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{{breadcrumb | link1=[[Samoa Genealogy|Samoa]] | link2= | link3= | link4= | link5=[[Samoa Civil Registration|Civil Registration]] }} ===Civil Registration=== ==How to Find the Records== ===Online Collection=== *'''1876-1920''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/59431 Birth registers, 1876-1920]. Registration of births during the German occupation, 1876-1917 and during the British military occupation, 1917-1920 *'''1889-1900''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/243333 Register of deaths, 1895-1899; births 1889-1900] For the following records, the index is available online, but the record images can only be seen at FamilySearch centers and the FamilySearch Library: *'''1852-1915''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/34343 Births within the district of the British Consulate at Samoa, 1852- 1915] *'''ca. 1869-1915''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/34293 Births registered at the British consulate, ca. 1869-1915] *'''1917-1920''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/34296 Register of births within the British military occupied territory of Samoa, 1917-1920] *'''1920-1962''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/34300 European birth registers, v. 1-55, 1920-1962] *'''1905-1992''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/555379 Birth registers for Upolu, Western Samoa, 1905-1992] *'''1923-1992''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?q.filmNumber=8150924&count=20&offset=0&m.defaultFacets=on&m.queryRequireDefault=on&m.facetNestCollectionInCategory=on Death registers for Savai'i, Western Samoa, 1923-1992] ===Offices to Contact=== '''Samoa Bureau of Statistics'''<br> '''Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration'''<br> P.O. Box 1151<br> Apia, Samoa<br> <br> Phone: +685 62000<br> E-mail: info.stats@sbs.gov.ws<br> [https://www.sbs.gov.ws/bdm/location birth records Website] <br> ==Historical Background== Time period: 1852-present ==Coverage and Compliance== Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Polynesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2000.</ref> ==Information Recorded in the Records== '''Births''' *Date of the event, including time of day *Name of child *Names of parents *Occupation of parents *Religious preference of parents *Name of informant *Place of residence for parents '''Marriages''' *Date *Name of principal and *Names of parents *Occupation of parents *Religious preference of parents *Names of witnesses *Place of residence of the groom and bride '''Deaths''' *Date *Name *Names of parents *Occupation of parents *Religious preference of parents *Place of the deceased *Age at death *Cause of death *Place of burial == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Samoa]]