Sri Lanka Genealogy

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Guide to Sri Lanka ancestry, family history and genealogy parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. (Add introductory text and/or an image here)

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If you are are seeking a birth, marriage and death certificate from Sri Lanka, information will be given on their site.

Jurisdictions
Sri Lanka is divided into 8 provinces.

Note: In October 2006, the Sri Lankan Supreme Court rule voided a presidential directive merging the North and Eastern Provinces. Many have defended the merger as a prerequisite for a negotiated settlement to the ethnic conflict. A parliamentary decision on the issue is pending.

Did you know?
Sri Lanka, was formerly known as Ceylon was under British rule. and became independent in 1948.

Research Tools
Sri Lanka, Colombo District Dutch Reformed Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

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