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Civil Registration

How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Location: Local and national civil registry offices.

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Time period: 1867-present^[1]

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]

Birth

Date
Name of child
Names of parents
Occupation and religious preference of parents
place of residence for parents
Name of informant

Marriage

Date of marriage
Names of bride and groom
Place of residence of the groom and bride
Names of parents
Occupation and religious preference of parents
Names of witnesses

Death

Date
Name of deceased
Names of parents
Occupation and religious preference of parents
Place of residence of the deceased
Age at death
Cause of death
Place of burial^[1]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 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] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 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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 ===Offices to Contact===
+Location: Local and national civil registry offices.
 ==Historical Background==
+Time period: 1867-present<ref name="profile"> </ref>
 ==Coverage and Compliance==
+Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods<ref name="profile"> </ref>
 ==Information Recorded in the Records==
+'''Birth'''
+*Date
+*Name of child
+*Names of parents
+*Occupation and religious preference of parents
+*place of residence for parents
+*Name of informant
-===Civil Registration===
+'''Marriage'''
-Research use: Uniquely identifies individuals and connects them to their parents.
-Record type: Civil records of birth, marriage, and death.
-General: Civil registration is the most complete source for genealogical purposes.
+*Date of marriage
+*Names of bride and groom
-Time period: 1867-present.
+*Place of residence  of the groom and bride
+*Names of parents
-Contents: Birth, marriage, and death records have the exact date of the event, including time of day for births; name of principal and parents; occupation and religious preference of parents; name of informant for births and names of witnesses for marriages; place of residence for parents of new born, of the groom and bride for marriages, and of the deceased for deaths; age at death, cause of death, and place of burial in death records.
+*Occupation and religious preference of parents
+*Names of witnesses
-Location: Local and national civil registry offices.
-Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods.
+'''Death'''
-Reliability: High.<ref name="profile">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.</ref>
+*Date
+*Name of deceased
+*Names of parents
+*Occupation and religious preference of parents
+*Place of residence of the deceased
+*Age at death
+*Cause of death
+*Place of burial<ref name="profile">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.</ref>
 == References ==