Falkland Islands Civil Registration

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Online Resources[edit | edit source]

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Falkland Islands Government
Stanley, Falklands Islands

Telephone: +500 27400
Email: info@sec.gov.fk


United Kingdom contact:
Falkland Islands Government Office, Falkland House
14 Broadway
Westminster, London
England SW1H 0BH

Telephone: +44 (0)20 7222 2542
Email: reception@falklands.gov.fk

Background[edit | edit source]

The Falkland Islands were entirely unoccupied before they were claimed by Britain in 1765. The population also has large Chilean and St Helenian communities.[1]

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Birth Records[edit | edit source]

  • Name of child
  • Name of father
  • Maiden name of mother
  • Date of birth

Marriage Records[edit | edit source]

Death Records[edit | edit source]

  • Name of deceased
  • Date of death
  • Age
  • Cause of death
  • Rank or profession
  • Names of parents, if a child

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Falkland Islands Government, Our People, (accessed 12 November 2021).