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Myanmar

Civil Registration

How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

National Civil Registration Office, local police registry offices

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

BMD returns were not formally organized until the arrival of the British in 1826, when they gained the territory of Tenasserim, bordering Siam. Civil Administration was initially centered at Prince of Wales Island, Penang.

In 1834 the province became part of Bengal, however military administration was based in Madras until the 1840's. Records relating to baptisms, marriages and burials in Tenasserim may therefore appear in Chaplain's Returns in the UK or Madras (for military events) or in Madras, Penang or Bengal returns during this period.

The only official returns were Anglican and RC until the 1850's, when the Government of India provided means for returns of minority religions such as the Baptists.

Records from the Myanmar National Archives show that Baptist marriages were not reported until November 1858.^[1]

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Time period: 1852-present

Population coverage: Before 1960, 20%; after 1960, 70%.

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Births[edit | edit source]

Child’s name
Birth date and place
Parents’ names, residence, and occupation
Witnesses’ ages, relationships, residences^[1]

Marriages[edit | edit source]

Bride and groom names
Ages
Residences
Occupations
Marriage date and place
Sometimes ages and/or birth dates and places
Parents' names, residences, occupations
Witnesses' names
Names of former spouses^[1]

Divorces[edit | edit source]

Names
Ages
Dates
Places
Occupations
Residences

Often listed on the back of the marriage register.^[1]

Deaths[edit | edit source]

Name of deceased
Age
Death date and place
Occupation
Name of surviving spouse, if applicable
Informant’s name and residence
Cause of death
Sometimes:

-Birth date and place

-Parents’ names

-Children’s names^[1]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 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.

[profile-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 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.

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