Seychelles Civil Registration
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Online Records
- 1794-1905 Birth, Marriage, Death records Seychelles, 1794–1905 = internet archived page, index
Offices to Contact
- How to order birth certificates at Seychelles Government
For Records from 1794 - 1902
Seychelles National Archives
5th June Avenue
P.O. Box 720
Victoria, Mahe
Seychelles
Telephone: +248 4 321 333
Email: archives@seychelles.net
Website: sna.gov.sc
Family history research is done Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00am to 12:00pm on appointment.
Genealogical Research at the National Archives has a fee:
- SR350.00 if you do your own research
- SR500.00 if the staff carries out your research
- SR350.00 if you do your own research
For Records after 1902
Chief Civil Status Officer
Chief Civil Status Officer
Division of Immigration and Civil Status
P.O. Box 430
Victoria, Mahe
Seychelles
Telephone: +248 4 293 600
Email: info@immigration.gov.sc
Website: ics.gov.sc
Background
Civil registration began late in Seychelles.[1] Seychelles began keeping vital registration for the entire country in 1893.[2]
Coverage and Compliance
Registration is considered comprehensive across the population.[3]
Information Recorded in the Records
References
- ↑ The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Western Indian Ocean,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1990, 2000.
- ↑ Thomas Jay Kemp, “International Vital Records Handbook, 5th Edition,” Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore : 2009.
- ↑ Thomas Jay Kemp, “International Vital Records Handbook, 5th Edition,” Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore : 2009.