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===Online Records===  | ===Online Records===  | ||
*'''1846-  | *'''1846-1989''' - {{RecordSearch|2731435|Cook Islands, Public Records, 1846-1989}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images  | ||
===Offices to Contact===  | ===Offices to Contact===  | ||
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Registrar - Registry Services<br>  | Registrar - Registry Services<br>  | ||
Registry Services <br>  | Registry Services <br>  | ||
Te Tango Tutara o te Ture <br>  | Te Tango Tutara o te Ture <br>  | ||
[http://www.justice.gov.ck Ministry of Justice]<br>  | |||
PO Box 111<br>  | PO Box 111<br>  | ||
Avarua, Rarotonga<br>  | Avarua, Rarotonga<br>  | ||
Cook Islands<br>  | Cook Islands<br>  | ||
Telephone: +(682) 29410 <br>  | Telephone: +(682) 29410 <br>  | ||
Fax: +(682) 22256 <br>  | Fax: +(682) 22256 <br>  | ||
Email: [mailto:  | Email: [mailto:rimmel.poila@cookislands.gov.ck rimmel.poila@cookislands.gov.ck]<br>  | ||
Records were generally kept on the local level in the Cook Islands. The individual islands which keep records are:<ref name=FSdescription>FamilySearch.org, [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Cook_Islands,_Public_Records_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records Cook Islands, Public Records - FamilySearch Historical Records, (accessed 18 February 2020)]</ref>  | Records were generally kept on the local level in the Cook Islands. The individual islands which keep records are:<ref name=FSdescription>FamilySearch.org, [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Cook_Islands,_Public_Records_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records Cook Islands, Public Records - FamilySearch Historical Records, (accessed 18 February 2020)]</ref>  | ||
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==Background==  | ==Historical Background==  | ||
Time period: 1846-present  | Time period: 1846-present  | ||
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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]
Online Records[edit | edit source]
- 1846-1989 - Cook Islands, Public Records, 1846-1989 at FamilySearch — index and images
 
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
Rimmel Poila-Mokoroa 
Registrar - Registry Services
Registry Services 
Te Tango Tutara o te Ture 
Ministry of Justice
PO Box 111
Avarua, Rarotonga
Cook Islands
Telephone: +(682) 29410 
Fax: +(682) 22256 
Email: rimmel.poila@cookislands.gov.ck
Records were generally kept on the local level in the Cook Islands. The individual islands which keep records are:[1]
- Aitutaki
 - Atiu
 - Mangaia
 - Mangarongaro
 - Manihiki
 - Mauke
 - Mitiaro
 - Nassau
 - Palmerston
 - Penrhyn
 - Pukapuka
 - Rakahanga
 - Rarotonga
 - Suwarrow
 - Tongareva
 - Wytootachee
 
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
Time period: 1846-present
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods.[2]
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
Births[2]
- Name of child
 - Date and time of day of birth
 - Place of birth
 - Names of parents
 - Occupation and religious preference of parents
 - Name of informant
 - Place of residence of parents
 
Notice of Adoption[1]
- Given name
 - Gender
 - Age
 - Event date
 - Name of adopting parents
 - Place child was from
 
Marriages[2]
- Date
 - Place of marriage
 - Name of bride and groom
 - Places of residence of bride and groom
 - Occupations
 - Names of parents
 - Mother's maiden name
 - Names of witnesses
 
Deaths[2]
- Death date
 - Place of death
 - Name of deceased
 - Gender
 - Names of parents or spouse
 - Place of residence of the deceased
 - Age at death
 - Cause of death
 - Place of burial
 
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 FamilySearch.org, Cook Islands, Public Records - FamilySearch Historical Records, (accessed 18 February 2020)
 - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: French Polynesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2000.