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====Town (Resident) Registers (''Dimotologion'')==== | ====Town (Resident) Registers (''Dimotologion'')==== | ||
Town registers (''dimotologion'') are lists of family groups living in a particular locality. For communities where these registers exist, the registers start by at least 1887. Town registers may list: names of family members, birth date and place, age, residence, occupation, religion, method by which citizenship was acquired, reference number in male register, date and reason an individual was taken off the list (such as marriage, migration, death), emigration information, and so forth.<ref name="FHRP" /> 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 | Town registers (''dimotologion'') are lists of family groups living in a particular locality. For communities where these registers exist, the registers start by at least 1887. Town registers may list: names of family members, birth date and place, age, residence, occupation, religion, method by which citizenship was acquired, reference number in male register, date and reason an individual was taken off the list (such as marriage, migration, death), emigration information, and so forth.<ref name="FHRP" /> 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 Town Hall (Mayor's Office) or the local office of the General State Archives of Greece. <ref name="Hellenic Genealogy Conference" /> | ||
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