Czechia Civil Registration

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How to Find the Records

Online Collections

1874-1937 {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|2207717|Czech Republic Civil Registers, 1874-1937}} at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images, A few records are online, images only at FamilySearch Historical Records.

Offices to Contact

Municipal and sub-district vital records offices (matriční úřady)
See List of matriční úřady.

Some information can be obtained by correspondence or by visiting the vital records offices in person.Expansion depth limit exceeded

Use the Czechia Letter Writing Guide for help with writing for records.

Historical Background

During the time of Austrian rule there were a few civil registers started in 1870 to record those of dissident faiths or to record the baptisms of children of mixed marriages but these are still categorized as church registers.
Another law in 1885 allowed for the recording of mixed marriages and children of mixed marriages to be recorded in quasi civil registers by local civil officials.
In 1921 registration by civil authorities was enacted into law throughout the new Czechoslovak Republic.

Civil Registration [Civilní matriky]

Coverage and Compliance

Information Recorded in the Records

Births

Name of child
Date of entry
Place and date of birth
Names, ages and residence of parents, until 1948, also the religion of parents
Names of witnesses

Marriages

Date and place of marriage
Names
Occupations
Dates and places of birth and residences of groom and bride
Names and residences of parents and witnesses
Until 1948, also the religion

Deaths

Name
Occupation
Residence and age of the deceased
Dates of death and entry
Names of surviving spouse and parents
Place and cause of death
Until 1948, also the religion