Kurtuvėnai RC Parish; Overview for Ancestor Search

GENERAL.  This web page provides an overview of data about 1775-1939 Kurtuvėnai RC parish in Lithuania for use in Lithuanian ancestor search.

LOCATION.  Kurtuvėnai is a small town in Lithuania, located about 19 kilometers southwest (SW) of Šiauliai   It is in the Bubiai elderate of Šiauliai district municipality in Šiauliai county. 

PARISH REGISTERS AVAILABLE:

• ONLINE: Births: 1775-1862, 1870-1910.  Marriages: 1801-1813, 1835-1927.  Deaths: 1800-1827 and 1835-1926.
• AT ARCHIVES ONLY: Births: 1863-1864, 1924-1939. Marriages: 1794-1796, 1798-1800, 1814-1834, 1928-1939.   Deaths: 1794-1796, 1798-1799, 1828-1834 and 1927-1940.
• UNAVAILABLE: Births: pre-1775; 1865-1869, 1911-1923.  Marriages: pre-1794; 1797.  Deaths: pre-1794; 1797.

LANGUAGES IN PARISH REGISTERS:

• 1775 to 1827 in Latin;
• 1828 to 1848 in Polish;
• 1849 to ~1920 in Russian;
• ~1920-1939 in Lithuanian.