Somalia Civil Registration

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Online Resources

• 1884-1915: French Somaliland Civil Registration and Parish Registers at Archivesnationales; index & images
• British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms at Findmypast; index & images ($)
• British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages at Findmypast; index & images ($)
• British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials at Findmypast; index & images ($)

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"...each of the six "provincial" [federal member state] governments in Somalia has its own birth registration procedure and issues birth certificates through municipal governments..."