Belarus Civil Registration: Difference between revisions

Civil registration in Belarus, began in 1920. The Bureau of Civil Status Acts (ZAGS) creates and maintains civil registration. The bureau is subordinate to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and is separate from the national archive system.

Registration of births must be done within two months of birth and deaths within three days.

Registration offices are collocated with "marriage palaces" permitting the registration and performance of weddings to occur at the same place and time.

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

From 1920 to about 1930, there was low coverage for registration, but after 1930 it was as high as 85%.

The civil war (about 1921-1922)^[1] of the early Soviet period inhibited registration. For two years it was not enforced. The system was established first in urban and later in rural areas. Gaps persisted through 1926.

Civil registration broke down in the occupied areas during World War II and some registers were burned.

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Birth Records[edit | edit source]

Date
Names of principal and parents
Occupation and religious preference of parents
Place of residence for parents
Name of informant

Marriage Records[edit | edit source]

Date
Names of principal and parents
Occupation and religious preference of parents
Place of residence of the groom and bride
Names of witnesses

Death Records[edit | edit source]

Date
Place of residence of the deceased
Names of principal and parents
Age at death
Cause of death
Place of burial

Strategy[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Wikipedia, Polish–Soviet War, (accessed 22 August 2020)

[1] Wikipedia, Polish–Soviet War, (accessed 22 August 2020)

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+==Resources==
-==How to Find the Records==
+===Online Resources===
+*'''1837-1917''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1476/ Belarus, Birth Records from Select Cities, 1837-1917] at Ancestry - index ($)
+*'''1857-1891, 1921''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1525/ Belarus, Marriage Records from Minsk (1921) and Mogilev (1857-1891)] at Ancestry. - index ($)
+*'''1889''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1526/ Belarus, Minsk, List of Deaths, 1889] at Ancestry - index ($)
+*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10993/belarus-revision-lists?s=275764761 Belarus, Revision Lists] at MyHeritage — index ($)
 ===Offices to Contact===
-Civil registration offices exist at the local and regional levels.  Copies of local registrations are sent to regional offices.
+'''Bureau of Civil Status Acts (ZAGS)'''<br>
+*[https://archives.gov.by/en/welcome-to-the-archives-of-belarus-website/genealogy-family-history/archives-of-civil-registry-offices-zags Archives of Civil Registry Offices ZAGS by region]
-General: The Bureau of Civil Status Acts (ZAGS) creates and maintains civil registration.  The bureau is subordinate to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and is separate from the national archive system.  Registration of births must be done within two months of birth and deaths within three days.  Registration offices are collocated with "marriage palaces" permitting the registration and performance of weddings to occur at the same place and time.
+*Civil registration offices exist at the local and regional levels.
+*Copies of local registrations are sent to regional offices.<br>
-==Historical Background==
+==Background==
-Time period: 1920-present
+Civil registration in Belarus, began in 1920. The Bureau of Civil Status Acts (ZAGS) creates and maintains civil registration. The bureau is subordinate to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and is separate from the national archive system.  <br>
+<br>
+Registration of births must be done within two months of birth and deaths within three days.<br>
+<br>
+Registration offices are collocated with "marriage palaces" permitting the registration and performance of weddings to occur at the same place and time.
 ==Coverage and Compliance==
-Population coverage: Low for the first decade of registration, then 85% thereafter.  The civil war of the early Soviet period inhibited registration.  For two years it was not enforced.  The system was established first in urban and later in rural areas.  Gaps persisted through 1926.  Civil registration broke down in the occupied areas during World War II and some registers were burned.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Belarus,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2002.</ref>
+From 1920 to about 1930, there was low coverage for registration, but after 1930 it was as high as 85%. <br>
+<br>
+The civil war (about 1921-1922)<ref>Wikipedia, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish%E2%80%93Soviet_War#Belarus Polish–Soviet War], (accessed 22 August 2020)</ref> of the early Soviet period inhibited registration.  For two years it was not enforced.  The system was established first in urban and later in rural areas.  Gaps persisted through 1926.<br>
+<br>
+Civil registration broke down in the occupied areas during World War II and some registers were burned.
 ==Information Recorded in the Records==
-Birth, marriage, and death records have the exact date of the event, including time of day for births; names of principal and parents; occupation and religious preference of parents; name of informant for births and names of witnesses for marriages; place of residence for parents of newly born, of the groom and bride for marriages, and of the deceased for deaths; age at death, cause of death, and place of burial in death records.
+===Birth Records===
+*Date
+*Names of principal and parents
+*Occupation and religious preference of parents
+*Place of residence for parents
+*Name of informant
+===Marriage Records===
+*Date
+*Names of principal and parents
+*Occupation and religious preference of parents
+*Place of residence of the groom and bride
+*Names of witnesses
+===Death Records===
+*Date
+*Place of residence of the deceased
+*Names of principal and parents
+*Age at death
+*Cause of death
+*Place of burial
+==Strategy==
 == References  ==