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==How to Find the Records==
==Resources==
===Online Resources===


===Online Collections===
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20births%20and%20baptisms&country=namibia&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
 
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+deaths+and+burials&sid=103&country=namibia British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
*{{RecordSearch|3732506|South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1955-1966}} — index and images
*'''1955-1966''' {{RecordSearch|3732506|South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1955-1966}} at FamilySearch [[South Africa, Civil Death Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images


===Offices to Contact===
===Offices to Contact===
'''Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration'''<br>
Cohen Building<br>
Kasino Street<br>
Windhoek, Namibia<br>
<br>
Telephone: +264-61-292 2111<br>
[https://www.govpage.co.za/namibia-home-affairs-and-immigration.html Website]<br>
[http://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?id=37566&page=archive-read News article: All citizen records back from RSA]


Information on where [http://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?id=37566&page=archive-read vital records] are kept
==Background==


==Historical Background==
From 1884 to the end of WWI, Namibia was under German rule.  After WWI, Namibia became part of South Africa until 1969.<ref>Wiki Contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia Namibia], (accessed 20 December 2021). </ref>
The Namibian reports that all birth, death and marriage records of Namibian citizens from the time before Independence have been returned to Windhoek and South Africa only kept copies in Pretoria.


==Coverage and Compliance==
==Coverage and Compliance==
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===Death Records===
===Death Records===


Regarding the deceased: Name, Sex, Date of birth or age, Marital status, Place of usual residence
*Name of deceased
Regarding the death: Date of death, Date of registration, Place of occurrence, Place of registration, Cause of death, Certifier
*Gender
*Date of birth or age
*Marital status
*Place of usual residence
*Date of death
*Date of registration
*Place of death
*Place of registration
*Cause of death
*Certifier<ref name="Unicef Namibia" />
 
====Fetal Death Records====


Information collected in case of fetal death Date of occurrence of fetal delivery, Date of registration, Place of occurrence, Place of registration, Sex of the fetus, Date of birth or age of the mother, Date of marriage of the mother, Place of usual residence of the mother, Date of birth or age of the father, Place of usual residence of the father<ref name="Unicef Namibia" />
*Date of fetal delivery
*Date of registration
*Place of delivery
*Place of registration
*Gender of the fetus
*Date of birth or age of the mother
*Date of marriage of the mother
*Place of usual residence of the mother
*Date of birth or age of the father
*Place of usual residence of the father<ref name="Unicef Namibia" />


==References==
==References==


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