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== | ==Catholic Records== | ||
*[[Malta Church Records]] | *[[Malta Church Records#Catholic Records|Catholic Records]] | ||
== | ==Hindu Records== | ||
There are various Hindu families in Malta that practice their own Hindu faith however there are no Hindu temples. <ref>Wikipedia Contributors, "Religion in Malta," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Malta. Accessed 17 June 2019.</ref> | |||
== Islamic Records == | == Islamic Records == | ||
=== Islamic Marriages (''Kadi'') | There are estimated 3,000 Muslims in Malta. <ref>Wikipedia Contributors, "Religion in Malta," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Malta. Accessed 17 June 2019.</ref> | ||
=== Information Recorded in the Records === | |||
'''Islamic Marriages (''Kadi'')''':<br> | |||
Records of Islamic marriage contracts. They are used to establish individual identity and linkage back two generations. Theoretically generations could be identified back to when the keeping of the record started. Records date from about 1500 to present. Generally these records contain names, ages, and residences of bride and bridegroom. Names and sometimes occupation of father and grandfather. Date of event. Signature of bridegroom. Names and residences of witnesses and names of witnesses fathers. Amount of dower money. They can be found in Mosques and in the houses of the Kazi who is the marriage registrar and judge. | Records of Islamic marriage contracts. They are used to establish individual identity and linkage back two generations. Theoretically generations could be identified back to when the keeping of the record started. Records date from about 1500 to present. Generally these records contain names, ages, and residences of bride and bridegroom. Names and sometimes occupation of father and grandfather. Date of event. Signature of bridegroom. Names and residences of witnesses and names of witnesses fathers. Amount of dower money. They can be found in Mosques and in the houses of the Kazi who is the marriage registrar and judge. | ||
== Jewish Records == | == Jewish Records == | ||
Jewish records, including synagogue records, contain information specifically about Jews. These include vital records (births, marriages, divorces, and deaths) prepared by or for Jewish communities, registers of name changes, account books of congregations, circumcision records, and burial records. Jews generally did not keep vital records unless required to do so by law. In most countries Jews are recorded in the civil registration or vital records along with people of other religions. | Jewish records, including synagogue records, contain information specifically about Jews. These include vital records (births, marriages, divorces, and deaths) prepared by or for Jewish communities, registers of name changes, account books of congregations, circumcision records, and burial records. Jews generally did not keep vital records unless required to do so by law. In most countries Jews are recorded in the civil registration or vital records along with people of other religions.<br> | ||
See the article [[Jewish Records]] for more information. | |||
== Orthodox Records == | |||
*[[Malta Church Records#Orthodox Records|Orthodox Records]] | |||
==Protestant Records== | |||
*[[Malta Church Records#Anglican Records|Anglican Records]] | |||
*[[Malta Church Records#Baptist Records|Baptist Records]] | |||
*[[Malta Church Records#Lutheran Records|Lutheran Records]] | |||
*[[Malta Church Records#Presbyterian Records|Presbyterian Records]] | |||
==References== | |||
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Catholic Records
Hindu Records
There are various Hindu families in Malta that practice their own Hindu faith however there are no Hindu temples. [1]
Islamic Records
There are estimated 3,000 Muslims in Malta. [2]
Information Recorded in the Records
Islamic Marriages (Kadi):
Records of Islamic marriage contracts. They are used to establish individual identity and linkage back two generations. Theoretically generations could be identified back to when the keeping of the record started. Records date from about 1500 to present. Generally these records contain names, ages, and residences of bride and bridegroom. Names and sometimes occupation of father and grandfather. Date of event. Signature of bridegroom. Names and residences of witnesses and names of witnesses fathers. Amount of dower money. They can be found in Mosques and in the houses of the Kazi who is the marriage registrar and judge.
Jewish Records
Jewish records, including synagogue records, contain information specifically about Jews. These include vital records (births, marriages, divorces, and deaths) prepared by or for Jewish communities, registers of name changes, account books of congregations, circumcision records, and burial records. Jews generally did not keep vital records unless required to do so by law. In most countries Jews are recorded in the civil registration or vital records along with people of other religions.
See the article Jewish Records for more information.
Orthodox Records
Protestant Records
References
- ↑ Wikipedia Contributors, "Religion in Malta," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Malta. Accessed 17 June 2019.
- ↑ Wikipedia Contributors, "Religion in Malta," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Malta. Accessed 17 June 2019.