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In other languages: العربيةOttoman Empire (1517-1830)
The Ottoman Empire controlled Egypt from 1517-1830. However, the Ottomans struggled to control Egypt from 1798-1815 when Napoleonic France invaded Egypt.[1]
French Colonization (1798-1815)
From 1798-1815, Napoleonic France invaded Egypt.[2]
| Record collection | Years covered | Record type | Language | Who is in the records |
| French Births, marriages, deaths, newspapers, and books (Egypt) at Geneanet | 1785-1937 | Births, marriages, deaths, newspapers, books | French | French nationals |
British Empire Colonization (1882-1956)
Britain occupied Egypt from 1882 to 1956. British rule in Egypt is characterized by three periods: Veiled protectorate (1882-1913), Formal protectorate (1914-1922), and Continued occupation (1922-1956).[3]
| Record collection | Years covered | Record type | Language | Who is in the records |
| British Nationals Born Overseas, index & images ($) | Vital records (birth) | English | British Nationals | |
| British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Egypt, index & images ($) | 1846-2005 | Births and baptisms | English | Children born to those working within the armed forces, merchant navy, and consular forces, as well as, civilian ship passengers. |
| British Nationals Married Overseas, index & images ($) | Vital records (marriage) | English | British Nationals | |
| British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Egypt , index & images ($) | 1840-2005 | Banns and Marriages | English | British armed forces members and civilians who were married abroad and at sea |
| British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Egypt, index & images ($) | 1833-1956 | Deaths and Burials | English | Members of the British armed forces who died while serving their country overseas, British civilians who died while traveling or working overseas, and individuals (including seaman) who died at sea |
| British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Africa, index & images ($) | 1845-1945 | Deaths and Burials | English | Members of the British armed forces who died while serving their country overseas, British civilians who died while traveling or working overseas, and individuals (including seaman) who died at sea |
| British Civil Service Evidence Of Age, index ($) | 1830-1930 | Civil Service applications and paperwork | English | Individuals who worked for, or applied to join, the British Civil Service |
| List of factory records of the late East India Company, preserved in the Record Department of the India Office, London | Factory records | English | ||
| UK, Foreign and Overseas Registers of British Subjects, 1628-1969, Egypt at Ancestry - index ($) | 1873-1947 | Birth, baptism, marriage, death, and burial records | English | Records in this collection come from a variety sources. Events include both British and non-British nationals |
References
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Early modern: Ottoman Egypt (1517-1867)," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt#Early_modern:_Ottoman_Egypt_(1517%E2%80%931867), accessed 13 June 2019.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "French campaign in Egypt and Syria," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_campaign_in_Egypt_and_Syria, accessed 13 June 2019.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "History of Egypt under the British," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Egypt_under_the_British, accessed 26 April 2018.