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==Resources== | |||
== | ===Online Resources=== | ||
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20births%20and%20baptisms&country=brunei&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Brunei] at Findmypast; index & images ($) | |||
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20banns%20and%20marriages&country=brunei&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Brunei] at Findmypast; index & images ($) | |||
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+deaths+and+burials&sid=103&country=brunei British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Brunei] at Findmypast; index & images ($) | |||
*'''1628-1969''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1993&cj=1&sid=l&netid=cj&o_xid=0005719356&o_lid=0005719356&o_sch=Affiliate+External UK, Foreign and Overseas Registers of British Subjects] at Ancestry; index & images ($) | |||
===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
Birth and | '''Birth and Death Records''' | ||
[http://www.moh.gov.bn/SitePages/Contact%20Us.aspx Ministry of Health]<br> | [http://www.moh.gov.bn/SitePages/Contact%20Us.aspx Ministry of Health]<br> | ||
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Email: [mailto:corp.comms@moh.gov.bn corp.comms@moh.gov.bn]<br> | Email: [mailto:corp.comms@moh.gov.bn corp.comms@moh.gov.bn]<br> | ||
Marriage | '''Marriage Records''' | ||
[http://judiciary.gov.bn/SJD%20Site%20Pages/Registry%20of%20Civil%20Marriages.aspx Registry of Civil Marriages]<br> | |||
High Court - Supreme Court Building<br> | |||
Jalan Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha<br> | |||
Bandar Seri Begawan, BA1910<br> | |||
Negara Brunei Darussalam<br> | |||
Telephone: (673) 2243939 to 46<br> | |||
Fax: (673) 2241984<br> | |||
Email: [mailto:courts@judicial.gov.bn courts@judicial.gov.bn]<br> | |||
[http://www.agc.gov.bn Attorney General's Chambers]<br> | [http://www.agc.gov.bn Attorney General's Chambers]<br> | ||
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Brunei Darussalam<br> | Brunei Darussalam<br> | ||
Telephone : +673 2244872 | Telephone : +673 2244872<br> | ||
Fax : +673 2227954 | Fax : +673 2227954<br> | ||
== | Marriage notices are also filed at the District where the marriage applicants usually reside.<ref>[http://judiciary.gov.bn/SJD%20Site%20Pages/Services%20(Registry%20of%20Marriages).aspx Registry of civil marriages Brunei Darussalam], (accessed 4 November 2020).</ref> Brunei is divided into four districts: Brunei-Muara, Belait, Tutong and Temburong. <br> | ||
==Background== | |||
The Bruneian Empire probably had control over most of the island of Borneo, including the area of Brunei. In 1888, Brunei became a British protectorate. On 1 January 1984, Brunei gained its independence from the United Kingdom.<ref>Wikipedia, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunei Brunei], accessed 20 October 2020.</ref> | The Bruneian Empire probably had control over most of the island of Borneo, including the area of Brunei. In 1888, Brunei became a British protectorate. On 1 January 1984, Brunei gained its independence from the United Kingdom.<ref>Wikipedia, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunei Brunei], accessed 20 October 2020.</ref> | ||
The Registrar General and every Registrar makes indices of the marriage registers kept by them. Any person for a fee can apply for a search to be made of the indices and the marriage registers and have a certified copy made of the marriage entry. <ref>Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Knowledge Center, [https://unstats.un.org/unsd/vitalstatkb/KnowledgebaseArticle50460.aspx Laws of Brunei- Registration of Marriages Act], (accessed 4 November 2020).</ref> | |||
==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
Birth and death records started in 1926 for British subjects and from 1948 for others.<ref>Thomas Jay Kemp, “International Vital Records Handbook, 7th Edition,” Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore : c2017, p. 469.</ref> | Birth and death records started in 1926 for British subjects and from 1948 for others.<ref>Thomas Jay Kemp, “International Vital Records Handbook, 7th Edition,” Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore : c2017, p. 469.</ref> | ||
"The legal minimum age of marriage for both boys and girls is 14 years with parental and participant consent, unless otherwise stipulated by religion or custom under the law."<ref>[https://www.girlsnotbrides.org/child-marriage/brunei-darussalam/#:~:text=The%20legal%20minimum%20age%20of,or%20custom%20under%20the%20law Girls not Brides], c2002-2020.</ref> | |||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||
===Birth Records=== | |||
*Name of child | |||
*Sex | |||
*Birth dates | |||
*Birth place | |||
*Maiden surname of mother | |||
*Source of information | |||
===Marriage Records=== | |||
*Names of bride and groom | |||
*Marriage year | |||
*Marriage place | |||
*Source of information | |||
===Death Records=== | |||
*Name of deceased | |||
*Death year | |||
*Death place | |||
*Age | |||
*Source of information | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Brunei]] | [[Category:Brunei]] [[Category:Civil Registration]] | ||
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