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Civil Registration | = Civil Registration = | ||
Records of births, marriages and deaths created and maintained by civil government is called civil registration. Such records are an extremely reliable source for studying families and relationships. Civil registration was introduced into Romania (Wallachia and Moldavia) by official decree in 1865. The Hungarian provinces of Transylvania and Banat began in 1895. In Bukovina, Bessarabia and Dobruja civil registration was not introduced until 1919. | Records of births, marriages and deaths created and maintained by civil government is called civil registration. Such records are an extremely reliable source for studying families and relationships. Civil registration was introduced into Romania (Wallachia and Moldavia) by official decree in 1865. The Hungarian provinces of Transylvania and Banat began in 1895. In Bukovina, Bessarabia and Dobruja civil registration was not introduced until 1919. | ||
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<u>'''Location: <br>'''</u>Existing civil registration records of Romania are located in local offices of civil registration (''Oficiile stării civile'') in each city or town which maintain records for the past seventy-five years. | <u>'''Location: <br>'''</u>Existing civil registration records of Romania are located in local offices of civil registration (''Oficiile stării civile'') in each city or town which maintain records for the past seventy-five years. | ||
Older records are transferred as follows: <br>Births are sent to the National Archives<br> Arhivelor | Older records are transferred as follows: <br>Births are sent to the National Archives<br> Arhivelor Statului din Republica Socialistă România<br> B-dul Georghe Gheorghiu dej NR29<br> Bucharest<br>Marriages, Divorces and Deaths are sent to the People’s Council <br> Consiliul Popular Starea Civilă<br> Bucharest. <br> | ||