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{{breadcrumb | link1=[[Tonga Genealogy|Tonga]] | link2= | link3= | link4= | link5=[[Tonga Civil Registration|Civil Registration]] }} ==How to Find the Records== ===Offices to Contact=== Ministry of Justice<br> [http://www.justice.gov.to/registrar-generals-office/ Registrar General's Office]<br> P.O Box 130<br> Nuku'alofa<br> Telephone: (+676)7400800 or (+676)7400810 or (676) 25 618<br> Fax #: (676) 23 098<br> Help Desk Email: [mailto:helpdesk@justice.gov.to helpdesk@justice.gov.to]<br> Email of Registrar General: [mailto:svunipola@justice.gov.to svunipola@justice.gov.to] ==Historical Background== Time period: 1867-present<ref name="profile"></ref> "The Ministry of Justice is responsible for the national civil registry of all records pertaining to births, deaths and marriages."<ref>Ministry of Information and Communications, [http://www.justice.gov.to/registrar-generals-office/ Registrar General's Office vital records], (accessed 16 December 2021).]</ref> ==Coverage and Compliance== Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods<ref name="profile"></ref> ==Information Recorded in the Records== '''Birth''' *Date *Name of child *Names of parents *Occupation and religious preference of parents *place of residence for parents *Name of informant '''Marriage''' *Date of marriage *Names of bride and groom *Place of residence of the groom and bride *Names of parents *Occupation and religious preference of parents *Names of witnesses '''Death''' *Date *Name of deceased *Names of parents *Occupation and religious preference of parents *Place of residence of the deceased *Age at death *Cause of death *Place of burial<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> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Tonga]]