Greenland Civil Registration

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Resources[edit | edit source]

Online Collections[edit | edit source]

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Nunatta Katersugaasivia (Greenland National Museum & Archives)
Hans Egedesvej 8 / Boks 145
3900 / Nuuk
Greenland

Telephone (+299)322611

Central Register of Persons in Denmark and the municipalities in Greenland [1]

Background[edit | edit source]

Greenland became Danish in 1814, though the people became citizens of Denmark in 1953.[2]

Beginning in 1924, civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths began to be kept on a national level also.

Individuals from Greenland were added to the Central Register of Persons in Denmark starting 1 May 1972.[3]

The most important records for Greenland genealogy are the church records.

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Birth Records[edit | edit source]

  • Name of child
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Names of parents[4]

Marriage Records[edit | edit source]

  • Names of bride and groom
  • Date of marriage

Death Records[edit | edit source]

  • Name of deceased
  • Date of death
  • Place of death
  • Names of parents

References[edit | edit source]

  1. The Nordic Council and the Nordic Council of Ministers, Civil registration in Greenland, (accessed 18 March 2022).
  2. Wikipedia contributors, Det Centrale Personregister, (accessed 18 March 2022).
  3. Wikipedia contributors, Det Centrale Personregister, (accessed 18 March 2022).
  4. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 2011; 39 (Suppl 7): 22–25, The Danish Civil Registration System, (accessed 9 December 2022).