Faroe Islands Civil Registration: Difference between revisions
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Tjóðskjalasavnið (was Føroya Landsskjalasavn) (The Faeroe Islands National Archives)<br> | Tjóðskjalasavnið (was Føroya Landsskjalasavn)(The Faeroe Islands National Archives)<br> | ||
V.U.Hammershaimbsgøta 24<br> | V.U.Hammershaimbsgøta 24<br> | ||
FO-100 Tórshavn<br> | FO-100 Tórshavn<br> | ||
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Fax: +298 318677<br> | Fax: +298 318677<br> | ||
Email: [mailto:fararch@lss.fo fararch@lss.fo]<br> | Email: [mailto:fararch@lss.fo fararch@lss.fo]<br> | ||
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==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]
Online Collections[edit | edit source]
- 1879-1933 - Dødsattester (Deaths), 1879-1933
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Faroe Islands , index and images, ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Faroe Islands , index and images, ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, index and images, ($)
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
Tjóðskjalasavnið (was Føroya Landsskjalasavn)(The Faeroe Islands National Archives)
V.U.Hammershaimbsgøta 24
FO-100 Tórshavn
Føroya (Faeroe Islands)
Telephone: +298 316677
Fax: +298 318677
Email: fararch@lss.fo
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
Civil marriages became legal in the Faroe Islands and Denmark in 1851. Prior to that date all persons being married were required to have the ceremony performed by Lutheran clergy, maintained by civil authorities. Although most Faroese marriages continued to be performed and officially recorded by Lutheran clergy, Plymouth Brethren and members of other churches, as well as non-religous persons, were recorded in these civil marriage records.
Death certificates were produced by government authorities. The earliest records begin in 1879.
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
Marriages Records [Borgerlige Vielser][edit | edit source]
- Names of bride and of groom
- Date and place of marriage
- Residences
- Occupations
- Marital status
- Ages or actual dates of birth
- Sometimes birthplaces
- Names of parents
- Names of witnesses
Death Certificates [Dødsattester][edit | edit source]
- Name of deceased
- Cause of death
- Names of spouse
- Names of parents
- Dates of death and burial
- Parish of death
- Place of burial.