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Help with Greek Cypriot records

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AliM

AliM Report 28 Mar 2016 19:20

Hi all,
I am new on here but have been doing a fair bit of family tree research on my family in Ireland.
I am trying to help my sister, who is adopted, trace her birth father who was born in Larnaca in Cyprus around 1942 approx. I have sent various message to government sites in Cyprus without a response. Does anyone know where I can look for his birth certificate please? Any help would be most welcome.
Regards
Ali

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 28 Mar 2016 21:34

Hi there Ali - welcome to the boards :-)

you might be lucky if you use the Mormon free website - www.familysearch.org

if you like you can send me details in a message by clicking on my name - you can't put details on here cos he's hopefully still living

Ann xx

Researching:
Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 29 Mar 2016 21:38

From a few minutes Googling, it seems as though you'll have to contact the Larnaca area office/parish

From this link:
https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Cyprus_Church_Records
Parish registration notes may be in local parishes. Church records of the 1900s are likely to be in the local parishes or diocesan offices.

Re Civil Registration:
Location: Birth and death records are available at district offices; marriage records are at the Ministry of Interior registration office in Nikosia. This facility likely also houses the material pertaining to Northern Cyprus.
https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Cyprus_Civil_Registration


Maybe the Larnaca address given here could help? I don't know what "government sites" you've already contacted.
http://tinyurl.com/h3gla55

Researching:
Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.

AliM

AliM Report 31 Mar 2016 09:44

Many thanks for the reply. That is very helpful and I will follow it up.
Regards
Ali