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==How to Find the Records==
==How to Find the Records==
===Online Records===
*'''1938-1961:''' Great Britain, British Political Agency in Kuwait, Civil registration  at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/4231189?availability=Family%20History%20Library Great Britain, British Political Agency in Kuwait, civil registration], FamilySearch
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=kuwait British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages] at Findmypast - index & images ($)


===Offices to Contact===
===Offices to Contact===


==Historical Background==
Central Record for Birth and Death Department of the Ministry of Health<br>
Telephone: 24810932<br>
Fax: 24865414<ref name="Wikiprocedure">Wikiprocedure, [https://www.wikiprocedure.com/index.php/Kuwait_-_Obtain_Birth_Certificate Kuwait - Obtain Birth Certificate], (accessed 28 October 2022)</ref><br>
 
For Marriages:<br>
Authentication Office at Ahmadi Court Complex<br>
5428+GV5, Fahad Al Ahmad, Kuwait<ref name="Wikiprocedure" /><br>


==Coverage and Compliance==
[https://moj.gov.kw/AR/pages/DisplayFSites.aspx?ItemID=3 information about various Ministries of Justice in Arab countries]
'''1882:''' <br>
Ottoman Census: includes men and possibly women


'''1957''' <br>
==Historical Background==
Population Census Questionnaire


'''1995''' <br>
Kuwait was under the control of Portugal from about 1521 and through much of the 1600s. Sheiks were the rulers until 1899 when Kuwait became a British protectorate. In 1961, Kuwait became independent.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait Kuwait], accessed 21 October 2022</ref>
Census Questionnaire


'''British Handbook'''
==Coverage and Compliance==
Provided officilas with an overview of the land, people, and politics of a region. Eight volumes were created from that data covering the region of Kuwait and it's called: Records of Kuwait 1899-1961. Volume 8 is a box of maps and it also includes genealogical tables of the ruling families.


==Information Recorded in the Records==
==Information Recorded in the Records==
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Latest revision as of 18:53, 20 March 2024


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How to Find the Records

Online Records

Offices to Contact

Central Record for Birth and Death Department of the Ministry of Health
Telephone: 24810932
Fax: 24865414[1]

For Marriages:
Authentication Office at Ahmadi Court Complex
5428+GV5, Fahad Al Ahmad, Kuwait[1]

information about various Ministries of Justice in Arab countries

Historical Background

Kuwait was under the control of Portugal from about 1521 and through much of the 1600s. Sheiks were the rulers until 1899 when Kuwait became a British protectorate. In 1961, Kuwait became independent.[2]

Coverage and Compliance

Information Recorded in the Records

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Wikiprocedure, Kuwait - Obtain Birth Certificate, (accessed 28 October 2022)
  2. Wikipedia contributors, Kuwait, accessed 21 October 2022