Papua New Guinea Civil Registration
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Online Resources
- 1867-2000 Papua New Guinea, Vital Records, 1867-2000 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1888-2004 Papua New Guinea, Birth Records, 1888-2004 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1948-1967 General register of births, entered 1948-1967 FamilySearch Catalog
- 1892-1995 Papua New Guinea Marriages, 1892-1995 at FamilySearch Catalog
- 1892-1974 Marriage records, 1892-1980; indexes 1892-1978. FamilySearch Catalog. Records are mostly for Europeans living in Papua and New Guinea. Only the indexes for 1892-1974 are online.
- 1867-2005 Papua New Guinea Deaths. at FamilySearch Catalog. Deaths between 1983 and 2005 are not yet online as of 1 April 2020).
The following can only be used at FamilySearch centers or the FamilySearch Library:
- 1964-1969 Native death certificates, 1964-1969 at FamilySearch Catalog
Offices to Contact
Civil Registry Office
PO Box 470
WAIGANI
National Capital District
Papua New Guinea
Sambra Haus - Waigani
Telephone: + (675) 313 3000 Ext:7002
Civil Registry Office - Boroko
Telephone: + (675) 323 6510
Background
Time period: 1884-present
Prior to 1967 most entries are for non-natives. Records for the Territory of (German) New Guinea were destroyed during the Second World War, however, reconstructed registers were compiled afterwards. The available records have been indexed.[1]
"Civil Registry Office is a statutory mandated entity responsible for registration of all vital events including birth, marriages and death registration including cases in separation, divorce and adoption."[2]
Coverage and Compliance
Population coverage before 1967 is 5%; after 1967 is 80%[1]
Information Recorded in the Records
Births
- Child’s name
- Birth date and place
- Parents’ names, residence, and occupation
- Witnesses’ ages, relationships, residences
Marriages
- Bride and groom names
- Ages
- Residences
- Occupations
- Marriage date and place
- Sometimes ages and/or birth dates and places
- Parents' names; residences, occupations
- Witnesses and officer who performed ceremony
- Former spouses
Death registers
- Name of deceased
- Age
- Death date and place
- Occupation
- Name of surviving spouse
- Informant’s name and residence
- Cause of death
- Sometimes birth date and place
- Parents’ names
- Children’s names
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Papua New Guinea,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2000.
- ↑ Civil Registry Office, Papua New Guinea, accessed 2 April 2020.