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Civil Registration

How to Find the Records

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The Central State Civil Registry Archive in Vilnius houses all civil registers through 1981. Local registrars transfer records to Vilnius after fifteen years.

Historical Background

The Soviet government implemented civil registration in Lithuania in 1940. Metrical book transcripts had served this purpose previously. Registration offices are collocated with “marriage palaces” permitting the registration and performance of weddings to occur at the same place and time.^[1]

Time period: 1940-present.^[1]

Coverage and Compliance

Population coverage: 85% coverage.^[1]

Information Recorded in the Records

Birth Records

Date

names of principal and parents; occupation and religious preference of parents name of informant place of residence for parents of newly born

Marriage Records

Date

names of principal and parents; occupation and religious preference of parents names of witnesses

Residences of the groom and bride

Death Record

Date

names of principal and parents; occupation and religious preference of parents

Residence of the deceased
Age at death
Cause of death
Place of burial

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References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Lithuania,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2003.

[profile-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Lithuania,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2003.

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