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==How to Find the Records== | |||
===Online Collections=== | |||
*'''1818-2005''' [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-deaths-and-burials British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials], index | *'''1849-2005''' - [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 ($) | ||
*'''1854-1972''' - [http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=africa British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Africa], index and images, Find My Past ($) | |||
*'''1849-1994''' - [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 ($) | |||
*'''1849-1965''' - [http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=africa British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Africa], index and images, Find My Past ($) | |||
*'''1818-2005''' - [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=== | ||
Archives Nationales du Cameroun<br> | |||
BP 1053, rue 317, Quartier du Lac, <br> | BP 1053, rue 317, Quartier du Lac, <br> | ||
Yaoundé III<br> | Yaoundé III<br> | ||
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Email: [mailto:ICAYaounde2018@ica.org ICAYaounde2018@ica.org]<br> | Email: [mailto:ICAYaounde2018@ica.org ICAYaounde2018@ica.org]<br> | ||
Location: National Archives in Yaoundé and provincial and department archives. | 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.<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> | ||
Berlin, London, and Paris may have records of their nationals who were living in Cameroon during the colonial period.<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 | |||
==Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
Time period: 1884 to present.<ref name="profile"></ref> | Time period: 1884 to present.<ref name="profile"></ref> | ||
The National Archives of Cameroon closed in 2016 for reorganization and digitization of its files. Researchers can still order digital copies of documents for a fee.<ref>Wikipedia, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Archives_of_Cameroon National Archives of Cameroon], (accessed 2 May 2020). | The National Archives of Cameroon closed in 2016 for reorganization and digitization of its files. Researchers can still order digital copies of documents for a fee.<ref>Wikipedia, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Archives_of_Cameroon National Archives of Cameroon], (accessed 2 May 2020). | ||
==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
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==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]
Online Collections[edit | edit source]
- 1849-2005 - British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Cameroon, index and images, Find My Past ($)
- 1854-1972 - British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Africa, index and images, Find My Past ($)
- 1849-1994 - British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Cameroon , index and images, Find My Past ($)
- 1849-1965 - British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Africa, index and images, Find My Past ($)
- 1818-2005 - British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, index and images, Find My Past ($)
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
Archives Nationales du Cameroun
BP 1053, rue 317, Quartier du Lac,
Yaoundé III
Yaoundé, Cameroon 00237
Telephone: +237 2 22 22 67 90
Email: ICAYaounde2018@ica.org
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.[1]
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
Time period: 1884 to present.[1]
The National Archives of Cameroon closed in 2016 for reorganization and digitization of its files. Researchers can still order digital copies of documents for a fee.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
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