Bulgaria, Civil Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
България, гражданските регистри

Record Description
This collection contains images and some index entries of civil registers containing births, marriages, and deaths for the districts of Sofia and Pazardzhik from 1839-1912. Acquired from the Bulgaria, General Department of Archives.

Record Content
Birth records may include:


 * Date and time of birth
 * Name of newborn and parents
 * Occupation and religious preference of parents
 * Name of informant

Marriage records' may include:


 * Date of marriage
 * Parents’ names
 * Name of witnesses
 * Residence of the bride and groom

Death records may include:


 * Date of death
 * Residence at the time of death
 * Age at death
 * Cause of death
 * Burial place

How to Use the Record
When searching: As you are searching it is helpful to know such information as your ancestor's given name and surname, some identifying information such as residence, age, and family relationships. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name as your ancestor and that your ancestor may have used nicknames or different names at different times.

Search the Collection
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To search by index: Fill in the requested information in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about the ancestors in the list to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to find your ancestor.

To browse by image: To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page ⇒Select the "…" category ⇒Select the “…" 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.

For Help Reading These Records
These records are in Bulgarian. It is a southern Slavic tongue and is written in the Cyrillic script.For help with reading the records, see the following resources:


 * Rootsweb Bulgarian Alphabet
 * Bulgarian Dictionary

Related Wiki Articles

 * Bulgaria Civil Registration

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