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===Online Collections===
===Online Collections===


'''*1516-1994 - '''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2040054 Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1994] - includes civil registration, especially for Jews.
'''*1516-1994 - '''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2040054 Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1994] - Index. Incomplete. Records of births and baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials performed by priests in Croatia. Includes vital records of Jews.
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1258/ Veli Lošinj & Mali Lošinj, Croatia Deaths, 1822-1859], ($)
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1259/ Veli Lošinj & Sveti Petar, Croatia Register of Parishioners, 1774-1918], ($)
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*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms], index and images, ($)
 
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages,], index and images, ($)
 
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-deaths-and-burials British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials], index and images, ($)
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===Offices to Contact===
===Offices to Contact===

Revision as of 20:00, 27 May 2021

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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Online Collections[edit | edit source]

*1516-1994 - Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1994 - Index. Incomplete. Records of births and baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials performed by priests in Croatia. Includes vital records of Jews.



Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Ministry of Justice and Administration
Ulica grada Vukovara 49
10 000 Zagreb Croatia
Telephone: 01 371 40 00

Maksimirska 63
10000 Zagreb,Croatia
Telephone: 01 235 75 55
E-mail: pitanja@mpu.hr

The registers are also located in civil registry offices.

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

In May 1946 universal registration by civil authorities was introduced in Croatia as well as throughout Yugoslavia.[1]

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Birth[edit | edit source]

  • Date and place of baptism
  • Name of infant
  • Gender and date of birth
  • Legitimacy
  • Religion
  • Parents' names, residence, and place of origin
  • Names of witnesses or godparents

Marriage[edit | edit source]

  • Date and place of the event
  • Names of the bride and groom
  • Their civil statuses (widowed, single, divorced) at the time of the event
  • Places of origin and residence of the bride and groom
  • Names of parents
  • Name of witnesses

Burial[edit | edit source]

  • Place and date of the event
  • Place and date of death
  • Name of the principal (deceased)
  • Civil status of principal at time of death
  • Civil status and name of spouse, if married at time of death
  • Parents' names
  • Sometimes, place of burial

References[edit | edit source]

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