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==How to Find the Records== | ==How to Find the Records== | ||
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===Online Collections=== | ===Online Collections=== | ||
*[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 | *[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 ($) | ||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=egypt British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Egypt] at Findmypast | *[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=egypt British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Egypt] at Findmypast - index & images ($) | ||
*[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 | *[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 ($) | ||
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+civil+service+evidence+of+age&sid=103&country=egypt British Civil Service Evidence Of Age, Egypt] at Findmypast | *[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+civil+service+evidence+of+age&sid=103&country=egypt British Civil Service Evidence Of Age, Egypt] at Findmypast - index & images ($) | ||
===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
Department of Civil Status (under the Ministry of Interior) | Department of Civil Status (under the Ministry of Interior)<br> | ||
Magles El Shaab Street<br> | |||
Kasr El Aini St<br> | |||
Cairo, Egypt<br> | |||
Telephone: +20 7958014<br> | |||
Fax: +20 7958048<br> | |||
==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
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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> | 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. | 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).<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> | |||
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== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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How to Find the Records
Online Collections
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Egypt at Findmypast - index & images ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Egypt at Findmypast - index & images ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Egypt at Findmypast - index & images ($)
- British Civil Service Evidence Of Age, Egypt at Findmypast - index & images ($)
Offices to Contact
Department of Civil Status (under the Ministry of Interior)
Magles El Shaab Street
Kasr El Aini St
Cairo, Egypt
Telephone: +20 7958014
Fax: +20 7958048
Historical Background
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
Information Recorded in the Records
References
- ↑ 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).