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==Resources==
Research use: Uniquely identifies individuals and connects them to their parents.
===Online Resources===
*'''1900-2001''' {{RecordSearch|3734433|Vanuatu, Vital Records, 1900-2001}} at FamilySearch - [[Vanuatu, Vital Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1898-1915''': [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=NOUVELLES-HEBRIDES French Overseas New Hebrides Civil Registration and Parish Registers, Vanuatu] at Archivesnationales; index & images
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20births%20and%20baptisms&country=vanuatu&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms] at Findmypast - index & images ($)


===Offices to Contact===
Record type: Civil records of birth, marriage, and death.


Records can be found at local and national civil registry offices.
General: Civil registration begins late in Melanesia as compared to other areas of the world but it is the most complete source for genealogical purposes.


'''Vanuatu Civil Registration and Vital Statistics'''<br>
Time period: 1900-present.
Independence Park<br>
PMB 9054<br>
Port Vila, Vanuatu<br>


Telephone: +678 25303 | VoIP: 2983<br>
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.
Email: [mailto:crvs@vanuatu.gov.vu crvs@vanuatu.gov.vu]


==Background==
Location: Local and national civil registry offices (some copies in France for New Caledonia and Vanuatu).


New Hebrides became Vanuatu in 1980.<br>
Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population.


New Hebrides was ruled by both the French and British from 1906 to 1980. Because of this: "There were two police forces with their own laws, including road laws, two health services, two education systems, two currencies, and two prison systems."[Harewood, J.; Chinula, T.; Talbot, V.; Carillet, J.-B.; Sorokin, M. (2006). Vanuatu and New Caledonia (1st ed.). Singapore: Lonely Planet.]
Reliability: High.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Melanesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2000.</ref>


Additionally, there were separate British and French governments, which meant two immigration policies, two courts (apart from the Joint Court), and two corporation laws. Inhabitants of the islands were given the choice of which government they wanted to be ruled by.
== References  ==


Civil registration began late in Melanesia as compared to other areas of the world, but for genealogical purposes, it is the most complete source.
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==Coverage and Compliance==
 
==Information Recorded in the Records==
 
===Birth Records===
 
Concerning the child:
*Name of child
*Date and place of birth
 
Concerning the parents:
*Names
*Usual residence
*Occupation
*Age or birth date
*Place of birth
*Names of their parents
*Marital status
 
Other information:
*Date and place of registration
*Names of witnesses with their birth dates
 
===Marriage Records===
 
*Names of bride and groom
*Birth dates and places
*Occupations
*Date of marriage
*Place of marriage
*Names of parents
*Names and residences of witnesses
 
===Death Records===
 
*Name of deceased
*Date of death
*Names parents
*Occupation and religious preference of parents
*Name of informant
*Place of residence of the deceased
*Age at death
*Cause of death
*Place of burial
 
==References==


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

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

General: Civil registration begins late in Melanesia as compared to other areas of the world but it is the most complete source for genealogical purposes.

Time period: 1900-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 New Caledonia and Vanuatu).

Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population.

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