Myanmar (formerly Burma) Genealogy

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Myanmar

Guide to Myanmar, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Myanmar Wiki Topics
Beginning Research
Research Strategies Record Finder Finding Town of Origin
Record Types
Ancestor Cult Cemeteries Census Chinese Community Records Church Records Civil Registration Colonial Records Compiled Genealogies Court Records Directories	Emigration & Immigration Compiled Genealogies Land & Property Military Records Occupations Online Records Periodicals Religious Records School Records Taxation
Myanmar Background
Church History Cultural Groups Gazetteers History Jurisdictions	Languages Maps Personal Names For Further Reading
Local Research Resources
Archives & Libraries Societies

Country Information

Myanmar, known for most of its history in the West as Burma, is a country in Asia bordered by Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, and Thailand. It was formerly ruled by Great Britain. The official language is Burmese.

Getting Started

Getting Started with Myanmar Research Links to articles on getting started with Myanmar research. Myanmar Civil Registration Myanmar Church Records

Myanmar Research Tools Links to articles and websites that assist in Myanmar research. Online Burma/Myanmar Library Anglo-Burmese Library Burmese records Myanmar RootsWeb Myanmar Message Board National Archives of Myanmar

Myanmar (Burma) Online Genealogy Records

Ask the Community

Myanmar Map

Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Myanmar.

Jurisdictions

Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Myanmar. Click on a place below to go to the corresponding Wiki article listing more information.

• Ayeyarwady Region
• Bago Region
• Bago
• Chin State
• Dawei
• Hakha
• Kachin State
• Kayah State
• Kayin State
• Loikaw
• Magway Region
• Magwe
• Mandalay Region
• Mandalay
• Mawlamyaing
• Mon State
• Myitkyina
• Naypyidaw Union Territory
• Paan
• Pathein
• Rakhine State
• Sagaing Region
• Sagaing
• Shan State
• Sittwe
• Tanintharyi Region
• Taunggyi
• Yangon Region
• Yangon

FamilySearch Resources

Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.

• Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
• Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
• Historical Records