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Civil registration consists of vital records made by the government. Records of births, marriages, and deaths are commonly referred to as vital records because they refer to critical events in a person’s life. Civil registration records are an excellent source for accurate information on names, dates, and places of births, marriages, and deaths. | {{Greece-sidebar}}Civil registration consists of vital records made by the government. Records of births, marriages, and deaths are commonly referred to as vital records because they refer to critical events in a person’s life. Civil registration records are an excellent source for accurate information on names, dates, and places of births, marriages, and deaths. | ||
The Greek term for vital records is Lixiarheion, which is also the title of the office for vital records created in 1925. When making requests for older records, it is best to avoid this term. Some districts and counties compiled information of birth, marriage, and death records for a community into volumes. These civil registers mostly cover the 1840s–1940s. They are compiled from other sources and may include errors. The records are in the local mayor’s office. Copies may also be found in the county offices (Nomarhia). Copies from various town halls and city archives have been filmed from the counties of Athens (Attikis), Leukados, and Peiraios. Beginning about the 1840s, civil registration was formally established, requiring that separate records of birth, marriage, and death be kept by the local government. A separate record-keeping administration, Lixiarheion, was not fully established until 1925, when a national department for government registration of vital records was established. Even then, the practice of civil registration was not fully established in all areas until 1931. | The Greek term for vital records is Lixiarheion, which is also the title of the office for vital records created in 1925. When making requests for older records, it is best to avoid this term. Some districts and counties compiled information of birth, marriage, and death records for a community into volumes. These civil registers mostly cover the 1840s–1940s. They are compiled from other sources and may include errors. The records are in the local mayor’s office. Copies may also be found in the county offices (Nomarhia). Copies from various town halls and city archives have been filmed from the counties of Athens (Attikis), Leukados, and Peiraios. Beginning about the 1840s, civil registration was formally established, requiring that separate records of birth, marriage, and death be kept by the local government. A separate record-keeping administration, Lixiarheion, was not fully established until 1925, when a national department for government registration of vital records was established. Even then, the practice of civil registration was not fully established in all areas until 1931. | ||