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==Resources==
 
==How to Find the Records==


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


Civil Registration records are kept in national, provincial, and district archives.<br>
Location: National, provincial, and district archives.
 
'''Botswana National Archives and Records Services'''<br>
P.O. Box 239<br>
Corner State Drive and Parliament Drive<br>
Government Enclav<br>
Gaborone, Botswana<br>
 
Telephone:+267 391 1820<br>
Fax: +267 390 8545<br>
Email: [mailto:archives@gov.bw archives@gov.bw]<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Government-Organization/Botswana-National-Archives-and-Records-Services-655130441236210/ Facebook page for Botswana National Archives and Records Services]</ref>


==Background==
==Historical Background==


Time period: 1939 to present
Time period: 1939 to present
The Botswana National Archives and Records Services was established in 1967.


==Coverage and Compliance==
==Coverage and Compliance==


Population coverage: 95% of White population, 100% of Asian, 95% of mixed race, and 0 to 5% of African.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Southern Africa,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1998.</ref>
Population coverage: 95% of White population, 100% of Asian, 95% of mixed race, and 0 to 5% of African.


==Information Recorded in the Records==
==Information Recorded in the Records==
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'''Births'''
'''Births'''


*Identification number
identification number, name, date and place of birth, race, sex; parents residence, marriage placenames and race, dates and places of  birth; name, capacity, and residence of informant. Marriages - identification number of bride and groom, names, date and place of marriage, race, birth date and place, marital status, occupation, residence, banns or notice of intention.  Deaths – identification number; name, date and place of death; sex, race; age at death; birth date; marital status; occupation; pension; cause of death; birth place; residence; intended place of burial; name of parents (if deceased under the age of ten); place of mother’s residence (if child deceased under the age of one year); and name, address, and capacity of informant.
*Name
 
*Date and place of birth
 
*Race
 
*Sex
*Parents' residence
*Parents' marriage place
*Parents' names and race
*Parents' dates and places of  birth
*Informant's name, capacity, and residence


'''Marriages'''
*Identification number of bride and groom
*Names
*Date and place of marriage
*Race
*Birth date and place
*Marital status
*Occupation
*Residence
*Banns or notice of intention


'''Deaths'''
Reliability: Excellent, a primary source.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Southern Africa,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1998.</ref>
*Identification number
*Name
*Date and place of death
*Sex
*Race
*Age at death
*Birth date
*Marital status
*Occupation
*Pension
*Cause of death
*Birth place
*Residence
*Intended place of burial
*Name of parents (if deceased under the age of ten)
*Place of mother’s residence (if child deceased under the age of one year)
*Informant's name, address, and capacity


== References ==
== References ==

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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Location: National, provincial, and district archives.

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Time period: 1939 to present

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Population coverage: 95% of White population, 100% of Asian, 95% of mixed race, and 0 to 5% of African.

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Births

identification number, name, date and place of birth, race, sex; parents residence, marriage place, names and race, dates and places of birth; name, capacity, and residence of informant. Marriages - identification number of bride and groom, names, date and place of marriage, race, birth date and place, marital status, occupation, residence, banns or notice of intention. Deaths – identification number; name, date and place of death; sex, race; age at death; birth date; marital status; occupation; pension; cause of death; birth place; residence; intended place of burial; name of parents (if deceased under the age of ten); place of mother’s residence (if child deceased under the age of one year); and name, address, and capacity of informant.



Reliability: Excellent, a primary source.[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Southern Africa,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1998.