Egypt Census

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How to Find the Records
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Online Collections
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 * 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 ($)
 * British Civil Service Evidence Of Age, Egypt at Findmypast; index & images ($)

Offices to Contact
​ Department of Civil Status (under the Ministry of Interior) ​ 4417 local health units register births, deaths and fetal deaths. ​ Registration of marriages and divorces is done by 231 Family Affairs Courts and 2 Real Estate Publicity Departments (located in Cairo and Alexandria). ​ Adoption is illegal in Egypt. State Information Service 3 Al Estad Al Bahary St. Nasr City, Cairo ​ Telephone: 22617304 - 22617308 - 22617358 - 22617344 - 22617345 E-mail: [mailto:feedback@sis.gov.eg feedback@sis.gov.eg] ​

Historical Background
​ Civil registration began in 1839, though only births and deaths. 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. ​

Coverage and Compliance
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Information Recorded in the Records
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Census Records
1848 Census: Includes the following key fields: ​ 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. ​
 * 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)