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==How to Find the Records== | |||
===Offices to Contact=== | ===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. | |||
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== | ==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"></ref> | 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== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||
Birth | |||
*Name | *Name | ||
*Birth date and place | *Birth date and place | ||
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*Sometimes age of mother | *Sometimes age of mother | ||
*Occupations | *Occupations | ||
*Sometimes relationships | *Sometimes relationships | ||
Marriage | |||
*Name of bride and groom | *Name of bride and groom | ||
*Their places of residence | *Their places of residence | ||
*Date of marriage | *Date of marriage | ||
*Sometimes ages and names of parents or sponsors | *Sometimes ages and names of parents or sponsors | ||
*Information regarding any former marriages | *Information regarding any former marriages | ||
Death | |||
*Name of deceased | *Name of deceased | ||
*Death and burial dates | *Death and burial dates | ||
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*Residence at time of death | *Residence at time of death | ||
*Occupation | *Occupation | ||
*Cause of death | *Cause of death | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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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.