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

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

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

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

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

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 ===Offices to Contact===
-Civil registration offices exist at the local and regional levels.  Copies of local registrations are sent to regional offices.<br>
+'''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]
+*Civil registration offices exist at the local and regional levels.
+*Copies of local registrations are sent to regional offices.<br>
-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>
+==Background==
+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.
-==Historical Background==
-Time period: 1920-present
 ==Coverage and Compliance==
-Low coverage for the first decade of registration (1920-about 1930), then 85% thereafter.  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.  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==
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 *Place of burial
+==Strategy==
 == References  ==