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Revision as of 19:04, 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.
 - 1822-1859 - Veli Lošinj & Mali Lošinj, Croatia Deaths, 1822-1859, Ancestry.com ($)
 
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, index and images, FindMyPast.com ($)
 
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages,, index and images, FindMyPast.com ($)
 
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, index and images, FindMyPast.com ($)
 
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
 
- Use the Croatia Letter Writing Guide to write for records.
 
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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.