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Civil Registration

Civil Registration[edit | edit source]

How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Online Collection[edit | edit source]

1876-1920 : Birth registers, 1876-1920. Registration of births during the German occupation, 1876-1917 and during the British military occupation, 1917-1920
1889-1900 : Register of deaths, 1895-1899; births 1889-1900

For the following records, the index is available online, but the record images can only be seen at family history centers and the Family History Library:

1852-1915 : Births within the district of the British Consulate at Samoa, 1852- 1915
ca. 1869-1915 : Births registered at the British consulate, ca. 1869-1915
1917-1920 : Register of births within the British military occupied territory of Samoa, 1917-1920
1920-1962 : European birth registers, v. 1-55, 1920-1962
1905-1992 : Birth registers for Upolu, Western Samoa, 1905-1992
1923-1992 : Death registers for Savai'i, Western Samoa, 1923-1992

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Location: Local and national civil registry offices.

Registrar General of Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Adoptions
Department of Justice
PO Box 49
Apia, Samoa

Tuautu Kalepo, Civil Registrar on tuautu.kalepo@sbs.gov.ws
Ponifasio Vasa and Tupai Silapela, Deputy Rigistrars on ponifasio.vasa@sbs.gov.ws & tupai.silapela@sbs.gov.ws

Telephone : 32984, 32157 and 51538

Samoa Bureau of Statistics, Births
Samoa Bureau of Statistics, instructions for civil registration

For help in obtaining vital records from American Samoa see American Samoa Vital Records.

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Time period: 1852-present

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods.^[1]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Births

Date of the event, including time of day
Name of child
Names of parents
Occupation of parents
Religious preference of parents
Name of informant
Place of residence for parents

Marriages

Date
Name of principal and
Names of parents
Occupation of parents
Religious preference of parents
Names of witnesses
Place of residence of the groom and bride

Deaths

Date
Name
Names of parents
Occupation of parents
Religious preference of parents
Place of the deceased
Age at death
Cause of death
Place of burial

References[edit | edit source]

↑ The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Polynesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2000.

[profile-1] The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Polynesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2000.

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-==Resources==
+==How to Find the Records==
 ===Online Collection===
-*'''1876-1920''' {{FSC|59431|item|disp=Birth registers, 1876-1920}}. Registration of births during the German occupation, 1876-1917 and during the British military occupation, 1917-1920
+*'''1876-1920''' : [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/59431?availability=Family%20History%20Library Birth registers, 1876-1920]. Registration of births during the German occupation, 1876-1917 and during the British military occupation, 1917-1920
-*'''1889-1900''' {{FSC|243333|item|disp=Register of deaths, 1895-1899; births 1889-1900}}
+*'''1889-1900''' : [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/243333?availability=Family%20History%20Library Register of deaths, 1895-1899; births 1889-1900]
-For the following records, the index is available online, but the record images can only be seen at FamilySearch centers and the FamilySearch Library:
+For the following records, the index is available online, but the record images can only be seen at family history centers and the Family History Library:
-*'''1852-1915''' {{FSC|34343|item|disp=Births within the district of the British Consulate at Samoa, 1852- 1915}}
+*'''1852-1915''' : [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/34343?availability=Family%20History%20Library Births within the district of the British Consulate at Samoa, 1852- 1915]
-*'''ca. 1869-1915''' {{FSC|34293|item|disp=Births registered at the British consulate, ca. 1869-1915}}
+*'''ca. 1869-1915''' : [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/34293?availability=Family%20History%20Library Births registered at the British consulate, ca. 1869-1915]
-*'''1917-1920''' {{FSC|34296|item|disp=Register of births within the British military occupied territory of Samoa, 1917-1920}}
+*'''1917-1920''' : [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/34296?availability=Family%20History%20Library Register of births within the British military occupied territory of Samoa, 1917-1920]
-*'''1920-1962''' {{FSC|34300|item|disp=European birth registers, v. 1-55, 1920-1962}}
+*'''1920-1962''' : [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/34300?availability=Family%20History%20Library European birth registers, v. 1-55, 1920-1962]
-*'''1905-1992''' {{FSC|555379|item|disp=Birth registers for Upolu, Western Samoa, 1905-1992}}
+*'''1905-1992''' : [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/555379?availability=Family%20History%20Library Birth registers for Upolu, Western Samoa, 1905-1992]
-*'''1923-1992''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?q.filmNumber=8150924&count=20&offset=0&m.defaultFacets=on&m.queryRequireDefault=on&m.facetNestCollectionInCategory=on Death registers for Savai'i, Western Samoa, 1923-1992]
+*'''1923-1992''' : [https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?q.filmNumber=8150924&count=20&offset=0&m.defaultFacets=on&m.queryRequireDefault=on&m.facetNestCollectionInCategory=on Death registers for Savai'i, Western Samoa, 1923-1992]
 ===Offices to Contact===
-'''Samoa Bureau of Statistics'''<br>
+Location: Local and national civil registry offices.
-'''Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration'''<br>
-P.O. Box 1151<br>
+Registrar General of Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Adoptions<br>
+Department of Justice<br>
+PO Box 49 <br>
 Apia, Samoa<br>
-<br>
-Phone: +685 62000<br>
-Email: info.stats@sbs.gov.ws<br>
-[https://www.sbs.gov.ws/bdm/location birth records Website] <br>
-==Background==
+Tuautu Kalepo, Civil Registrar on tuautu.kalepo@sbs.gov.ws <br>
+Ponifasio Vasa and Tupai Silapela, Deputy Rigistrars on ponifasio.vasa@sbs.gov.ws & tupai.silapela@sbs.gov.ws  <br>
+Telephone : 32984, 32157 and 51538 <br>
+Samoa Bureau of Statistics, [https://www.sbs.gov.ws/bdm/location Births] <br>
+Samoa Bureau of Statistics, [https://www.sbs.gov.ws/ instructions for civil registration]<br>
+For help in obtaining vital records from American Samoa see [[American Samoa Vital Records]].
+==Historical Background==
 Time period: 1852-present