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-Civil registration was instituted in 1893. Birth, marriage, and death records have the exact date of the event, including time of day for births; name of the principal and parents’ names; occupation and religious preference of parents; name of informant for births and witnesses for marriages; residence for parents of new born, of the groom and bride for marriages, and of the deceased for deaths; age at death, cause of death, and burial place in death records. Early civil registration was not very effective and there are many gaps in the records. In 1920, family registers were used for vital information. In 1945 was registration of births, marriages, and deaths became more efficient. The records are located at the district archives in each of the twenty eight districts of Bulgaria.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Bulgaria,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1991-1998.</ref>
+==Introduction==
+Civil Registration is the registration of births, marriages, and deaths by civil authorities. Civil registration in Bulgaria was instituted in 1893. Early civil registration was not very effective and there are many gaps in the records. Beginning in 1945, the registration of births, marriages, and deaths became more efficient. In 1920, family registers were used for vital information.
-Administratively, Bulgaria is divided into twenty eight districts. Each has an archive where civil registration records are preserved. There are no vital records in the National Historical Archive in Sofia.
+==Coverage==
+Civil registration in Bulgaria was instituted in 1893 and continues to the present. Early registration was sparse but by 1945 it became more comprehensive and complete. Only 70% of the population was covered in these records in the beginning, but by 1945 the coverage became more comprehensive. Unlike church records which only cover a proportion of the population, civil registration covers the majority of the population.
+==Content==
+Birth records list the exact date and time of the birth, name of the child and their parents, occupation and religious preference of the parents, name of the informant, and residence of the parents. Marriage records list the exact date of the marriage, name of the bride and groom and their parents, names of the witnesses, and residence of the bride and groom. Death records list the exact date of the death, name of the deceased, age at death, cause of death, place of burial, and residence of the deceased.
 ==Accessing the Records==
+The records are located at the district archives in each of the twenty eight districts of Bulgaria. These records are available for official purposes. Storage conditions probably vary from site to site. <ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Bulgaria,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1991-1998.</ref> There are no vital records in the National Historical Archive in Sofia. The Family History Library has microfilmed 15% of these records. They have mainly been microfilmed for the districts of Sofia and Plovdiv; these records usually cover the 1893-1912 time period. These records are available as digital images on the [https://www.familysearch.org/catalog/search FamilySearch Catalog]. In the FamilySearch Catalog, search for the district or locality name in the Keywords search.
-The Family History Library has microfilms of civil registration for the districts of Sofia and Plovdiv and these records usually cover the 1893-1912 time period.
+Civil registration is beneficial in uniquely identifying individuals and linking generations. It is especially useful in uniquely identifying individuals not found in church records.
-In the FamilySearch Catalog, look in the Place Search under:
-BULGARIA, [DISTRICT], [LOCALITY] - CIVIL REGISTRATION.
-==References ==
+==References==
 {{reflist}}
 [[Category:Bulgaria]]
 [[Category:Civil Registration]]