Returns of Births, Marriages and Deaths in Kuwait

This material is held atBritish Library Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 59 IOR/N/12
  • Former Reference
    • GB 59 A Series: 35/10
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1937-1961
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 16 volumes

Scope and Content

Originals and copies of registers of births, marriages and deaths occurring within the district of the Political Agent.

Administrative / Biographical History

The registers were maintained under the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act (India Act IV of 1886) and marriages were also governed by the Indian Christian Marriage Act of 1872. The birth registrations before August 1949 relate to British subjects of all classes and to foreigners; from August 1949, to British subjects other than citizens of the UK and Colonies and to foreigners. The death registrations relate likewise, the dividing date being July 1949.

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