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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. | 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. | ||
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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 ResearchLinks to articles on getting started with Mauritius research. |
Mauritius Research ToolsLinks to articles and websites that assist in Mauritius research.
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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.
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
Learning to Read Enough French to Do Genealogy - Many Records in Mauritius are in French[edit | edit source]
- It's easier than you think! You do not have to be fluent in French to use these records, as there is only a limited vocabulary used in them. By learning a few key phrases, you will be able to read them adequately. Here are some resources for learning to read French records.
- There is a three-lesson course in reading French Records:
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Mauritius," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritius, accessed 27 April 2016.