Faroe Islands Civil Registration

Online Collections

 * 1879-1933 - Dødsattester (Deaths), 1879-1933


 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Faroe Islands, index and images, ($)


 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Faroe Islands, index and images, ($)


 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, index and images, ($)

Offices to Contact
Marriage records are in the possession of the Faeroe Islands National Archives (Føroya Landsskjalasavn) in Tórshavn. Death records not in current use have been transferred to the Faeroe Islands National Archives (Føroya Landsskjalasavn), Tórshavn.

Historical Background
Civil marriages became legal in the Faroe Islands and Denmark in 1851. Prior to that date all persons being married were required to have the ceremony performed by Lutheran clergy, maintained by civil authorities. Although most Faroese marriages continued to be performed and officially recorded by Lutheran clergy, Plymouth Brethren and members of other churches, as well as non-religous persons, were recorded in these civil marriage records.

Death certificates were produced by government authorities. The earliest records begin in 1879.

Marriages Records [Borgerlige Vielser]

 * Names of bride and of groom
 * Date and place of marriage
 * Residences
 * Occupations
 * Marital status
 * Ages or actual dates of birth
 * Sometimes birthplaces
 * Names of parents
 * Names of witnesses

Death Certificates [Dødsattester]

 * Name of deceased
 * Cause of death
 * Names of spouse
 * Names of parents
 * Dates of death and burial
 * Parish of death
 * Place of burial.