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== Information Recorded in Civil Registers == | == Information Recorded in Civil Registers == | ||
===Modern Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers=== | |||
The most important civil records for genealogical research are birth, marriage, and death registers. Contemporary civil registration records usually contain the following information.'''<br>''' | The most important civil records for genealogical research are birth, marriage, and death registers. Contemporary civil registration records usually contain the following information.'''<br>''' | ||
==== Births ==== | |||
=== Births === | |||
Birth records generally give the child’s name; date the birth was reported; place of birth; hour, date, and day of the week of birth; date, place, and parish of baptism; the father’s name, occupation, religion, citizenship, and residence; the mother’s name; and the godparents’ names. | Birth records generally give the child’s name; date the birth was reported; place of birth; hour, date, and day of the week of birth; date, place, and parish of baptism; the father’s name, occupation, religion, citizenship, and residence; the mother’s name; and the godparents’ names. | ||
==== Marriages ==== | |||
=== Marriages === | |||
Civil officials recorded the marriages in registers, usually preprinted forms bound in a book and kept in the civil office. Marriage registers give the date of the marriage, the names of the bride and groom, their ages, their places of birth, their residences, their occupations, their citizenship, their religion, whether this is their first or a subsequent marriage, and their parents’ names. | Civil officials recorded the marriages in registers, usually preprinted forms bound in a book and kept in the civil office. Marriage registers give the date of the marriage, the names of the bride and groom, their ages, their places of birth, their residences, their occupations, their citizenship, their religion, whether this is their first or a subsequent marriage, and their parents’ names. | ||
==== Deaths ==== | |||
=== Deaths === | Death records are helpful because they may provide important information on a person’s birth, spouse, and parents. Death records generally give the name of the deceased person; date recorded; time, date, and day of the week of the death; place and cause of death; birthplace; age; residence; occupation; religion; citizenship; marital status; spouse’s name; father’s name; and mother’s name. Women’s maiden names are not mentioned in death records. '''Civil death records often exist for individuals for whom there are no birth or marriage records. ''' | ||
===Civil Records Unique to Greece=== | |||
Death records are helpful because they may provide important information on a person’s birth, spouse, and parents. Death records generally give the name of the deceased person; date recorded; time, date, and day of the week of the death; place and cause of death; birthplace; age; residence; occupation; religion; citizenship; marital status; spouse’s name; father’s name; and mother’s name. Women’s maiden names are not mentioned in death records. Civil death records often exist for individuals for whom there are no birth or marriage records. | ==== Male Registers ==== | ||
=== Male Registers === | |||
When Greece became an independent state, communities began keeping registers of males (Mitroon Arrenon), which list all the males born in a particular community. They were kept for voting and military purposes. Male registers were created for all communities in Greece. As new areas became part of Greece, their communities also began keeping male registers. In some areas, male registers were reconstructed from other records back to 1825. | When Greece became an independent state, communities began keeping registers of males (Mitroon Arrenon), which list all the males born in a particular community. They were kept for voting and military purposes. Male registers were created for all communities in Greece. As new areas became part of Greece, their communities also began keeping male registers. In some areas, male registers were reconstructed from other records back to 1825. | ||
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Town (resident) registers are lists of family groups living in a particular locality. For communities where these registers exist, the registers start by at least 1887. They list the given name, age, and occupation for each individual. Once a resident register was compiled, it was kept current by adding new information such as marriage, death, and immigration dates. These records can be found in the municipal archives. | Town (resident) registers are lists of family groups living in a particular locality. For communities where these registers exist, the registers start by at least 1887. They list the given name, age, and occupation for each individual. Once a resident register was compiled, it was kept current by adding new information such as marriage, death, and immigration dates. These records can be found in the municipal archives. | ||
==Accessing the Records== | ==Accessing the Records== | ||
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. | 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. | ||