Egypt Civil Registration

Online Collections

 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Egypt at FindMyPast; index & images ($)
 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Egypt at FindMyPast; index & images ($)
 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Egypt at FindMyPast; index & images ($)
 * British Civil Service Evidence Of Age, Egypt at FindMyPast; index & images ($)

Historical Background
In 1907, the Ottoman Empire made a decree that expanded record keeping by penalizing those who did not comply. As a result, there is a greater microdata coverage after 1907, and sparse coverage prior to 1907.

Census Records
1848 Census: Includes the following key fields:
 * Name
 * Relationship to head of household
 * Gender
 * Age
 * Legal Status (free, slave, or emancipated slave)
 * Nationality
 * Ethnicity
 * Religion
 * Place of Origin
 * Occupation
 * School enrollment for male children
 * Infirmities
 * Physical Description (in rural provinces)

Microdata for most census through 19th and early 20th century did not survive, and were destroyed by choice or by chance.

Nationwide censuses from 1986-present day have survived.