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===Civil Registration===
===Civil Registration===


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


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


*'''1876-1920''' {{FSC|59431|item|disp=Birth registers, 1876-1920}}. Registration of births during the German occupation, 1876-1917 and during the British military occupation, 1917-1920
General: Civil registration is the most complete source for genealogical purposes.
*'''1889-1900''' {{FSC|243333|item|disp=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:
Time period: 1923-present.
*'''1852-1915''' {{FSC|34343|item|disp=Births within the district of the British Consulate at Samoa, 1852- 1915}}
*'''ca. 1869-1915''' {{FSC|34293|item|disp=Births registered at the British consulate, ca. 1869-1915}}
*'''1917-1920''' {{FSC|34296|item|disp=Register of births within the British military occupied territory of Samoa, 1917-1920}}
*'''1920-1962''' {{FSC|34300|item|disp=European birth registers, v. 1-55, 1920-1962}}
*'''1905-1992''' {{FSC|555379|item|disp=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===
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.
'''Samoa Bureau of Statistics'''<br>
'''Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration'''<br>
P.O. Box 1151<br>
Apia, Samoa<br>
<br>
Phone: +685 62000<br>
Email: info.stats@sbs.gov.ws<br>
[https://www.sbs.gov.ws/bdm/location birth records Website] <br>


==Background==
Location: Local and national civil registry offices.
Time period: 1852-present


==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">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==
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>
 
'''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 ==
== References ==

Revision as of 21:19, 15 May 2017

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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: 1923-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.
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