Russia, Samara Civil Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection, which contains records for the years 1918-1922, consists of images of civil registers containing births, marriages, and deaths for the city of Samara, acquired from the archive in Samara. Civil registers, also called vital records, had just been established in Russian cities at this time, and gaps in registration continued until 1926.

While searching through this collection, it may be helpful to note that some of the letters used in these records were eliminated in the 1918 Russian spelling reform (Iі, Ѳѳ, Ѣѣ, Ѵѵ). Knowing these facts can be helpful while working with Russian genealogy.

For a list of records by document type and dates currently published in this collection, select the Browselink from the collection landing page.

Reading These Records
These records are in Russian. For help reading them see: FamilySearch Learning Center videos:
 * Russia Language and Languages
 * Russian Genealogical Word List
 * Russia Handwriting
 * Reading Russian Documents: The Russian Alphabet
 * Russian Alphabet, Language and Handwriting, part 1
 * Russian Alphabet, Language and Handwriting, part 2

Collection Content
The following information may be found in these records:

Birth
 * Name of child
 * Date and place of birth
 * Names of parents
 * Sometimes, maiden name of mother
 * Position in the household

Marriage
 * Name of the bride and groom
 * Date and place of marriage

Divorce
 * Names of spouses
 * Residence

Death
 * Name of deceased
 * Date and place of death

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of the event

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * If available, check the image for additional information
 * Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family
 * Church Records often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900

Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?

 * Try searching by surname only
 * The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
 * Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in Russia.
 * Russia Record Finder
 * Russia Research Tips and Strategies

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.

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