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== Record Offices ==
== Record Offices ==
*In [[Iceland Church Records|'''Iceland church books''']] '''fill the function of civil registration. There was no form of separate civil registration until 1953.'''
===Civil Registration in Church Records===
*In [[Iceland Church Records|'''Iceland church books''']] fill the function of civil registration. There was no form of separate civil registration until 1953.
===Registry Office===
REGISTERS ICELAND<br>
Kt. 650376-0649<br>
Borgartún 21<br>
105 Reykjavík, Iceland<br>
<br>
Tel. +354 515 5300<br>
Email: skra@skra.is<br>
[https://www.skra.is/english/e-delivery/ Website]
===Finding Records Through the Parish List===
*[[Iceland Parish List|'''Iceland Parish List:''']] If you know the name of the parish where your ancestors lived, consult this alphabetical [[Iceland Parish List|'''clickable parish list''']] to find genealogy links and helps for that parish.
*[[Iceland Parish List|'''Iceland Parish List:''']] If you know the name of the parish where your ancestors lived, consult this alphabetical [[Iceland Parish List|'''clickable parish list''']] to find genealogy links and helps for that parish.
===Finding Records Through Counties (singular:sýsla; plural:sýslur)  ===
If you know the county and parish where your ancestors lived, you can also reach the parish genealogy links and helps via the county pages. These county pages will also help identify close-by parishes in the event that you ancestors moved.
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    <li>[[Árnessýsla, Iceland Genealogy|Árnes]]</li>
    <li>[[Austur-Barðastrandarsýsla, Iceland Genealogy|Austur-Barðastrandar]] </li>
    <li>[[Austur-Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland Genealogy|Austur-Húnavatns]]</li>
    <li>[[Austur-Skaftafellssýsla, Iceland Genealogy|Austur-Skaftafells]]a</li>
    <li>[[Borgarfjarðarsýsla, Iceland Genealogy|Borgarfjarðar]]</li>
    <li>[[Dalasýsla, Iceland Genealogy|Dala]]</li>
    <li>[[Eyjafjarðarsýsla, Iceland Genealogy|Eyjafjarðar]] </li>
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    <li>[[Gullbringusýsla, Iceland Genealogy|Gullbringu]]</li>
    <li>[[Hnappadalssýsla, Iceland Genealogy|Hnappadals]]</li>
    <li>[[Kjósarsýsla, Iceland Genealogy|Kjósar]]  </li>
    <li>[[Mýrasýsla, Iceland Genealogy|Mýra]]</li>
    <li>[[Norður-Ísafjarðarsýsla, Iceland Genealogy|Norður-Ísafjarða]]</li>
    <li>[[Norður-Múlasýsla, Iceland Genealogy|Norður-Múla]] </li>
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    <li>[[Norður-Þingeyjarsýsla, Iceland Genealogy|Norður-Þingeyjar]]</li>
    <li>[[Rangárvallasýsla, Iceland Genealogy|Rangárvalla]]</li>
    <li>[[Skagafjarðarsýsla, Iceland Genealogy|Skagafjarðar]]</li>
    <li>[[Snæfellsnessýsla, Iceland Genealogy|Snæfellsnes]]</li>
    <li>[[Strandasýsla, Iceland Genealogy|Stranda]]</li>
    <li>[[Suður-Múlasýsla, Iceland Genealogy|Suður-Múla]]</li>
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    <li>[[Suður-Þingeyjarsýsla, Iceland Genealogy|Suður-Þingeyjar]]</li>
    <li>[[Vestmannaeyjar City, Iceland Genealogy|Vestmannaeyjar]]</li>
    <li>[[Vestur-Barðastrandasýsla, Iceland Genealogy|Vestur-Barðastranda]]</li>
    <li>[[Vestur-Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland Genealogy|Vestur-Húnavatns]]</li>
    <li>[[Vestur-Ísafjarðarsýsla, Iceland Genealogy|Vestur-Ísafjarðar]]</li>
    <li>[[Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla, Iceland Genealogy|Vestur-Skaftafells]]</li>
|}
== Counties (singular:sýsla; plural:sýslur)  ==
== Counties (singular:sýsla; plural:sýslur)  ==
If you know the county and parish where your ancestors lived, you can also reach the parish genealogy links and helps via the county pages. These county pages will also help identify close-by parishes in the event that you ancestors moved.
If you know the county and parish where your ancestors lived, you can also reach the parish genealogy links and helps via the county pages. These county pages will also help identify close-by parishes in the event that you ancestors moved.
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