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==Civil Registration in Church Records== | ==Civil Registration in Church Records== | ||
In [[Iceland Church Records|'''Iceland church books''']] fill the function of civil registration. There was no form of separate civil registration until 1953. | In [[Iceland Church Records|'''Iceland, church books''']] fill the function of civil registration. There was no form of separate civil registration until 1953. | ||
==Registry Office== | ==Registry Office== | ||
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Civil Registration in Church Records[edit | edit source]
In Iceland, church books fill the function of civil registration. There was no form of separate civil registration until 1953.
Registry Office[edit | edit source]
REGISTERS ICELAND
Kt. 650376-0649
Borgartún 21
105 Reykjavík, Iceland
Tel. +354 515 5300
Email: skra@skra.is
Website
Finding Records Through the Parish List[edit | edit source]
Iceland Parish List: If you know the name of the parish where your ancestors lived, consult this alphabetical clickable parish list to find genealogy links and helps for that parish.
Finding Records Through Counties (singular:sýsla; plural:sýslur)[edit | edit source]
If you know the county and parish where your ancestors lived, you can also reach the parish genealogy links and helps via the county pages. These county pages will also help identify close-by parishes in the event that you ancestors moved.