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== | ==How to Find the Records== | ||
===Online Resources=== | ===Online Resources=== | ||
*'''1866-1979''' {{RecordSearch|3875191|Tuvalu, Vital Records, 1866-1979}} at FamilySearch - [[Tuvalu, Vital Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images | |||
===Offices to Contact=== | |||
Local and national civil registry offices. | |||
[https://tuvalu-legislation.tv/cms/contacts/9-tuvalu-attorney-general-staff/3-eselealofa-apinelu.html Office of the Attorney-General]<br> | |||
Government Building<br> | |||
Vaiaku, Funafuti<br> | |||
Tuvalu<br> | |||
Telephone (688) 7 102 050<br> | |||
:::(688) 20 823<br> | |||
E-mail: [mailto:eselealofa@gmail.com eselealofa@gmail.com]<br> | |||
:::[mailto:teaniua@gmail.com teaniua@gmail.com]<br> | |||
Information on [https://www.gov.tv/showsubcategory/5 registrations of births, marriages, and deaths]. | |||
==Historical Background== | |||
Tuvalu was part of the British empire from 1892 to 1976.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvalu Tuvalu], (accessed 5 February 2022).</ref> | |||
==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
Time period: 1903-present. | |||
Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Polynesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2000.</ref> | |||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||
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===Birth Records=== | ===Birth Records=== | ||
*Name of child | |||
* Date | |||
*Names of parents | |||
*Parents' occupations and religion | |||
*Name of informant | |||
*Parents' residence | |||
===Marriage Records=== | ===Marriage Records=== | ||
*Date | |||
*Names of bride and groom | |||
*Names of parents | |||
*Parents' occupations and religion | |||
*Names of witnesses | |||
*Residences of bride and groom | |||
===Death Records=== | ===Death Records=== | ||
*Date | |||
*Name of deceased | |||
*Names of parents | |||
*Parents' occupations and religion | |||
*Place of residence of the deceased | |||
*Age at death | |||
*Cause of death | |||
*Place of burial | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Tuvalu]] |
Revision as of 21:45, 5 February 2022
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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]
Online Resources[edit | edit source]
- 1866-1979 Tuvalu, Vital Records, 1866-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
Local and national civil registry offices.
Office of the Attorney-General
Government Building
Vaiaku, Funafuti
Tuvalu
Telephone (688) 7 102 050
- (688) 20 823
- (688) 20 823
E-mail: eselealofa@gmail.com
Information on registrations of births, marriages, and deaths.
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
Tuvalu was part of the British empire from 1892 to 1976.[1]
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
Time period: 1903-present.
Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods.[2]
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
Birth Records[edit | edit source]
- Name of child
- Date
- Names of parents
- Parents' occupations and religion
- Name of informant
- Parents' residence
Marriage Records[edit | edit source]
- Date
- Names of bride and groom
- Names of parents
- Parents' occupations and religion
- Names of witnesses
- Residences of bride and groom
Death Records[edit | edit source]
- Date
- Name of deceased
- Names of parents
- Parents' occupations and religion
- Place of residence of the deceased
- Age at death
- Cause of death
- Place of burial