Mauritius Civil Registration: Difference between revisions
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===Offices to Contact=== | |||
[https://csd.govmu.org/Pages/index.aspx Civil Status Division]<br> | [https://csd.govmu.org/Pages/index.aspx Civil Status Division]<br> | ||
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Email: [mailto:civstat@govmu.org civstat@govmu.org]<br> | Email: [mailto:civstat@govmu.org civstat@govmu.org]<br> | ||
Registration offices on the various islands also have records. For more information, see [https://csd.govmu.org/Pages/Contact-Us.aspx Districts of Mauritius: Port-Louis, Pamplemousses, Riviere du Rempart, Flacq, Moka, Plaine Wilhems, Black River, Grand Port, Savanne, Dependencies] addresses and phone numbers | |||
Percentage in Family History Library: Near complete pre-1930 collection | Percentage in Family History Library: Near complete pre-1930 collection | ||
==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
Civil Status Division
7th Floor,Emmanuel Anquetil Building
Port Louis
Phone Number: 201-2279
Fax Number: 00230 211 2420
Email: civstat@govmu.org
Registration offices on the various islands also have records. For more information, see Districts of Mauritius: Port-Louis, Pamplemousses, Riviere du Rempart, Flacq, Moka, Plaine Wilhems, Black River, Grand Port, Savanne, Dependencies addresses and phone numbers
Percentage in Family History Library: Near complete pre-1930 collection
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
Civil Registration in Mauritius dates back to the 18th century. The Central Civil Status Office in Port Louis holds records as far back as 1812 and the older ones that are of interest to genealogists are kept at the National Archives in the DBM Complex, Industrial Zone, Coromandel.
- History of Mauritius Civil Status Division 1715 - current]
- Civil Status Offices all Districts of Mauritius includes contact information and addresses
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
Population coverage is estimated at 55%.Reliability: Recognized as an official record.[1]
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
Birth
- Name
- Birth date and place
- Parents’ names
- Father’s occupation and residence
Marriages
- Names of bride and groom
- Their places of residence
- Date of marriage
- Parents’ names and residence
Death
- Name
- Death date and place
- Residence at time of death
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Western Indian Ocean,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1990, 2000.