Oman Civil Registration

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Civil Registration

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How to Find the Records

Online Collections

• British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms at Findmypast; index & images, ($)
• British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages at Findmypast; index & images, ($)
• British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials at Findmypast; index & images, ($)

Historical Background

Documenting births and deaths started slowly after 1970. Vital Registration started in May 2004.

Information Recorded in the Records

Birth Records

• Date both Georgian and Hijri (in numbers and alphabetical)
• Place
• Sex of newborn
• Name of newborn

For both parents the following is given:

• Name
• Civil number
• Tribe
• Nationality
• Religion
• Address
• Occupation
• Age

Death Records

• Place of death
• Date of death both Georgian and Hijri (in number and alphabetical)
• Deceased:

- Name

- Tribe

- Sex

- Nationality

- Religion

- Address

- Occupation

- Age

- Place of birth

- Date of birth

- Civil number

- Place of registration, if known

• Name and tribe of father and mother, if known
• Informant: name, address and relation to deceased