Nigeria Colonial Records
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British Colonization (1900-1960)[edit | edit source]
In 1882, Britain established both northern and southern protectorates in the area of present-day Nigeria. The two protectorates were combined in 1914, and the Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria was established. From 1957-1959, the area became self-governing under a parliamentary system. In 1960, Nigeria gained full independence through a British Act of Parliament.[1]
| Record collection | Years covered | Record type | Language | Who is in the records |
| British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, COUNTRY at Findmypast - index & images ($) | 1821-2005 | Births and baptisms | English | Children born to those working within the armed forces, merchant navy, and consular forces, as well as, civilian ship passengers. |
| British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, COUNTRY at Findmypast - index & images ($) | 1833-1961 | Banns and marriages | English | British armed forces members and civilians who were married abroad and at sea |
| British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, COUNTRY at Findmypast - index & images ($) | 1849-2003 | Deaths and burials | English | Members of the British armed forces who died while serving their country overseas, British civilians who died while traveling or working overseas, and individuals (including seaman) who died at sea. |
| British Civil Service Evidence Of Age at Findmypast - index ($) | 1927 | Civil Service applications and paperwork | English | Individuals who worked for, or applied to join, the British Civil Service. |
| UK, Foreign and Overseas Registers of British Subjects, 1628-1969, COUNTRY at Ancestry - index ($) | 1900-1959 | Birth, baptism, marriage, death, and burial records | English | Records in this collection come from a variety of sources. Events include both British and non-British nationals |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Colonial Nigeria," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_Nigeria, accessed 23 July 2019.