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Colonial Records

Ottoman Empire Colonization (1534-1881)

The first Ottoman conquest of Tunisia took place in 1534. However, it wasn't until the final Ottoman reconquest of Tunisia from Spain in 1574 that the Turks permanently acquired the former Hafsid Tunisia, retaining it until the French occupation of Tunisia in 1881.

Record collection	Years covered	Record type	Language	Who is in the records

French Colonization (1881-1956)

The French protectorate of Tunisia was established in 1881, during the French colonial Empire era, and lasted until Tunisian independence in 1956.

Record collection	Years covered	Record type	Language	Who is in the records
French colonial records, 1881-1956 at Geneanet - images	1881-1956	Memorials, military registers, and vital records	French	Colonial records from the French protectorate period of Tunisia
Tunisia Matriculation Registers at Archives Diplomatiques - images & index	1905-1940	Matriculation registers	French	Matriculation registers for volunteers joining the French military in Tunisia
Death records, 1905-1908 at FamilySearch - images	1905-1908	Death records	English	British nationals who died in Al Munastir, Tunisia
Death register, 1898-1931 at FamilySearch - images	1898-1931	Death records	English	British nationals who died in Bizerta, Tunisia
Deaths, 1925 at FamilySearch - images	1925	Deaths	English	British nationals who died in Djerba, Tunisia
Death record, 1925 at FamilySearch - images	1925	Deaths	Englsih	British nationals who died in Qabis, Tunisia
Death records, 1896-1900, 1931 at FamilySearch - images	1896-1900	Deaths	English	British nationals who died in Safaqis, Tunisia
Death register, 1894-1931 at FamilySearch - images	1894-1931	Deaths	English	British nationals who died in Susah, Tunisia

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