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==How to Find the Records== | |||
===Offices to Contact=== | |||
==Coverage and Compliance== | |||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | |||
Civil registers are the vital records made by the government. Records of births, marriages, and deaths are commonly referred to as "vital records" because they refer to critical events in a person's life. French civil registration offices are excellent sources for accurate information on names, dates, and places of births, marriages, and deaths in their area. In addition, civil registration may include divorce records. | Civil registers are the vital records made by the government. Records of births, marriages, and deaths are commonly referred to as "vital records" because they refer to critical events in a person's life. French civil registration offices are excellent sources for accurate information on names, dates, and places of births, marriages, and deaths in their area. In addition, civil registration may include divorce records. | ||
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For baptism, death, and marriage records before 1792, see the "[[France Church Records|Church Records]]" section. | For baptism, death, and marriage records before 1792, see the "[[France Church Records|Church Records]]" section. | ||
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===Online Collections=== | |||
*'''1550-1936''' {{RecordSearch|4129995|France, Charente, Parish and Civil Registration, 1550-1936}} at FamilySearch - index and images | *'''1550-1936''' {{RecordSearch|4129995|France, Charente, Parish and Civil Registration, 1550-1936}} at FamilySearch - index and images | ||
*'''1792-1902''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62058/ Paris, France, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1792-1902] at Ancestry - index and images ($) | *'''1792-1902''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62058/ Paris, France, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1792-1902] at Ancestry - index and images ($) | ||
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-14020/france-vital-records-index France, Vital Records Index] at MyHeritage - index ($) | *[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-14020/france-vital-records-index France, Vital Records Index] at MyHeritage - index ($) | ||
== | ==Historical Background== | ||
The earliest vital records in France were made by the churches at the request of the French kings. In 1792, the revolutionary government made civil officers responsible for keeping vital records. Civil registration was accomplished by requiring the people to report all births, marriages, and deaths to a civil registration office [bureau de l'état civil], usually at the town hall [mairie]. Civil registration was well received, and nearly all of the people were recorded. | The earliest vital records in France were made by the churches at the request of the French kings. In 1792, the revolutionary government made civil officers responsible for keeping vital records. Civil registration was accomplished by requiring the people to report all births, marriages, and deaths to a civil registration office [bureau de l'état civil], usually at the town hall [mairie]. Civil registration was well received, and nearly all of the people were recorded. | ||
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*Search the civil registers completely before starting to search in the parish registers. | *Search the civil registers completely before starting to search in the parish registers. | ||
==References== | |||
[[Category:France Civil Registration]][[Category:Civil Registration]] | [[Category:France Civil Registration]][[Category:Civil Registration]] | ||