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==How to Find the Records== | ==How to Find the Records== | ||
===Online Collections === | |||
* '''1876-1917''' {{RecordSearch|4496121|Palestine, Ottoman Census and Population Registers, 1876-1917}} at FamilySearch — [[Palestine, Ottoman Census and Population Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | |||
*'''1883-1917 -''' {{FSC|34209|item|disp=Nüfūs registers (Ottoman census and population registers of Palestine), 1883-1917}}. Includes birth, marriage, divorce, and death records. These records can only be accessed at a [https://www.familysearch.org/fhcenters/locations/ FamilySearch center] or a [https://www.familysearch.org/fhcenters/locations/ FamilySearch affiliate library]. | |||
::In Ottoman Turkish (Turkish in Arabic script) except for seven books of the Ashkenazi community in Jerusalem, which are in Hebrew. | |||
::Collection consists of 7 types of registers: preliminary registers; basic registers; early population registers; registers of births, marriages, divorces and changes of address; registers of men of military age; registers of foreigners; and Mukhtars' registers. | |||
::Registers are arranged into 10 districts. Each district includes cities (divided into neighborhoods) and villages in present day Israel, and parts of Jordan and Egypt, although some individuals listed are from areas of modern Lebanon. Registration within each locality is according to religious affiliation. | |||
::Collection also includes a catalog in English, created by the Israel State Archives. Includes general background information about the registers, a locality index and detailed descriptions of the contents of each register. | |||
===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
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In other languages: العربيةHow to Find the Records[edit | edit source]
Online Collections[edit | edit source]
- 1876-1917 Palestine, Ottoman Census and Population Registers, 1876-1917 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1883-1917 - Nüfūs registers (Ottoman census and population registers of Palestine), 1883-1917. Includes birth, marriage, divorce, and death records. These records can only be accessed at a FamilySearch center or a FamilySearch affiliate library.
- In Ottoman Turkish (Turkish in Arabic script) except for seven books of the Ashkenazi community in Jerusalem, which are in Hebrew.
- Collection consists of 7 types of registers: preliminary registers; basic registers; early population registers; registers of births, marriages, divorces and changes of address; registers of men of military age; registers of foreigners; and Mukhtars' registers.
- Registers are arranged into 10 districts. Each district includes cities (divided into neighborhoods) and villages in present day Israel, and parts of Jordan and Egypt, although some individuals listed are from areas of modern Lebanon. Registration within each locality is according to religious affiliation.
- Collection also includes a catalog in English, created by the Israel State Archives. Includes general background information about the registers, a locality index and detailed descriptions of the contents of each register.
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
- Bureau of the Census: "If you know the Arabic names and the appropriate dates, you may be able to obtain birth and death certificates from district or central offices of the Bureau of the Census. Address your inquiry to the Census Office in the community (i.e., village, city, county) where your ancestor lived." [1]
Al Hamra - Sana'a
Ministry of Interior and Municipalities 9710 - 9500
Telephone number: 01/754200 - 01/751601 - 01/751602
Ottoman Censuses before 1967 "Tabu Daftari" carried out every 30-40 years.
Archives of Presidency of the Council of Ministers in Istanbul, Türkiye.
Census done in 1860
Can be found in Lebanese Serails and Lebanese and Turkish Ministries of Interior. Mukhtars can request Ottoman documents.
Census done in 1913
Can be found in Lebanese Serails and Lebanese and Turkish Ministries of Interior.
1921
Census carried out by the French.
1932
Can be found in archives of Division of Personal Status at the Ministry of Interior.
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
Ottoman Censuses before 1967 "Tabu Daftari" carried out every 30-40 years.
Located at the Archives of Presidency of the Council of Ministers in Istanbul, Türkiye.
Census done in 1860
Can be found in Lebanese Serails and Lebanese and Turkish Ministries of Interior. Mukhtars can request Ottoman documents.
Census done in 1913
Can be found in Lebanese Serails and Lebanese and Turkish Ministries of Interior.
1921
Census carried out by the French.
1932
Last official census. Includes:
- resident records
- personal status records
- foreigner records
- immigrant and refugee records
Can be found in archives of Division of Personal Status at the Ministry of Interior.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Genealogy Today, Sandra Hasser Bennett, "Researching Your Lebanese or Syrian Ancestry", ©2000 Sandra Hasser Bennett. (accessed 21 July 2020).