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Mauritius

Guide to Mauritius ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Country Information[edit | edit source]

Mauritius is an island country in the Indian Ocean whose nearest neighbor is Madagascar. It was formerly ruled by The Netherlands, France, and Great Britain. There is no official language.^[1]

Getting Started[edit | edit source]

Getting Started with Mauritius Research

Links to articles on getting started with Mauritius research.

Mauritius Research Tools

Links to articles and websites that assist in Mauritius research.

Africa GenWeb Project

Bibliography of Mauritius 1502-1954[edit | edit source]

Essential tool in locating family history records relating to Mauritius; covering the printed record, manuscripts, archival and cartographic material

Mauritius Archives Bibliography of Mauritius 1768 to 1954 French and English

Mauritius Clickable Map[edit | edit source]

Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Mauritius. Click on a place below to go to the corresponding Wiki article listing more information.

Savanne

Flacq

Rivière
Noire

Port Louis

Rivière
du
Rempart

Pamplemousses

Plaines
Wilhems

Grand Port

Moka

Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]

Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Mauritius. Districts:

Flacq
Grand Port
Moka
Pamplemousses
Plaines Wilhems
Port Louis
Rivière du Rempart
Rivière Noire
Savanne

Resources[edit | edit source]

Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
Historical Records
Family History Center locator map

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Mauritius," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritius, accessed 27 April 2016.

[1] Wikipedia contributors, "Mauritius," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritius, accessed 27 April 2016.

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 Mauritius is an island country in the Indian Ocean whose nearest neighbor is [[Madagascar Genealogy|Madagascar]]. It was formerly ruled by [[The Netherlands Genealogy|The Netherlands]], [[France Genealogy|France]], and [[England Genealogy|Great Britain]]. There is no official language.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Mauritius," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritius, accessed 27 April 2016.</ref>
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+==Bibliography of Mauritius 1502-1954==
+Essential tool in locating family history records relating to Mauritius; covering the printed record, manuscripts, archival and cartographic material
+*[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/59862?availability=Family%20History%20Library Family History Library]
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+*[http://nationalarchives.govmu.org/NationalArchivesServices/Files/bibliography.pdf Mauritius Archives Bibliography of Mauritius 1768 to 1954] French and English
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+==Resources==
+*[[Genealogy Help on Facebook|Facebook Communities]] - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
+*[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/home.html Learning Center] - Online genealogy courses
+*[https://familysearch.org/search/ Historical Records]
+*[https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator?c=Mauritius Family History Center locator map]
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