Hungary Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Records
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Collection Time Period
This collection includes the years 1895-1972

Record Description
The records are bound volumes of preprinted forms with event information recorded by hand. From 1895 through 1906, the forms are on page per event; beginning with 1907 each event occupies one row in a printed table so there are multiple events recorded per page.

The registration has two formats:


 * The pre-1907 format can be located by clicking on the Hungary Civil Registration link below.
 * The post-1907 format is located on this page.

Both formats have valuable English translation guides to the records.

Record Content
Key genealogical facts found in a birth record: 


 * Date of birth
 * Name, gender, and religion
 * Parents’ names, occupation, and residence
 * Parents’ religion
 * Parents’ age
 * Place of birth
 * Signatures of informant and registrar.

Key genealogical facts found in a marriage record:


 * Date and place of the marriage
 * Groom’s name, occupation, religion, date and place of birth, and residence
 * Groom’s parents’ names
 * Bride's name, occupation, religion, date and place of birth, and residence
 * Bride’s parents’ names
 * Signature of witnesses, groom, bride and registrar (Witnesses may be family members.)

Key genealogical facts found in a death record: 


 * Day and hour of death
 * Deceased’s name, occupation, and residence
 * Deceased’s religion
 * Deceased’s age
 * Spouse’s name
 * Parents’ names
 * Place of death
 * Signatures of informant and registrar

How to Use the Records

 * Use civil birth records to verify date and place of birth as well as to provide names of parents and their respective places of birth and approximate year of birth. Only birth records 90 years old or older are made available by the Hungarian government.
 * Use civil marriage records to verify date and place of marriage and name of spouse as well as provide parents names for both the bride and groom. Only marriage records 60 years old or older are made available by the Hungarian government.
 * Use civil death records to verify date and place of death as well as provide approximate year of birth, place of birth, names of parents and spouse. Only death records 30 years old or older are made available by the Hungarian government.

Research guides are available by clicking on the Hungary link below. It will also include "How to begin research", "Research Tools (incl. Common Hungarian Words)", and a history of Hungary.

Record History
Civil Registration began in Hungary on October 1, 1895. The original records are maintained by each individual civil registration office (anyakönyvi hivatal); copies are made and submitted to the Municipal Archives in Budapest (Budapest Főváros Levéltára). The copies in the Municipal Archives were microfilmed and subsequently digitized into the images in this collection.

Why This Collection Was Created
Civil registration was instituted so that the government might have a record of vital events useful in compiling statistics about the people in Hungary.

Record Reliability
Civil records are the primary source for research after 1894. They are generally correct as the event was registered by those who were eyewitnesses of the event.

Known Issues With This Collection
Images for the years 1920 and above are currently restricted from viewing due to contractual agreements with the record custodians which require a 90 year cutoff date before images can be published online. This also affects some of the other links in the Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kis-Kun county because other years may be on the same film with 1920 records.

Currently, when the links to these years are clicked, the message, “This image is currently unavailable” will display. These images should be available in January of 2011. We look forward to the addition of these records to our sites in the near future.

Note: On occasion, later years may also be found on a film - if so, they would restrict access to the entire film.

Related Web Sites
Hungary Civil Registration

Related Wiki Articles
Hungary Civil Registration

Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections
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Please add sample citations to this article following the format guidelines in the wiki article listed above.

Examples of Source Citations for a Record

 * United States. Bureau of the Census. 12th census, 1900, digital images, From FamilySearch Internet (www.familysearch.org): September 29, 2006), Arizona Territory, Maricopa, Township 1, East Gila, Salt River Base and Meridian; sheet 9B, line 71
 * Mexico, Distrito Federal, Catholic Church Records, 1886-1933, digital images, from FamilySearch Internet (www.familysearch.org): April 22, 2010), Baptism of Adolfo Fernandez Jimenez, 1 Feb. 1910, San Pedro Apóstol, Cuahimalpa, Distrito Federal, Mexico, film number 0227023

Sources of Information for This Collection
"Hungary Civil Registration," images, FamilySearch.org; from Archiv Der Stadt Budapest, Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kis-Kun, Hungary. “Állami anyakönyvek.” Az eredeti iratok mikrofilmre vétele Budapesten a Városi Levéltárban történt, Hungary. FHL microfilm. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

Digital copies of originals housed in various repositories throughout Hungary. Budapest. Anyakönyvi Hivatal. I. Kerület. Állami anyakönyvek, 1919-1967 Budapest Főváros Levéltára, Budapest, Hungary. Budapest. Anyakönyvi Hivatal. II. Kerület. Állami anyakönyvek, 1895-1966; Budapest Főváros Levéltára, Budapest, Hungary. Budapest. Anyakönyvi Hivatal. III. Kerület. Állami anyakönyvek, 1895-1967; Budapest Főváros Levéltára, Budapest, Hungary. Budapest. Anyakönyvi Hivatal. IV. Kerület. Állami anyakönyvek, 1895-1967; Budapest Főváros Levéltára, Budapest, Hungary. Budapest. Anyakönyvi Hivatal. V. Kerület. Állami anyakönyvek, 1895-1967; Budapest Főváros Levéltára, Budapest, Hungary. Budapest. Anyakönyvi Hivatal. VI. Kerület. Állami anyakönyvek, 1895-1969; Budapest Főváros Levéltára, Budapest, Hungary. Budapest. Anyakönyvi Hivatal. VII. Kerület. Állami anyakönyvek, 1895-1970; Budapest Főváros Levéltára, Budapest, Hungary. Budapest. Anyakönyvi Hivatal. VIII. Kerület. Állami anyakönyvek, 1897-1972; Budapest Főváros Levéltára, Budapest, Hungary. Budapest. Anyakönyvi Hivatal. IX. Kerület. Állami anyakönyvek, 1895-1972, 1976, 1976; Budapest Főváros Levéltára, Budapest, Hungary. Budapest. Anyakönyvi Hivatal. X. Kerület. Állami anyakönyvek, 1897-1972; Budapest Főváros Levéltára, Budapest, Hungary. Budapest. Anyakönyvi Hivatal. XI. Kerület. Állami anyakönyvek, 1907-1972; Budapest Főváros Levéltára, Budapest, Hungary. Budapest. Anyakönyvi Hivatal. XII. Kerület. Állami anyakönyvek, 1940-1972; Budapest Főváros Levéltára, Budapest, Hungary. Budapest. Anyakönyvi Hivatal. XIII. Kerület. Állami anyakönyvek, 1938-1954; Budapest Főváros Levéltára, Budapest, Hungary.

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