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Census records for Armenia exist following the mass genocide of over one million Armenians between 1915 and 1921. This time period allows descendants to trace surviving ancestors from Armenia. | Census records for Armenia exist following the mass genocide of over one million Armenians between 1915 and 1921. This time period allows descendants to trace surviving ancestors from Armenia. | ||
General: Censuses were not conducted until the 20th century. | General: Censuses were not conducted until the 20th century. Tax and family lists were compiled in order to identify the population prior to implementation of census taking in Armenia. The census records include individual cards for genocide survivors arriving after the 1922 census. | ||
Time period: 1922-present. | Time period: 1922-present. | ||
Contents: Head of household, social status, names of family members, their ages, family relationships, residence; other details may vary. | Contents: Head of household, social status, names of family members, their ages, family relationships, residence; other details may vary. | ||
Location: Modern History Archive, Yerevan. | Location: Modern History Archive, Yerevan. | ||
Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Armenia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1990-1999.</ref> | Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Armenia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1990-1999.</ref> | ||
== Census Records at the Family History Library == | == Census Records at the Family History Library == | ||
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Executive Committee Members, 1931 - Click [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F1002420 here] for details. | Executive Committee Members, 1931 - Click [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F1002420 here] for details. | ||
The national censuses of the Armenian Socialist Republic for 1923 and respective years are arranged by head of household and locality. Multiple localities of the same name are found listed as usual along with the rest. If there is a document where the locality differs from the heading under which it is listed, it is put in parentheses and easily detected. Soviet military units are also listed. An inventory is also contained. The text is kept in Armenian and Russian. | The national censuses of the Armenian Socialist Republic for 1923 and respective years are arranged by head of household and locality. Multiple localities of the same name are found listed as usual along with the rest. If there is a document where the locality differs from the heading under which it is listed, it is put in parentheses and easily detected. Soviet military units are also listed. An inventory is also contained. The text is kept in Armenian and Russian. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Armenia]] [[Category:Census_by_country]] | [[Category:Armenia]] [[Category:Census_by_country]] | ||
Revision as of 13:51, 13 May 2015
Census records for Armenia exist following the mass genocide of over one million Armenians between 1915 and 1921. This time period allows descendants to trace surviving ancestors from Armenia.
General: Censuses were not conducted until the 20th century. Tax and family lists were compiled in order to identify the population prior to implementation of census taking in Armenia. The census records include individual cards for genocide survivors arriving after the 1922 census.
Time period: 1922-present.
Contents: Head of household, social status, names of family members, their ages, family relationships, residence; other details may vary.
Location: Modern History Archive, Yerevan.
Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population.[1]
Census Records at the Family History Library[edit | edit source]
The Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah has over 450 rolls of microfilms containing Census records from Armenia. These records may be ordered to one of thousands of Family History Centers throughout the world. To locate a Family History Center near you, please click here
Available Census Records:[edit | edit source]
Prisoners in Armenia, 1923-1928 - Click here for details.
Armenian National Census, 1923 - Click here for details.
Executive Committee Members, 1924 - Click here for details.
Armenian National Census, 1926 - Click here for details.
Armenian National Census, 1929 - Click here for details.
Executive Committee Members, 1931 - Click here for details.
The national censuses of the Armenian Socialist Republic for 1923 and respective years are arranged by head of household and locality. Multiple localities of the same name are found listed as usual along with the rest. If there is a document where the locality differs from the heading under which it is listed, it is put in parentheses and easily detected. Soviet military units are also listed. An inventory is also contained. The text is kept in Armenian and Russian.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Armenia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1990-1999.