Myanmar Church Records
Church records[edit | edit source]
Research use: Usually information given is quite complete and identifies parents and often grandparents and other relationships. There are gaps, however, in many church registers.
Record type: Births or baptisms, marriages, marriage proclamations, deaths or burials, and confirmations.
Time period: 1650-present. Records may exist for the following denominations:
- Anglican 1650-
- Catholic 1662-
- Baptist 1825-
- Methodist1865-
- Adventists 1905-
- Church of Christ 1910-
Buddhist, Hindu and Muslim records may exist for early years as well.
Contents: Baptismal records: Baptism dates; children’s names; parents’ residence and names (sometimes mother's maiden name is given); witnesses’ and godparents’ names, and sometimes their residence and relationship to infants; sometimes grandparents’ names. Marriage records: Candidates’ names; marriage and/or proclamation dates; often birth places, residence, witnesses, former spouses and parents’ names. Death/burial records: Name of deceased; burial date; often age and cause of death; residence; spouse’s name, especially for women; parents’ names for deceased children. Confirmation records: Candidate’s name, age, residence and sometimes father’s name.
Location: Church archives, British Library in London.
Population coverage: 5%.
Reliability: Good.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Myanmar,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2001.