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Civil Registration

How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Online Collections[edit | edit source]

1874-1937 Czech Republic Civil Registers, 1874-1937 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images, A few records are online, images only at FamilySearch Historical Records.

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Municipal and sub-district vital records offices (matriční úřady)
See List of matriční úřady.
Instructions:

On the list of matriční úřady (registry offices) page, click on the tab labeled "Potřebujete vyřídit..."
Type your town name into the search box at the top of the page and hit Enter.
Click on the search result that includes the words Obecní úřad (municipal office).
The contact information will be located on the office page.

To view a list of offices within your district:

Using the GenTeam gazetteer, determine the district (Bezirk) your town belonged to.
Search the list of registry offices (matriční úřady) for your district using CTRL+F or Command+F. Click on the district name to see a list of the offices in that district.
Click on an office to view contact information.

To check whether specific civil records are already online:

Using the GenTeam gazetteer, determine the district (Bezirk) your town belonged to.
Click on the archival link in GenTeam or follow the instructions in the relevant [[Czechia How to Guides|how-to guide instructions] and locate the civil records. For example, if researching in Plzeň:
- On the Plzeň archival site, click on the three-line icon in the upper left corner containing the word Obsah/Inhalt (content).
- Select the Matriky/Matriken icon.
- Select both of the last two options:
  - Okresní úřad, národní výbor (1869-1949); these are non-denominational/civil registration records
  - Standesamt (1938-1945); these are civil registration records
- On the "Okresní úřad, národní výbor (1869-1949)" or "Standesamt (1938-1945)" page, click on each of your district's listings.
- Click on a book to browse the digital images.

Some information can be obtained by correspondence or by visiting the vital records offices in person.^[1]

Use the Czechia Letter Writing Guide for help with writing for records.

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

During the time of Austrian rule there were a few civil registers started in 1870 to record those of dissident faiths or to record the baptisms of children of mixed marriages but these are still categorized as church registers.
Another law in 1885 allowed for the recording of mixed marriages and children of mixed marriages to be recorded in quasi civil registers by local civil officials.
In 1921 registration by civil authorities was enacted into law throughout the new Czechoslovak Republic.

Civil Registration [Civilní matriky]

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Births[edit | edit source]

Name of child
Date of entry
Place and date of birth
Names, ages and residence of parents, until 1948, also the religion of parents
Names of witnesses

Marriages[edit | edit source]

Date and place of marriage
Names
Occupations
Dates and places of birth and residences of groom and bride
Names and residences of parents and witnesses
Until 1948, also the religion

Deaths[edit | edit source]

Name
Occupation
Residence and age of the deceased
Dates of death and entry
Names of surviving spouse and parents
Place and cause of death
Until 1948, also the religion

References[edit | edit source]

↑ The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Czech Republic,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1999.

[profile-1] The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Czech Republic,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1999.

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 *Search the [https://www.statnisprava.cz/rstsp/ciselniky.nsf/i/d0054 list of registry offices (''matriční úřady'')] for your district using CTRL+F or Command+F. Click on the district name to see a list of the offices in that district.
 *Click on an office to view contact information.<br><br>
+To check whether specific civil records are already online:
+*Using the [[Czechia How to Guides|GenTeam gazetteer]], determine the district (''Bezirk'') your town belonged to.
+*Click on the archival link in GenTeam or follow the instructions in the relevant [[Czechia How to Guides|how-to guide instructions] and locate the civil records. For example, if researching in Plzeň:
+**On the [http://www.portafontium.eu Plzeň archival site], click on the three-line icon in the upper left corner containing the word Obsah/Inhalt (content).
+**Select the Matriky/Matriken icon.
+**Select both of the last two options:
+***Okresní úřad, národní výbor (1869-1949); these are non-denominational/civil registration records
+***Standesamt (1938-1945); these are civil registration records
+**On the "Okresní úřad, národní výbor (1869-1949)" or "Standesamt (1938-1945)" page, click on each of your district's listings.
+**Click on a book to browse the digital images.
 Some information can be obtained by correspondence or by visiting the vital records offices in person.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Czech Republic,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1999.</ref> <br>