Armenia Civil Registration

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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Click here for 1917-1930 and here for records beginning in 1865.

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Chief
Department of Civil Registry

Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia
3/8 Vazgen Sargsyan Street
0010 Yerevan
Cost is approximately $25.00 per certificate

Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia -- Civil Registration

Write to the National Library for holdings:

Armyanskaya Biblioteka
ul. Teriana 72
Yrevan, 375009

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

The years that Armenian Civil Registration covers vary depending on the region.

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population.[1]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Births

  • Date
  • Name of child
  • Name of parents
  • Place of residence for parents
  • May give occupation and religious preference of parents
  • Name of informant

Marriages

  • Date
  • Names of bride and groom
  • Residence of groom and bride
  • Names of witnesses
  • May give names of parents
  • May give occupations and religious preferences of parents

Deaths

  • Date
  • Name of deceased
  • Residence of the deceased
  • Age at death
  • Cause of death
  • Place of burial
  • May give name of parents
  • May give occupations and religious preferences of parents

References[edit | edit source]

  1. The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Armenia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1990-1999.