain's Returns in the United Kingdom or Madras (for military events) or in Madras, Penang or Bengal during this period.

Until the 1850's, the only official returns were Anglican and Roman Catholic when the Government of India provided means for returns of minority religions such as the Baptists.

Records from the Myanmar National Archives show that Baptist marriages were not reported until November 1858.^[2]

Coverage and Compliance

Time period: 1852-present

Population coverage: Before 1960, 20%; after 1960, 70%.

The registration of births and deaths in Myanmar started in 1907. The system was gradually improved in order to reach all the areas to register the vital events.^[1]

Information Recorded in the Records

Births

Child’s name
Birth date and place
Parents’ names, residence, and occupation
Witnesses’ ages, relationships, residences^[2]

Marriages

Bride and groom names
Ages
Residences
Occupations
Marriage date and place
Sometimes ages and/or birth dates and places
Parents' names, residences, occupations
Witnesses' names
Names of former spouses^[2]

Divorces

Names
Ages
Dates
Places
Occupations
Residences

Often listed on the back of the marriage register.^[2]

Deaths

Name of deceased
Age
Death date and place
Occupation
Name of surviving spouse, if applicable
Informant’s name and residence
Cause of death
Sometimes:

-Birth date and place

-Parents’ names

-Children’s names^[2]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 United Nations ESCAP, Get Everyone in the Picture, Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific, Myanmar, (accessed 21 July 2023).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Myanmar,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2001.

[UN-1] 1.0 ^1.1 United Nations ESCAP, Get Everyone in the Picture, Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific, Myanmar, (accessed 21 July 2023).

[profile-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Myanmar,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2001.

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-== Civil registration ==
+==How to Find the Records==
-Research use:  Information can be used to compile pedigrees and family groups.  Identifies parents, children and spouses and dates and places of vital events.  Other relatives are often identified.
+===Offices to Contact===
-Record type:  Births, marriages, divorces, deaths.
+National Civil Registration Office, local police registry offices
-Time period: 1852-present.
+At the village level, data collection is the responsibility of the local workers of the General Administration Department, in collaboration with midwives. They work in close collaboration with the Department of Immigration for household listing.
-Contents:  Births:  Child’s name, birth date and place; parents’ names, residence, and occupation; witnesses’ ages, relationships, residences.  Marriages:  Bride and groom names, ages, residences, occupations, marriage date and place; sometimes ages and/or birth dates and places; parents' names; residences, occupations; witnesses; former spouses.  Divorces: Often listed on the back of the marriage register.  Includes names, ages, dates and places, occupations, residences.  Death registers:  Name of deceased, age, death date and place, occupation, name of surviving spouse, informant’s name and residence, cause of death, sometimes birth date and place, parents’ names, children’s names.
+At the township level, a medical officer, under the Ministry of Health and Sport (MOHS), issue the certificates.
-Location: National Civil Registration Office, local police registry offices.
+At the national and sub-national levels, the gathering of vital events in a database is done by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) under the Ministry of Planning and Finance, which then publishes vital statistics.
+Considering the complexity of such relations, coordination committees on Birth and Death Registration were formed at the national level, state/regional level, district level, township level, ward and village tract level. The national level committee is led by Deputy Minister for Immigration and Population.<ref name="UN">United Nations ESCAP, Get Everyone in the Picture, Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific, [https://getinthepicture.org/country/myanmar Myanmar], (accessed 21 July 2023).</ref>
+United Nations ESCAP<br>
+United Nations Building<br>
+Rajadamnern Nok Avenue<br>
+Bangkok 10200, Thailand<br>
+Phone: +66 2 2882593
+==Historical Background==
+Birth, marriage, and death returns were organized in 1826 when the British gained the territory of Tenasserim, next to Siam. Civil Administration was first at Prince of Wales Island, Penang.
+In 1834 Myanmar became part of Bengal with military administration based in Madras until the 1840's. Records relating to baptisms, marriages and burials in Tenasserim may appear in Chaplain's Returns in the United Kingdom or Madras (for military events) or in Madras, Penang or Bengal during this period.
+Until the 1850's, the only official returns were Anglican and Roman Catholic when the Government of India provided means for returns of minority religions such as the Baptists.
+Records from the Myanmar National Archives show that Baptist marriages were not reported until November 1858.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Myanmar,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2001.</ref>
+==Coverage and Compliance==
+Time period: 1852-present
 Population coverage: Before 1960, 20%; after 1960, 70%.
-Reliability:  Excellent.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Myanmar,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2001.</ref>
+The registration of births and deaths in Myanmar started in 1907. The system was gradually improved in order to reach all the areas to register the vital events.<ref name="UN" />
+==Information Recorded in the Records==
+===Births===
+*Child’s name
+*Birth date and place
+*Parents’ names, residence, and occupation
+*Witnesses’ ages, relationships, residences<ref name="profile" />
+===Marriages===
+*Bride and groom names
+*Ages
+*Residences
+*Occupations
+*Marriage date and place
+*Sometimes ages and/or birth dates and places
+*Parents' names, residences, occupations
+*Witnesses' names
+*Names of former spouses<ref name="profile" />
+===Divorces===
+*Names
+*Ages
+*Dates
+*Places
+*Occupations
+*Residences
-== Background ==
+Often listed on the back of the marriage register.<ref name="profile" />
-BMD returns were not formally organized until the arrival of the British in 1826, when they gained the territory of Tenasserim, bordering Siam.&nbsp; Civil Administration was initially centered at Prince of Wales Island, Penang. In 1834 the province became part of Bengal, however military administration was based in Madras until the 1840's.&nbsp; Records relating to baptisms, marriages and burials in Tenasserim may therefore appear in Chaplain's Returns in the UK or Madras (for military events) or in Madras, Penang or Bengal returns during this period.
+===Deaths===
-The only official returns were Anglican and RC until the 1850's, when the Government of India provided means for returns of minority religions such as the Baptists.&nbsp; Records from the Myanmar National Archives show that Baptist marriages were not reported until November 1858.
+*Name of deceased
+*Age
+*Death date and place
+*Occupation
+*Name of surviving spouse, if applicable
+*Informant’s name and residence
+*Cause of death
+*Sometimes:
+::-Birth date and place
+::-Parents’ names
+::-Children’s names<ref name="profile" />
 == References ==