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== | ==Introduction== | ||
In Greece, all legal transactions are recorded by notary offices ('''Symvolaiografeion'''). Notaries kept records such as dowry contracts ('''proikoa'''), wills ('''diathiki'''), | In Greece, all legal transactions are recorded by notary offices ('''Symvolaiografeion'''). Notaries kept records such as dowry and marriage contracts ('''proikoa'''), wills ('''diathiki'''), land transfer contracts, and mortgage, business, and property records. | ||
Notary records contain useful information linking families, proving relationships, and providing some marriage and death information. Because these records exist from the 1400s, they are a valuable source for the pre-church register and pre-municipal record time period. | |||
==Time Coverage== | ==Time Coverage== | ||
Some notary offices have files of contracts dating as early as 1400. | Some notary offices have files of contracts dating as early as 1400. | ||
==Content== | ==Content== | ||
===Dowry Contracts ( | ===Dowry Contracts (''Proikoa'')=== | ||
Dowry contracts usually list the bride's name (and sometimes age), her father's name, anticipated marriage date, groom's name, groom's father's names, and financial details.<br> | |||
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[[File:Greece dowry.png|850px]] | [[File:Greece dowry.png|850px]] | ||
<p> © Greg Kontos 2015<p> | <p> © Greg Kontos 2015<p> | ||
===Wills ( | ===Wills (''Diathiki'')=== | ||
Wills usually list the name of the deceased, names of heirs and relationship (usually wife, children and their spouses), family's status and wealth, and details of distribution of the property. | |||
===Land Transfer | ===Land Transfer Contracts=== | ||
Land transfer contracts list the buyer and seller, locality, and description of property.<br> | |||
[[File:Greece land sale.png|950px]] | [[File:Greece land sale.png|950px]] | ||
<p> © Greg Kontos 2015<p> | <p> © Greg Kontos 2015<p> | ||
===Other Contracts (''Symvolaia'')=== | |||
Other contracts will list the names of the parties involved, such as land owners, lenders, debtors, and so forth. | |||
==Accessing the Records== | ==Accessing the Records== | ||
*These records are kept in private notary offices. | *These records are kept in private notary offices (''symvolaiografeion''). | ||
* | **Notarial offices will not give any information unless relationship is proven and fees are paid. | ||
*Land records may also be found in a government land ownership office (''' | **If a notary has died or discontinued practice without someone taking over the notary office, these records may be found in the General Archives of Greece (''Genika Archeia tou Kratous''). | ||
*Land records may also be found in a government land ownership office ('''ypothikofylakeion'''). These offices can be accessed only by attorneys. | |||
*The only notary records that are available at the Family History Library are for the town of Argos, Argolidos, Greece from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. | *The only notary records that are available at the Family History Library are for the town of Argos, Argolidos, Greece from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. | ||
===GAK Greek National Archives=== | ===GAK Greek National Archives=== | ||
See, [[Media:GAK - How to Navigate.pdf|'''How to Navigate the Greek National Archives.''']] | See, [[Media:GAK - How to Navigate.pdf|'''How to Navigate the Greek National Archives.''']] | ||