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==Resources==
===Online Databases===
===Online Databases===


*'''1886-1906''' [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=ILES%20AUSTRALES Iles Australes Civil Registration, 1886-1906], index.
*[http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=ILES%20AUSTRALES Iles Australes Civil Registration, 1886-1906], index.
*'''1886-1906''' [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=ILES%20GAMBIER Iles Gambier, Civil Registration, 1886-1906], index.
*[http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=ILES%20GAMBIER Iles Gambier, Civil Registration, 1886-1906], index.
*'''1843-1906''' [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=ILES%20MARQUISES Iles Marquises, Civil Registration, 1843-1906], index.
*[http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=ILES%20MARQUISES Iles Marquises, Civil Registration, 1843-1906], index.
*'''1881-1906''' [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=ILES%20TUAMOTU Iles Tuamotu Civil Registration, 1881-1906], index.
*[http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=ILES%20TUAMOTU Iles Tuamotu Civil Registration, 1881-1906], index.
*'''1898-1906''' [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=ILES-SOUS-LE-VENT Iles-Sous-le-Vent/Iles du Vent Civil Registration, 1898-1906], index.
*[http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=ILES-SOUS-LE-VENT Iles-Sous-le-Vent/Iles du Vent Civil Registration, 1898-1906], index.
*'''1843-1906''' [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=ILES%20DU%20VENT Windward Islands (Society Islands), Civil Registration, 1843-1906], index.
*[http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=ILES%20DU%20VENT Windward Islands (Society Islands), Civil Registration, 1843-1906], index.
*'''1780-1999''' {{RecordSearch|2549721|French Polynesia, Civil Registration, 1780-1999}} at FamilySearch - [[French_Polynesia,_Civil_Registration_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
 
===British Subjects Overseas===
 
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=tahiti British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Tahiti], index & images ($)
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+births+and+baptisms&sid=103&country=french+polynesia British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, French Polynesia], index & images ($)
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+births+and+baptisms&sid=103&country=polynesia British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Polynesia], index & images ($)
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+banns+and+marriages&sid=103&country=polynesia%7etahiti British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Polynesia and Tahiti], index & images ($)
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+deaths+and+burials&sid=103&country=polynesia%7etahiti British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Polynesia and Tahiti], index & images ($)
 
===Offices to Contact===
 
'''High Commission of the Republic'''<br>
Papeete, French Polynesia<br>
 
[http://www.polynesie-francaise.pref.gouv.fr/Contactez-nous Contact Form]<br>
Telephone: +689 / 40.468.700<br>
Email: [mailto:pole-relations-usagers@polynesie-francaise.pref.gouv.fr pole-relations-usagers@polynesie-francaise.pref.gouv.fr]<br>
 
Civil registration may also be found at local and national civil registry offices (some copies in [[France Genealogy|France]] for French Polynesia)<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: French Polynesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2000.</ref>
 
==Background==


Time period: 1843-present


==Coverage and Compliance==
===Civil Registration===


90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods.<ref name="profile" />
Research use: Uniquely identifies individuals and connects them to their parents.


==Information Recorded in the Records==
Record type: Civil records of birth, marriage, and death.


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


*Date
Time period: 1843-present.
*Name of child
*Names of parents
*Occupations of parents
*Religious preferences of parents
*Name of informant
*Place of residence of parents<ref name="profile" />


===Marriage Records===
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.


*Date
Location: Local and national civil registry offices (some copies in [[France Genealogy|France]] for French Polynesia)
*Names of bride an groom
*Names of parents
*Occupations of parents
*Religious preference of parents
*Names of witnesses
*Place of residence of the groom and bride<ref name="profile" />


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


*Date
Reliability: High.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: French Polynesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2000.</ref>
*Name of deceased
*Name of parents
*Occupations of parents
*Religious preference of parents
*Place of residence of the deceased
*Age at death
*Cause of death
*Place of burial<ref name="profile" />


== 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: 1843-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 (some copies in France for French Polynesia)

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: French Polynesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2000.