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Civil Registration

How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Location: National Archives in Yaoundé and provincial and department archives. Berlin, London, and Paris may have records of their nationals who were living in Cameroon during the colonial period.

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Time period: 1884 to present.

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Population coverage: Estimate 80% of the European population and 50% of native population prior to independence. There is not sufficient information to make an accurate estimate of overall population coverage.^[1]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Birth

Name
Birth date and place
Parents’ names
Father’s occupation and residence
Sometimes age of mother
Occupations
Sometimes relationships

Marriage

Name of bride and groom
Their places of residence
Date of marriage
Sometimes ages and names of parents or sponsors
Information regarding any former marriages

Death

Name of deceased
Death and burial dates
Age
Residence at time of death
Occupation
Cause of death

References[edit | edit source]

↑ The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Cameroon,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1999.

[profile-1] The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Cameroon,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1999.

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 ===Offices to Contact===
+Location: National Archives in Yaoundé and provincial and department archives. Berlin, London, and Paris may have records of their nationals who were living in Cameroon during the colonial period.
 ==Historical Background==
+Time period: 1884 to present.
 ==Coverage and Compliance==
+Population coverage: Estimate 80% of the European population and 50% of native population prior to independence. There is not sufficient information to make an accurate estimate of overall population coverage.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Cameroon,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1999.</ref>
 ==Information Recorded in the Records==
+Birth
+*Name
+*Birth date and place
+*Parents’ names
+*Father’s occupation and residence
+*Sometimes age of mother
+*Occupations
+*Sometimes relationships
+Marriage
+*Name of bride and groom
+*Their places of residence
+*Date of marriage
+*Sometimes ages and names of parents or sponsors
+*Information regarding any former marriages
-=== Civil registration ===
+Death
+*Name of deceased
-Research use: A primary source for family linking information.
+*Death and burial dates
+*Age
-Record type: Births, marriages, and deaths.
+*Residence at time of death
+*Occupation
-Time period: 1884 to present.
+*Cause of death
-Contents: Birth – name, birth date and place, parents’ names, father’s occupation and residence, sometimes age of mother; occupations, and sometimes relationships. Marriage –name of bride and groom, their places of residence and date of marriage, sometimes ages and names of parents or sponsors, and information regarding any former marriages. Death – name of deceased, death and burial dates, age, residence at time of death, occupation, cause of death.
-Location: National Archives in Yaoundé and provincial and department archives. Berlin, London, and Paris may have records of their nationals who were living in Cameroon during the colonial period.
-Population coverage: Estimate 80% of the European population and 50% of native population prior to independence. There is not sufficient information to make an accurate estimate of overall population coverage.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Cameroon,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1999.</ref>
 == References  ==