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- Mitroon Arrenon [Male Register] is the one kept in hand at the Dimarheion [town hall]. They can also be found in Nomarheion [office of nomos (county)], and Eparheion [office of eparhia (district)]. Usually they start from 1830, but the ones of 1830-1860 are retrospective (constructed on a later date).
- Dimotologion [Town Register] is a list of residents by families, similar to a census. Available in town halls are of 1887, of 1914, and of more *Ektheseis [Reports] recordings by families. Sometimes they include four generations.
- Apografai [Census] the ones conducted by the Greek government start from 1828, 1836-1845 yearly, then every 3 or 5 years, and finally every 10 years. There was one done retrospective for 1821. In previous years censuses in Greece were performed by other countries.
Mitroon Arrenon (Male Registers): Records of births of males: name of male, father’s name, birth year, place of birth, notes Dimotologion (Town Register): Lists of families in each village; information includes: family number, date of registration, name of individuals in family, their birth date and place, religion, citizenship, and other notations Oikogeneiaki Katastasis (Family Status): Similar to a Family Group Record, listing members of a family with birth dates and birth places Arheia Scholeiou (School Records): Names and ages of children; some give father’s names Symvolaiografika Arheia (Notarial Records): contracts of land transfers, dowry contracts, wills, etc.
- Dowry Contracts
- Wills
- Land transfers
Stratiotika Arheia (Military Archives): found in local Conscription Offices in capitals of districts Electoral Registers, 1870s Diocese Church Records Local Church Records