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+==How to Find the Records==
 ===Online Databases===
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 *[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+deaths+and+burials&sid=103&country=polynesia%7etahiti British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Polynesia and Tahiti], index and images, ($)
-===Civil Registration===
+===Offices to Contact===
+Location: Local and national civil registry offices (some copies in [[France Genealogy|France]] for French Polynesia)<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: French Polynesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2000.</ref>
+==Historical Background==
+Time period: 1843-present
+==Coverage and Compliance==
-Research use: Uniquely identifies individuals and connects them to their parents.
+% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods.<ref name="profile" />
-Record type: Civil records of birth, marriage, and death.
+==Information Recorded in the Records==
-General: Civil registration is the most complete source for genealogical purposes.
+===Birth Records===
-Time period: 1843-present.
+*Date
+*Name of child
+*Names of parents
+*Occupations of parents
+*Religious preferences of parents
+*Name of informant
+*Place of residence of parents<ref name="profile" />
-Contents: Birth, marriage, and death records have the exact date of the event, including time of day for births; name of principal and parents; occupation and religious preference of parents; name of informant for births and names of witnesses for marriages; place of residence for parents of new born, of the groom and bride for marriages, and of the deceased for deaths; age at death, cause of death, and place of burial in death records.
+===Marriage Records===
-Location: Local and national civil registry offices (some copies in [[France Genealogy|France]] for French Polynesia)
+*Date
+*Names of bride an groom
+*Names of parents
+*Occupations of parents
+*Religious preference of parents
+*Names of witnesses
+*Place of residence of the groom and bride<ref name="profile" />
-Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods.
+===Death Records===
-Reliability: High.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: French Polynesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2000.</ref>
+*Date
+*Name of deceased
+*Name of parents
+*Occupations of parents
+*Religious preference of parents
+*Place of residence of the deceased
+*Age at death
+*Cause of death
+*Place of burial<ref name="profile" />
 == References ==