Albania Census, 1930 - FamilySearch Historical Records

Albania

What Is in This Collection?
This collection will include indexes from 1930 from Southern Albania. These records are mostly from Vlorë County, but records from Gjirokastër County and Elbasan County are also included. These records were filmed at the Central States Archives of Albania in Tirana.

Sample Images
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For Help Reading These Records
These records are written mostly in Albanian, though there may be some Greek as well. For help with reading the records, see the following pages:
 * Omniglot: Albanian Language and Alphabet
 * Albania Language and Languages
 * Greek Genealogical Word List

What Can These Records Tell Me?
Census Records include:
 * Full name
 * Gender
 * Parents' names
 * Relationship to head of household
 * Birth date and place
 * Marital status and marriage date
 * Immigration or emigration date and place
 * Death date
 * Occupation
 * Religion
 * Literacy skills
 * Physical information

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching, it is best to know the following: As you search, look for a record which matches this information.
 * Name of the person
 * Names of another member of the household

View the Images

 * 1) Go to the  for the collection
 * 2) Select the correct County
 * 3) Select the correct District
 * 4) Select the correct Town or Village to open the image viewer
 * 5) Use the onscreen controls to move between images until you find a match

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

 * Copy down all the information from the record.
 * Cite the record; see below for help citing this records in this collection.

I Can't Find Who I'm Looking for, What Now?

 * When looking for an individual with a common name, look at all the search results before deciding which is the correct person. Use other information, such as place of birth, age, occupation, or names of parents, to help with this decision.
 * Try variations of given names and surnames. A person might have been listed under a middle name, nickname, or abbreviation of their given name.
 * Vary the search terms. For example, expand the date range or search by either the given name or surname to return a broader list search results.
 * Search the records of nearby locations.

Citing This Collection
Proper citations make it easier to get back to sources that you have found, so citing sources properly can help you keep track of research. Correct citations also allow others to check completed research by giving them a way to find and examine records for themselves.

Below are the proper citations to use for this whole collection as well as for individual images within it:


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