Armenia Civil Registration

How to Find the Records

 * 1917-1930 - Births (Kʿaghakʿatsʿiavan katsʿutʿan avteri ardzanagrman bazhin, 1917-1930) at FamilySearch Catalog
 * 1865-1930 - Births, marriages, deaths, divorces (Անձնական հաշվառման քարտեր կենսագրական տվյալներով, 1865?-1930?) at FamilySearch Catalog

Offices to Contact
Chief Department of Civil Registry Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia 3/8 Vazgen Sargsyan Street 0010 Yerevan

Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia -- Civil Registration

National Library Armyanskaya Biblioteka ul. Teriana 72 Yerevan, Armenia 375009

Historical Background
The years that Armenian Civil Registration covers vary depending on the region.

Coverage and Compliance
Population coverage: 90% of the population.

Information Recorded in the Records
Births
 * Date
 * Name of child
 * Name of the father (Early civil registration records usually do not list the mother's name.)
 * Place of residence for parents
 * May give occupations and religious preferences of parents
 * Ages or birth years for parents

Marriages
 * Date
 * Names of bride and groom
 * Residences of groom and bride
 * Names of witnesses
 * May give names of parents
 * May give occupations and religious preferences of parents

Deaths
 * Date
 * Name of deceased
 * Residence of the deceased
 * Age at death
 * Cause of death
 * Place of burial
 * May give name of parents
 * May give occupations and religious preferences of parents