Myanmar Chinese Community Records

Asia Myanmar

Chinese community records
Research use: Family linkage material, family place of origin, gives original Chinese characters.

Record type: Family history, vital data, memorabilia, immigration, name adoption, Chinese temple and association data.

Time Period: 1750-present.

Content: Birth, marriage and death information, ancestral tablets, genealogies, family origin data, relatives, memberships. May include census and immigration data.

Location: Chinese community associations.

Population coverage: 5%.

Reliability: Good.

Preservation of record/vulnerability: Many Chinese records have been destroyed, those remaining may be subject to confiscation and destruction as well.