Czech Republic Civil Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records

Czech Republic



Title in the Language of the Record
Ceská republika, Scítání lidu

What is in This Collection?
This collection will include civil registration records of births, marriages and deaths from the Hlucín (Hultschin, Hulczyn) area in the Moravian-Silesian region of the Czech Republic from 1874-1937. The area formerly belonged to the Duchy of Troppau, but was divided in 1742 between Habsburg Austria and the Prussian province of Silesia. At the end of World War I it was made part of Czechoslovakia, later returned to Nazi Germany in 1938, and then restored to Czechoslovakia in 1945. The originals of these records are housed in the Opava district archive, Czech Republic. The records are in Czech, German, or Latin.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
Birth records may contain the following information:


 * Names
 * Date of birth
 * Parents’ names
 * Location

Marriage records may contain the following information:


 * Names of bride and groom
 * Marriage date
 * Location

Death records may contain the following information:


 * Names
 * Date of death
 * Location

How Do I Search This Collection?
To search the collection images,
 * 1) Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page
 * 2) Select the "Registration Office" category
 * 3) Select the "Record type, years and volume" category which takes you to the images.

Search the collection by image, comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination. Keep in mind: there may be more than one person in the records with the same name. You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name. Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life.

For Help Reading These Records
These records are in Czech, German or Latin. For help reading the records, see the following wiki articles:


 * Czech Republic Genealogical Word List
 * Czech Republic Language and Languages
 * German Word List
 * Latin Genealogical Word List

Related Websites

 * Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International
 * Czech Genealogy Helps

Related Wiki Articles

 * Czech Republic Civil Registration
 * Czech Republic
 * Czech Republic Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Czech Republic Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

“Czech Republic, Civil Registers 1874-1937.” Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2017. Citing Zemsky Archiv v Opave [Opava District Archives, Opava].
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