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==How to Find the Records== | ==How to Find the Records== | ||
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Thimphu,Bhutan<br> | Thimphu,Bhutan<br> | ||
Telephone: +975-2-322301/322015/325173< | Telephone: +975-2-322301/322015/325173<ref>Wikiprocedure, [https://www.wikiprocedure.com/index.php/Bhutan_-_Obtain_Death_Certificate Bhutan - Obtain Death Certificate], same address for birth certificates (accessed 25 August 2020).</ref><br> | ||
Judicial Service, [https://www.citizenservices.gov.bt/Judiciary/openApplication.html?method=openApplication&applType=MC Marriage Certificate Application Form] | Judicial Service, [https://www.citizenservices.gov.bt/Judiciary/openApplication.html?method=openApplication&applType=MC Marriage Certificate Application Form] | ||
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Though village records exist, few birth and death records are created. | Though village records exist, few birth and death records are created. | ||
Polygamy and polyandry are legal in Bhutan, however only the first wife or first husband has legal status. Polyandry and polygamy are dying out.< | Polygamy and polyandry are legal in Bhutan, however only the first wife or first husband has legal status. Polyandry and polygamy are dying out.<ref>Wikipedia, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygamy_in_Bhutan#:~:text=Polygamy%20is%20legal%20in%20Bhutan,allowed%20only%20one%20legal%20husband Polygamy in Bhutan], (accessed 25 August 2020).</ref> Arranged marriages are still common in rural areas.<ref>Wikipedia, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhutan Bhutan], (accessed 25 August 2020).</ref> | ||
==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
Birth records are not created, and death records are not issued. Some may be in village records. Marriage records may be registered at a local civil office.< | Birth records are not created, and death records are not issued. Some may be in village records. Marriage records may be registered at a local civil office.<ref>Thomas Jay Kemp, International Vital Records Handbook, 7th ed., (Baltmore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., c2017), p. 466.</ref> | ||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||
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*Residential address | *Residential address | ||
*Name and nationality of father | *Name and nationality of father | ||
*Name and nationality of mother< | *Name and nationality of mother<ref name="Forms">Royal Government of Bhutan, Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs, [http://www.mohca.gov.bt/?page_id=2563 Census Forms], (accessed 25 August 2020)</ref> | ||
'''Marriages''' | '''Marriages''' | ||
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*Place of death | *Place of death | ||
*Name of father | *Name of father | ||
*Name of mother< | *Name of mother<ref name="Forms"></ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Bhutan]] [[Category:Civil Registration]] | [[Category:Bhutan]] [[Category:Civil Registration]] | ||
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