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Records of births, marriages, civil unions, deaths, and adoptions are kept by the Public Registry. The Public Registry was organized in 1889 and holds records from as far back as 1863.<ref name="PubReg">"Public Registry," ''homeaffairs.gov.mt'' (https://homeaffairs.gov.mt : accessed 28 April 2015), path: Main » MHAS Departments » Land and Public Registry » Public Registry.</ref> | Records of births, marriages, civil unions, deaths, and adoptions are kept by the Public Registry. The Public Registry was organized in 1889 and holds records from as far back as 1863.<ref name="PubReg">"Public Registry," ''homeaffairs.gov.mt'' (https://homeaffairs.gov.mt : accessed 28 April 2015), path: Main » MHAS Departments » Land and Public Registry » Public Registry.</ref> | ||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||
*Births – name; hour, day, month, year, and place of birth; sex; name; surname; name of father, profession, trade, or other status, age, place of birth and of residence of the father, name of mother, place of birth and of residence of the mother, and of the person making the declaration; if the mother of the child was a widow before her marriage to the father of the child, the name and surname of her former husband is also stated; name and surname of the father of each of the parents of the child stating whether each is alive or dead. | *'''Births''' – name; hour, day, month, year, and place of birth; sex; name; surname; name of father, profession, trade, or other status, age, place of birth and of residence of the father, name of mother, place of birth and of residence of the mother, and of the person making the declaration; if the mother of the child was a widow before her marriage to the father of the child, the name and surname of her former husband is also stated; name and surname of the father of each of the parents of the child stating whether each is alive or dead. | ||
*Marriages – name of bride and of groom, date of marriage, and church, chapel or other place where the marriage took place; name, surname, profession, trade, or other status of each of the parents of the bride and of the groom, stating whether they are alive or dead; age, place of birth, residence, first or second marriage, occupation, citizenship, religion, names of witnesses; declaration as to the solemnization of the marriage signed by both groom and bride and by the parish priest or other clergyman by whom the marriage was solemnized. | *'''Marriages''' – name of bride and of groom, date of marriage, and church, chapel or other place where the marriage took place; name, surname, profession, trade, or other status of each of the parents of the bride and of the groom, stating whether they are alive or dead; age, place of birth, residence, first or second marriage, occupation, citizenship, religion, names of witnesses; declaration as to the solemnization of the marriage signed by both groom and bride and by the parish priest or other clergyman by whom the marriage was solemnized. | ||
*Deaths – name of the deceased, date of death, time, place of death, cause of death, residence, birthplace, age, occupation, religion, citizenship, marital status, spouses' name; name and surname of each of the parents of the deceased stating whether they are alive or dead; and the place where the deceased was or will be buried. | *'''Deaths''' – name of the deceased, date of death, time, place of death, cause of death, residence, birthplace, age, occupation, religion, citizenship, marital status, spouses' name; name and surname of each of the parents of the deceased stating whether they are alive or dead; and the place where the deceased was or will be buried. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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