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Religious Records

Baha'i Records

Christian Records

For more information about how to obtain records for Christian denominations, visit this page:Tunisia Church Records

Islamic Records

Marriage Contracts (Sidaq)

Research use: A primary source for verifying marriages.

Record type: Islamic civil marriage record.

Time period: 1500s - Present.

Contents: Names of marriage partners and date of marriage. Other information unknown.

Location: At Islamic law court [sharia] archives in various cities.

Population coverage: Approximately 65%.

Reliability: Excellent.^[1]

Jewish Records

For more information about how to obtain records for Jewish denominations, visit this page: Jewish Records

Registers of marriage for Portugese Jews who lived in Tunis in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, written in Hebrew, are purportedly available in the central archives at Tunis.^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Tunisia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1991-2001.

[profile-1] 1.0 ^1.1 The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Tunisia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1991-2001.

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