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Title: How to obtain a birth certificate from Moldova
Post by: nicjhoughton on Wednesday 30 July 25 14:34 BST (UK)
Hello

I need to find a birth certificate for my grandmother who was born in Bessarabia in 1908 - I have tried google translate on the National Archive of the Republic of Moldova but drawn a blank. I also started accessing church records of Moldova but the writing is in Cyrillic so struggling.

Not sure if there is an easier way to find out. She was a displaced person during World War 2 and ended up in Germany - I have found documents on Arolsen Archives which state no birth certificate with her.

Any help would be appreciated.
Title: Re: How to obtain a birth certificate from Moldova
Post by: fiddlerslass on Wednesday 30 July 25 17:38 BST (UK)
Whereabouts in Bessarabia was she born?
Title: Re: How to obtain a birth certificate from Moldova
Post by: nicjhoughton on Wednesday 30 July 25 17:57 BST (UK)
She was born in Bendery according to paperwork we have found.

Title: Re: How to obtain a birth certificate from Moldova
Post by: fiddlerslass on Tuesday 05 August 25 17:38 BST (UK)
For some reason I didn't get a notification of your response.

Bendery is now known as Bender or Tighina

Some records are on family search, I don't know if you have already looked here. You may have to view at a LDS family history centre as some are only available on microfilm.

https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/catalog/655207

https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/catalog/results?q.place=Bender%2C%20Bender%2C%20Bessarabia%2C%20Russian%20Empire

There may be something useful for general research here:

https://www.blackseagr.org/learn_bess.html
Title: Re: How to obtain a birth certificate from Moldova
Post by: aghadowey on Tuesday 05 August 25 20:26 BST (UK)
Duplicate topic started one week later-
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=893078.new#new
Title: Re: How to obtain a birth certificate from Moldova
Post by: nicjhoughton on Tuesday 05 August 25 21:10 BST (UK)
Quote from: fiddlerslass on Yesterday at 17:38
For some reason I didn't get a notification of your response.

Bendery is now known as Bender or Tighina

Some records are on family search, I don't know if you have already looked here. You may have to view at a LDS family history centre as some are only available on microfilm.

https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/catalog/655207

https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/catalog/results?q.place=Bender%2C%20Bender%2C%20Bessarabia%2C%20Russian%20Empire

There may be something useful for general research here:

https://www.blackseagr.org/learn_bess.html

Thank you, it looks as though I have been through family search.

The general research is very informative thank you.
Title: Re: How to obtain a birth certificate from Moldova
Post by: fiddlerslass on Tuesday 05 August 25 21:50 BST (UK)
Have you tried a search for her surname on Gedbas. There are some names from Bender/Tighina (use both) using the metasearch

https://meta.genealogy.net/