Southern Province, Sri Lanka Genealogy

Guide to Southern Province family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

History
The Southern Province of Sri Lanka is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country. The provinces have existed since the 19th century but did not have any legal status until 1987 when the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka established provincial councils. 

Civil Registration

 * 1768-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images