Sri Lanka, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records

Sri Lanka

What is in This Collection?
This collection includes civil registration records of births, marriages and deaths in Sri Lanka from 1768-1990. The original records are located in various civil registration division offices throughout Sri Lanka.Sri Lanka is an island country in the Indian Ocean.

Reading These Records
These records are in Sinhala, Tamil, English and Dutch. For help reading these records see the following guides:
 * Sinhala Online
 * MyLanguages Sinhala dictionary
 * Tamil Dictionary
 * India Language and Languages

How Do I Search This Collection?

 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of the event
 * Family relationships

View the Images
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 * 1) Select Civil Registration Division
 * 2) Select Record Type and Date Range to view the images.

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Use the estimated age to calculate a birth date
 * Use the place of marriage to estimate a place of residency
 * Use the language used in the record to determine a more specific location within Sri Lanka, as well as a possible hint to ethnicity

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct
 * Check for variant spellings of the names.
 * Search the records of nearby localities

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

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