We research Greek ancestry, family history and archival records in Greece. Our work includes municipal records, civil registries, church archives and historical sources to help trace your Greek family line.
Greek genealogical research often begins with records held by municipal offices, civil registries, churches, local archives and historical collections throughout Greece.
We identify the most relevant sources, trace family connections across generations, and locate records that help document your ancestry and family history. Our research can include birth, marriage and death records, municipal registrations, church records and other archival material that may reveal where your ancestors lived, how family members were connected and how your family line developed over time.
The family's entry in the municipal roll (dimotologio) and family status certificates.
Civil registry records and the church books that preceded them.
General State Archives, including electoral rolls and refugee records from Asia Minor.
The male register (mitroo arrenon), often the oldest official record of a man born in Greece.
Baptism and marriage books kept by parishes and metropolises.
Birth and family records held by the authorities in Cyprus.
We review the information you already have about your ancestor and family line.
We identify the village, municipality, parish or archive most likely to hold the relevant records.
We search municipal, civil, church and historical archives for records connected to your family.
We organize the records and explain what they show about your ancestry and family connections.
We provide the findings and explain any additional research that may be useful.
Any documents that mention your ancestor, relatives, places of birth, marriage, residence or family relationships can help us begin the research.
The time and cost depend on how much information is already available and which archives need to be searched. After reviewing your case, we provide a written estimate with the expected scope of research, likely time frame and any additional archive or document costs that may apply.
Records lost in one archive often survive in another, since municipal rolls, male registers, church books and state archives overlap. Where no direct record survives, we examine the alternative evidence and the procedures available under Greek law
Registration and recognition of your
citizenship, based on the records we
find.
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Registration as a citizen of the Republic
of Cyprus.
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Correcting spelling differences so your
file is consistent.
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Greek to English and English to Greek,
for use before the Greek authorities.
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Share what you already know about your ancestor, family line or place of origin in Greece. We will review the information and let you know how we can help with the research.
