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== | ==How to Find the Records== | ||
Civil registration is births, marriages, marriage supplements, deaths, family registers kept by the government. | |||
== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
*Births and deaths began throughout on 1 January 1939. Civil registration of marriages started on 1 August 1938; however, marriages celebrated between 1 August 1938 and 31 December 1938 were conducted at regional district offices ''(Bezirkshauptmannschaften)''. | |||
To obtain a certificate, you need to contact the registry office which registered the event. For Vienna only [http://www.wien.gv.at/english/administration/civilstatus/index.html Municipal Department 35] provides the relevant service. To find an address for a local registry use the [https://www.help.gv.at/Portal.Node/hlpd/public/en Austrian Government Help Portal]. | |||
==Historical Background== | |||
Civil registration (Zivilstandsregister) is births, marriages, marriage supplements, deaths, family registers kept by the government. | |||
==Coverage and Compliance== | |||
*Births and deaths began throughout on 1 January 1939. | |||
*Civil registration of marriages started on 1 August 1938; however, marriages celebrated between 1 August 1938 and 31 December 1938 were conducted at regional district offices ''(Bezirkshauptmannschaften)''. | |||
*Civil registration began in Hungary in 1895 and those parts of the modern federal province of Burgenland which were then part of Hungary will have civil registration records. | *Civil registration began in Hungary in 1895 and those parts of the modern federal province of Burgenland which were then part of Hungary will have civil registration records. | ||
==Information | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||
===Births=== | ===Births=== | ||
*Name of child | *Name of child | ||
*Date and place of birth | *Date and place of birth | ||
*Names, residence, and occupation of parents | *Names, residence, and occupation of parents | ||
===Marriages=== | ===Marriages=== | ||
*Names | *Names | ||
*Ages | *Ages | ||
*Residences | *Residences | ||
*Occupations of groom and bride | *Occupations of groom and bride | ||
*Sometimes date and place of birth and/or ages | *Sometimes date and place of birth and/or ages | ||
*Parents' names | *Parents' names | ||
*Date and place of marriage | *Date and place of marriage | ||
*Residences, occupations, names of witnesses and officer who performed ceremony | *Residences, occupations, names of witnesses and officer who performed ceremony | ||
===Marriage Supplements=== | ===Marriage Supplements=== | ||
*Names of marriage partners | *Names of marriage partners | ||
*Documents showing proofs of births, deaths, prior marriages or divorces, proclamations, contracts, etc. | *Documents showing proofs of births, deaths, prior marriages or divorces, proclamations, contracts, etc. | ||
===Death Registers=== | ===Death Registers=== | ||
*Name | |||
*Name | |||
*Date and place of death | *Date and place of death | ||
*Occupation | *Occupation | ||
*Name of surviving spouse | *Name of surviving spouse | ||
*Name and residence of informant | *Name and residence of informant | ||
*Cause of death | *Cause of death | ||
*Sometimes date and place of birth, names of parents, names of children | *Sometimes date and place of birth, names of parents, names of children | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
To obtain a certificate, you need to contact the registry office which registered the event. For Vienna only Municipal Department 35 provides the relevant service. To find an address for a local registry use the Austrian Government Help Portal.
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
Civil registration (Zivilstandsregister) is births, marriages, marriage supplements, deaths, family registers kept by the government.
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
- Births and deaths began throughout on 1 January 1939.
- Civil registration of marriages started on 1 August 1938; however, marriages celebrated between 1 August 1938 and 31 December 1938 were conducted at regional district offices (Bezirkshauptmannschaften).
- Civil registration began in Hungary in 1895 and those parts of the modern federal province of Burgenland which were then part of Hungary will have civil registration records.
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
Births[edit | edit source]
- Name of child
- Date and place of birth
- Names, residence, and occupation of parents
Marriages[edit | edit source]
- Names
- Ages
- Residences
- Occupations of groom and bride
- Sometimes date and place of birth and/or ages
- Parents' names
- Date and place of marriage
- Residences, occupations, names of witnesses and officer who performed ceremony
Marriage Supplements[edit | edit source]
- Names of marriage partners
- Documents showing proofs of births, deaths, prior marriages or divorces, proclamations, contracts, etc.
Death Registers[edit | edit source]
- Name
- Date and place of death
- Occupation
- Name of surviving spouse
- Name and residence of informant
- Cause of death
- Sometimes date and place of birth, names of parents, names of children