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Civil Registration

How to Find the Records

Online Collections

British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Cyprus , index and images, ($)

British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Cyprus , index and images, ($)

British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, index and images, ($)

Offices to Contact

Civil Registry and Migration Department
Arch. Makariou Avenue, 90, 1077
Nicosia, Cyprus

Citizenship, Civil Registry Telephone: +357 22308808 & +357 22308811

Location: Birth and death records are available at district offices; marriage records are at the Ministry of Interior registration office in Nikosia. This facility likely also houses the material pertaining to Northern Cyprus.

High commission of the Republic of Cyprus in London
This website lists the contact information of Cyprus' local administration offices.

Location: Marriages
Population and Immigration Archive Department
Archbishop Makarios
III Avenue, 90, 1077,
Nicosia, Cyprus

Application-Letter file fax: +357 22804507
E-mail migration@crmd.moi.gov.cy

Historical Background

Civil registration was introduced under British rule, which began in 1878. It was conducted at civil registry offices in larger cities. Prior to British occupation there was no distinction between records created by the church and those created by the state. Thus church records fill the civil registration niche prior to British civil registration.^[1]

Coverage and Compliance

Population coverage: 90 to 95%. Time periods vary:

Nikosia - 1883 to present
Famagusta - 1914 to present
Larnaka - 1895 to present
Limassol - 1896 to present
Pafos - 1870 to present
Kyrenia - 1915 to present.^[1]

Information Recorded in the Records

Births

Name
Gender
Date of birth
Birthplace
Status of legitimacy
Father's name and residence, age, occupation, sometimes name of father’s father
Mother's name and age, sometimes her birthplace and her father's name
Witnesses' names

Marriages

Name of bride and groom
Date and place of marriage
Age
Place of birth
Residence
Previous marital status
Occupation
Names of parents
Names of witnesses

Deaths

Name of deceased
Date and place of death
Cause of death
Residence
Age
Occupation
Marital status
Name of spouse
Sometimes names of parents

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Cyprus,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1994-1998.

[profile-1] 1.0 ^1.1 The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Cyprus,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1994-1998.

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