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== | ==Resources== | ||
===Online Resources=== | |||
*'''1828-2005''': {{RecordSearch|2146157|Lesotho, Evangelical Church Records}} at FamilySearch — [[Lesotho, Evangelical Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | |||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=lesotho British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms] at Findmypast - index & images ($) | |||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=lesotho British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms] at | *[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20births%20and%20baptisms&country=lesotho&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages] at Findmypast - index & images ($) | ||
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20births%20and%20baptisms&country=lesotho&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages] at | |||
===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
[http://www.homeaffairs.gov.ls/ '''Ministry of Home Affairs''']<br> | |||
Department of National Identity and Civil Registry<br> | |||
Corner Moshoeshoe and Lerotholi Roads<br> | |||
P.O. Box 174<br> | |||
Maseru, Lesotho<br> | |||
== | Telephone: +266 22215900<br> | ||
Email: [mailto:info.homeaffairs@gov.ls info.homeaffairs@gov.ls] | |||
==Background== | |||
Lesotho was under British rule from 1869 to 1966. The official languages are Sesotho and English.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho Lesotho], (accessed 6 December 2021).</ref> | |||
==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
Legal ages for marriage is 21 years for both sexes. Exemptions: 16 years for females, 18 for males with parents’ or guardian’s consent.<ref name="Unicef Lesotho" /><br> | |||
44.5 percent of children under the age of 5 had their births registered in 2018. 38 percent of the deaths were registered in 2019.<ref>Rachel Ort, Public Sector Specialist, World Bank, and Tumelo Raboletsi, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Lesotho, [https://blogs.worldbank.org/governance/national-id-lesotho-putting-citizens-center "National ID in Lesotho is putting citizens at the center"], World Bank Blogs, February 22, 2021, (accessed 6 December 2021).</ref> | |||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||
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