Liechtenstein Civil Registration

Historical Background
Time period: 1878-present for births, marriages and deaths. 1789-present for family registers.

Information Recorded in the Records

 * Births: Name of child, date and place of birth; names, residence, and occupation of parents.


 * Marriages; Names, ages, residences, occupations of groom and bride; sometimes date and place of birth and/or ages, parents' names, date and place of marriage, residences, occupations, names of witnesses and officer who performed ceremony.


 * Deaths: Name, age, date and place of death, occupation, name of surviving spouse, name and residence of informant, cause of death, sometimes date and place of birth, names of parents, names of children.


 * Family registers: Names of parents, children, spouses, dates and places of births, marriage and death, occupation for family members.

Location: Local civil registry offices, state archives.

Percentage in Family History Library: 16%.

Population coverage: 95%.

Reliability: Excellent.

Online

 * Liechtenstein Births and Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records