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-==Civil Registration==
+==How to Find the Records==
-Historical Background
+Percentage in Family History Library: Near complete pre-1930 collection
+===Offices to Contact===
+Registration offices on the various islands
+==Historical Background==
 Civil Registration in Mauritius dates back to the 18th century. The Central Civil Status Office in Port Louis holds records as far back as 1812 and the older ones that are of interest to genealogists are kept at the National Archives in the DBM Complex, Industrial Zone, Coromandel.
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 *[http://csd.pmo.govmu.org/English/Pages/Offices.aspx Civil Status Offices all Districts of Mauritius] includes contact information and addresses
-Research use: A primary source of information.
+==Coverage and Compliance==
+Population coverage: Estimated at 55%.
+==Information Recorded in the Records==
+'''Birth'''
+*Name
+*Birth date and place
+*Parents’ names
+*Father’s occupation and residence
+'''Marriages'''
+*Names of bride and groom
+*Their places of residence
+*Date of marriage
+*Parents’ names and residence
+'''Death'''
+*Name
+*Death date and place
+*Residence at time of death
-Record type: Births, marriages, and deaths.
-Time period: 1790-1930
-Contents: Birth – name, birth date and place, parents’ names, father’s occupation and residence. Marriages – name of bride and groom, their places of residence and date of marriage, parents’ names and residence. Death – name, death date and place, residence at time of death.
-Location: Registration offices on the various islands.
-Percentage in Family History Library: Near complete pre-1930 collection.
-Population coverage: Estimated at 55%.
 *[[How to Find Birth, Marriage, and Death Records for Mauritius (Ile de France)''' |'''How to Find Birth, Marriage, and Death Records''']]
 *[[Mauritius Civil Registration|'''Civil Registration''']]