Ukraine, Chernigov Church Records, 1717-1935

Images and index to births, marriages, and deaths in the Chernigov region. The place names reflect the jurisdiction when the records were created.

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Ukraine, Chernigov Church Records

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What is in This Collection?

This collection contains church records from the Province of Chernigov, Ukraine.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Reading These Records

These records are written in Russian. For help reading them see:

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Baptism

Child's name
Parent's name
Residence
Date of baptism

Marriage

Names of the bridal couple
Ages
Residence
Date of marriage

Burial

Deceased's name
Age
Residence
Date of death
Date of burial

Confessional

Person's name
Date of confession

Collection Content

Sample Images

Metrical book, 1842, Buromka parish
Church record, Kozelets district, 1881
Confessional statements, Rozhdestvo-Bogoroditskaia Church, Berezhivka, 1848

Coverage Table

As of 26 February 2022 this collection contained the following records.

Event	Records
Birth	4,545,847
Marriage	822,347
Death	2,932,673

Collection Details

Record Type: Vital

8,238,342 Records

20,228,193 Personas

1,979,766 Images

Language

Ukrainian

Location of Original Records

State Archives of Chernivitsy Region

Cite This Collection

"Ukraine, Chernigov Church Records, 1717-1935", Database. FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org : 17 September 2025.

Ukraine, Chernigov Church Records, 1717-1935

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