Sierra Leone Genealogy

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Sierra Leone

Guide to Sierra Leone ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

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Sierra Leone is a country in Africa bordered by Guinea and Liberia. English is the de facto official language, and Krio is the most widely spoken.

Sierra Leone Online Genealogy Records

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Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Sierra Leone.

Districts

Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Sierra Leone. Provinces, districts, and areas:

District	Province/Area
Kailahun	Eastern Province
Kenema	Eastern Province
Kono	Eastern Province
Bombali	Northern Province
Falaba	Northern Province
Koinadugu	Northern Province
Tonkolili	Northern Province
Kambia	North West Province
Karene	North West Province
Port Loko	North West Province
Bo	Southern Province
Bonthe	Southern Province
Moyamba	Southern Province
Pujehun	Southern Province
Western Rural	Western Area
Western Urban	Western Area