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==Resources==
===Civil Registration===


===Offices to Contact===
Research use: Uniquely identifies individuals and connects them to their parents.


Ministry of Justice<br>
Record type: Civil records of birth, marriage, and death.
[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>
General: Civil registration is the most complete source for genealogical purposes.
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]


==Background==
Time period: 1867-present.


Time period: 1867-present<ref name="profile"></ref>
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.


"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>
Location: Local and national civil registry offices.


==Coverage and Compliance==
Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods.


Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods<ref name="profile"></ref>
Reliability: High.<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==
 
'''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 ==
== References ==

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Civil Registration[edit | edit source]

Research use: Uniquely identifies individuals and connects them to their parents.

Record type: Civil records of birth, marriage, and death.

General: Civil registration is the most complete source for genealogical purposes.

Time period: 1867-present.

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.

Location: Local and national civil registry offices.

Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods.

Reliability: High.[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 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.