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==Resources==
===Civil Registration===
Research use:Primary source of birth, marriage, and death information in Southern Africa.


===Offices to Contact===
Record type: Births, marriages and deaths maintained by civil authorities. 


[http://www.gov.sz/index.php/ministries-departments/ministry-of-ict/national-archives Swaziland National Archives]<br>
Note: There is a separate category for the Indian population that covers the years 1858 to 1921.
Postal Address<br>
The Archivist<br>
P.O. Box 946<br>
Mbabane, Eswatini (Swaziland)<br>


Telephone: 011-268-2416-1276/8 <br>
Time period: 1927 to present
Fax: 011-268-2416-1241<br>
Email: [mailto:director_archives@gov.sz director_archives@gov.sz]


The records are at national, provincial, and district archives.<ref name="Unicef Eswatini">UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and women, [https://data.unicef.org/crvs/Eswatini/ UNICEF Data for Eswatini], accessed 25 August 2021. "Data sources: Information on civil registration systems was compiled over a period from December 2016 to November 2017 using the existing relevant legal frameworks and in consultation with CRVS experts, officials within the relevant national institutions, and UNICEF country offices. All reasonable precautions have been taken by UNICEF to verify this country profile; updates will be made to reflect changes in policy and implementation and/or new information."</ref>
Contents: 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.


==Background==
Location: National, provincial, and district archives.


Eswatini was often called Swaziland, but the name was officially made Eswatini in 2018.<ref>Wiki contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eswatini Eswatini], (accessed 31 October 2021).</ref>
Population coverage: 95% of White population, 100% of Asian, 95% of mixed race, and 0 to 5% of African.


==Coverage and Compliance==
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>
 
Population coverage: 100% of Asian population, 95% of white population, 95% of mixed race, and 0 to 5% of African.<ref name="profile"> </ref>
 
Time period: 1927 to present.  Note: There is a separate category for the Indian population that covers the years 1858 to 1921.<ref name="profile"> </ref>
 
==Information Recorded in the Records==
 
===Birth Records===
 
*Identification number
*Name
*Date and place of birth
*Race
*Gender
*Parents' residence, marriage place,  names and race, dates and places of  birth
*Informant's name, capacity, and residence<ref name="profile"> </ref>
 
===Marriage Records===
 
*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<ref name="profile"> </ref>
 
===Death Records===
 
*Identification number
*Name
*Date and place of death
*Gender
*Race
*Age at death
*Birth date
*Marital status
*Occupation
*Pension
*Cause of death
*Birth place
*Residence
*Intended place of burial
*Names 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<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>


== References ==
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Civil Registration[edit | edit source]

Research use:Primary source of birth, marriage, and death information in Southern Africa.

Record type: Births, marriages and deaths maintained by civil authorities.

Note: There is a separate category for the Indian population that covers the years 1858 to 1921.

Time period: 1927 to present

Contents: 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.

Location: National, provincial, and district archives.

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

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.