Russia, Samara Civil Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
The collection consists of images of civil registers containing births, marriages, divorces, and deaths for the city of Samara, acquired from the archive in Samara.

This collection will contain records for the years 1918-1922.

Citation for This Collection
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Suggested citation format for a record in this collection.

Record Content
Key genealogical facts found in births may include:


 * Name of child
 * Date of birth
 * Name of parents
 * Place of birth

Key genealogical facts found in marriages may include:


 * Name of bride and groom
 * Place of marriage

Key genealogical facts found in divorces may include:


 * Names of spouses
 * Residence

Key genealogical facts found in deaths may include:


 * Name of deceased
 * Date of death
 * Place of death

How to Use the Record
To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page ⇒Select the "Область" category ⇒Select the "Район/Город" category ⇒Select the "Деревня" category ⇒Select the "Даты/Tом/Cобытия" category which takes you to the images

Look at the images one by one comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine which one is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to make this determination.

Related Wiki Articles

 * Russia Civil Registration

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Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection
Example for an Indexed Collection:

“Delaware Marriage Records,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 4 March 2011), William Anderson and Elizabeth Baynard Henry, 1890; citing Delaware, State Marriage Records, no. 859, Delaware Bureau of Archives and Records Management, Dover.

Example for a Browsed Collection:

“Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 February, 2012), La Plata &gt; San Ponciano &gt; Matrimonios 1884-1886 &gt; image 71 of 389 images, Artemio Avendano and Clemtina Peralta, 1884; citing Parroquia de San Ponciano en la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matrimonios. San Ponciano, La Plata.