Cyprus Civil Registration: Difference between revisions
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==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
Time | Population coverage: 90 to 95%. | ||
Nikosia - 1883 to present<br> | Time periods vary: <br> | ||
Famagusta - 1914 to present<br> | *Nikosia - 1883 to present<br> | ||
Larnaka - 1895 to present<br> | *Famagusta - 1914 to present<br> | ||
Limassol - 1896 to present<br> | *Larnaka - 1895 to present<br> | ||
Pafos - 1870 to present<br> | *Limassol - 1896 to present<br> | ||
Kyrenia - 1915 to present | *Pafos - 1870 to present<br> | ||
*Kyrenia - 1915 to present.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Cyprus,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1994-1998.</ref> | |||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||
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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
Location: Birth and death records are available at district offices; marriage records are at the Ministry of Interior registration office in Nikosia. This facility likely also houses the material pertaining to Northern Cyprus.
High commission of the Republic of Cyprus in London This website lists the contact information of Cyprus' local administration offices.
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
Civil registration was introduced under British rule. It was conducted at civil registry offices in larger cities. Prior to British occupation there was no distinction between records created by the church and those created by the state. Thus church records fill the civil registration niche prior to British civil registration.[1]
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
Population coverage: 90 to 95%.
Time periods vary:
- Nikosia - 1883 to present
- Famagusta - 1914 to present
- Larnaka - 1895 to present
- Limassol - 1896 to present
- Pafos - 1870 to present
- Kyrenia - 1915 to present.[1]
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
Births[edit | edit source]
- Name
- Gender
- Date of birth
- Birthplace
- Status of legitimacy
- Father's name and residence, age, occupation, sometimes name of father’s father
- Mother's name and age, sometimes her birthplace and her father's name
- Witnesses' names
Marriages[edit | edit source]
- Name of bride and groom
- Date and place of marriage
- Age
- Place of birth
- Residence
- Previous marital status
- Occupation
- Names of parents
- Names of witnesses
Deaths[edit | edit source]
- Name of deceased
- Date and place of death
- Cause of death
- Residence
- Age
- Occupation
- Marital status
- Name of spouse
- Sometimes names of parents