Egypt Civil Registration: Difference between revisions

Civil registration began in 1839, though only births and deaths.^[1] In 1907, the Ottoman Empire made a decree that expanded record keeping by penalizing those who did not comply. As a result, there is a greater microdata coverage after 1907, and sparse coverage prior to 1907.

4417 local health units register births, deaths and fetal deaths. Registration of marriages and divorces is done by 231 Family Affairs Courts and 2 Real Estate Publicity Departments (located in Cairo and Alexandria).^[2]

Adoption is illegal in Egypt.^[3]

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Strategy[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Thomas Jay Kemp, “International Vital Records Handbook, 7th Edition,” Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore : 2017.
↑ UN Statistics Wiki, Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System in Egypt, (accessed 16 December 2021)].
↑ U.S. Department of State-Bureau of Consular Affairs, Egypt, Washington, D.C. 20520, (accessed 29 September 2022).

[1] Thomas Jay Kemp, “International Vital Records Handbook, 7th Edition,” Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore : 2017.

[2] UN Statistics Wiki, Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System in Egypt, (accessed 16 December 2021)].

[3] U.S. Department of State-Bureau of Consular Affairs, Egypt, Washington, D.C. 20520, (accessed 29 September 2022).

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+|Country=Egypt
+|Name=Egypt
+|Type=Topic
+|Topic Type=Records
+|Records=Civil Registration
+|Content=Standardized
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-==How to Find the Records==
+==Resources==
+===Online Resources===
+*'''1883-1917''' {{FSC|34209|title-id|disp=Nüfūs registers (Ottoman census and population registers of Palestine), 1883-1917, }}(*); Israel State Archives at FamilySearch Catalog-images
+*[https://digitalcollections.aucegypt.edu/digital/collection/p15795coll54/search Marriage Certificates Collection] at The American University in Cairo - images
+*[https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Egypt.html U.S. State Department Reciprocity and Civil Documents] - (Egypt) Contains information about record-keeping practices in Egypt and offices to contact
+*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=egypt British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Egypt] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
+*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=egypt British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Egypt] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
+*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+deaths+and+burials&sid=103&country=egypt British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Egypt] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
+*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+civil+service+evidence+of+age&sid=103&country=egypt British Civil Service Evidence Of Age, Egypt] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
 ===Offices to Contact===
-==Historical Background==
+'''Department of Civil Status'''
+Ministry of Interior<br>
+Magles El Shaab Street<br>
+Kasr El Aini St<br>
+Cairo, Egypt<br>
+Telephone: +20 7958014<br>
+==Background==
+Civil registration began in 1839, though only births and deaths.<ref>Thomas Jay Kemp, “International Vital Records Handbook, 7th Edition,” Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore : 2017.</ref>
 In 1907, the Ottoman Empire made a decree that expanded record keeping by penalizing those who did not comply. As a result, there is a greater microdata coverage after 1907, and sparse coverage prior to 1907.
-==Coverage and Compliance==
+local health units register births, deaths and fetal deaths. Registration of marriages and divorces is done by 231 Family Affairs Courts and 2 Real Estate Publicity Departments (located in Cairo and Alexandria).<ref>UN Statistics Wiki, [https://unstats.un.org/wiki/display/CRAVS/Civil+Registration+and+Vital+Statistics+System+in+Egypt Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System in Egypt], (accessed 16 December 2021)].</ref><br>
-==Information Recorded in the Records==
+Adoption is illegal in Egypt.<ref>U.S. Department of State-Bureau of Consular Affairs, [https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Egypt.html Egypt], Washington, D.C. 20520, (accessed 29 September 2022).</ref><br>
+===Coverage and Compliance===
+==Information Recorded in the Records==
-==Census Records==
+==Strategy==
-Census:
-Includes the following key fields:
-*Name
-*Relationship to head of household
-*Gender
-*Age
-*Legal Status (free, slave, or emancipated slave)
-*Nationality
-*Ethnicity
-*Religion
-*Place of Origin
-*Occupation
-*School enrollment for male children
-*Infirmities
-*Physical Description (in rural provinces)
 ==References==