Ukraine, Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Ukraine

What is in This Collection?
This article describes records held by FamilySearch International. For information on a specific record collection or record publication please refer to the FamilySearch Catalog or the FamilySearch Historical Record Collection.

Reading These Records
For help reading these Ukraine records see the following guides:
 * Ukraine Languages
 * Russian Genealogical Word List
 * Russia Handwriting

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

Baptismal/Christening 
 * Date and place of baptism/christening
 * Name and gender of child
 * Date and place of child's birth
 * Catholic or non-Catholic
 * Legitimate or illegitimate
 * Names of parents and their occupation
 * Names of godparents and their occupation

Birth
 * Name, patronymic and surnames of parents
 * Parents' religion and occupation
 * Name, patronymic and surnames of godparents
 * Godparents' religion and occupation
 * Name of person performing the ceremony
 * Names of witnesses

Marriage 
 * Date and month of marriage
 * Place of marriage
 * Name, patronymic, surname and age of groom
 * Groom's religion and occupation
 * Name, patronymic, surname and age of bride
 * Names of witnesses
 * Name of person performing marriage ceremony

Burial/Death 
 * Date and month of death/burial
 * Name and age of deceased
 * Cause of death
 * Sometimes, parents names if deceased is a minor
 * Sometimes, name of spouse, if deceased was married
 * Name of person who administered confession/communion
 * Name of person who performed burial ceremony
 * Place of burial of deceased

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in Ukraine.
 * Ukraine Record Finder
 * Ukraine Research Tips and Strategies

FamilySearch Historical Records

 * Ukraine, Donetsk Church Books, 1809-1928
 * Ukraine, Kiev Confession Lists, 1741-1918
 * Ukraine, Kyiv Orthodox Consistory Church Book Duplicates, 1734-1930
 * Ukraine, Western Ukraine Catholic Church Book Duplicates, 1600-1937