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===Online Collections===
===Online Collections===


*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=cameroon British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Cameroon], index and images, ($)
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=cameroon British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Cameroon], index and images, Find My Past ($)
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=africa British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Africa], index and images, ($)
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=africa British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Africa], index and images, Find My Past ($)


*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=burundi British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Cameroon ], index and images, ($)
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=burundi British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Cameroon ], index and images, Find My Past ($)
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=africa British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Africa], index and images, ($)
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=africa British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Africa], index and images, Find My Past ($)


*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-deaths-and-burials British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials], index and images, ($)
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-deaths-and-burials British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials], index and images, Find My Past ($)


===Offices to Contact===
===Offices to Contact===

Revision as of 18:32, 3 April 2020

Cameroon Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Cameroon Background
Local Research Resources

How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Online Collections[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]

  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.