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==Resources==
==How to Find the Records==
 
===Online Records===
 
* '''1844-1870 - ''' Mayotte. Officier de l'état civil, {{FSC|504914|item|disp=Registres de l'état civil, 1844-1870}}, FamilySearch.org, free<br>
 
Since Mayotte is part of France, some of Mayotte's records may be found in French record sets.  For many of these online sets, see [https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/France_Online_Genealogy_Records France Online Genealogy Records]
 
===Offices to Contact===
===Offices to Contact===
==Historical Background==


Town halls [https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F1427/personnalisation/resultat?lang=&quest0=0&quest1=0&quest2=0&quest3=0&quest= Birth certificate: request for full copy or extract] This may only be for France, not all its departments.
France first established colonial rule in the Comoros by taking possession of Mayotte in 1841 when the Sakalava usurper sultan Andriantsoly (also known as Tsy Levalo) signed the Treaty of April 1841,[26] which ceded the island to the French authorities.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comoros Comoros], (accessed 30 November 2020).</ref>
 
==Background==
 
Mayotte is the French Department of Mayotte (Département de Mayotte).<ref name="history">Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayotte Mayotte], (accessed 25 January 2023).</ref> France first gained possession of Mayotte in 1841.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comoros Comoros], (accessed 30 November 2020).</ref> Slaves were brought to Mayotte before the French came. Soon after the French gained control, slavery was outlawed. <ref name="history" />


==Coverage and Compliance==
==Coverage and Compliance==
==Information Recorded in the Records==
==Information Recorded in the Records==
===Birth Records===
* Name of child
* Date of birth
* Place of birth
* Names of parents
* Ages of parents
* Residence of parents
===Marriage Records===
* Names of bride and groom
* Ages of bride and groom
* Residences of bride, groom, and parents
* Date of marriage
* Place of marriage
* Names and ages of parents
===Death Records===
* Name of deceased
* Date of death
* Place of death
* Age of deceased
* Occupation of deceased
* Residence of deceased
* Birthplace of deceased
* Names and ages of witnesses
==References==
==References==



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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

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Historical Background[edit | edit source]

France first established colonial rule in the Comoros by taking possession of Mayotte in 1841 when the Sakalava usurper sultan Andriantsoly (also known as Tsy Levalo) signed the Treaty of April 1841,[26] which ceded the island to the French authorities.[1]

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Wikipedia contributors, Comoros, (accessed 30 November 2020).