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Revision as of 22:05, 21 June 2021

Faroe Islands Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Faroe Islands Background
Local Research Resources

How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Online Collections[edit | edit source]

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Tjóðskjalasavnið (The Faeroe Islands National Archives)
V. U. Hammershaimbsgøta 18
FO-100 Tórshavn
Føroya (Faeroe Islands)

Telephone: +298 340 540
Fax: +298 318677
Email: skjalasavn@skjalasavn.fo
Inquiries

Wikipedia

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Civil marriages became legal in the Faroe Islands and Denmark in 1851. Prior to that date all persons being married were required to have the ceremony performed by Lutheran clergy, maintained by civil authorities. Although most Faroese marriages continued to be performed and officially recorded by Lutheran clergy, Plymouth Brethren and members of other churches, as well as non-religous persons, were recorded in these civil marriage records.

Death certificates were produced by government authorities. The earliest records begin in 1879.

Føroya Landsskjalasavn (The National Archives) changed its name to Tjóðskjalasavnið in 2018.[1]

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Marriages Records [Borgerlige Vielser][edit | edit source]

  • Names of bride and of groom
  • Date and place of marriage
  • Residences
  • Occupations
  • Marital status
  • Ages or actual dates of birth
  • Sometimes birthplaces
  • Names of parents
  • Names of witnesses

Death Certificates [Dødsattester][edit | edit source]

  • Name of deceased
  • Cause of death
  • Names of spouse
  • Names of parents
  • Dates of death and burial
  • Parish of death
  • Place of burial.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Wikipedia contributors, Føroya Landsskjalasavn, (accessed 21 June 2021).