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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Online Collections[edit | edit source]

1888-1914 : French Overseas Civil Registration, 1888-1914, index and images
British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, The Congo, index and images, Find My Past ($)
British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Africa, index and images, Find My Past ($)
British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, The Congo , index and images, Find My Past ($)
British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Africa, index and images, Find My Past ($)
British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, index and images, Find My Past ($)

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

There is no centralized location for civil registration records.^[1]

The authorities in charge of registering births, marriages and deaths are:

Mayors of the communes
Sub-prefects
Administrators/mayors of arrondissements and urban communities^[1]

For more information about locations and maps, see:

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

The Congo was under French control from 1880 to independence in 1960.^[2]

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Birth Records[edit | edit source]

Date and place of birth
Name of child
Gender
Parents' names and ages
Parents" profession and residence
Where appropriate, those of the declarant or the witnesses

"If the day of birth cannot be specified by the declarant or the witnesses, a date of birth is fixed ex officio by the Civil Registrar or by the President of the People’s Court in the village-centre or district."^[1]

Marriage Certificate[edit | edit source]

Name of each spouse
Occupation of each spouse
Date and place of birth of each spouse
Residence of each spouse
For minors, consent or authorization must be given
Option of "monogamy or polygamy eventually subscribed by the spouses"
"Payment or not of a dowry under conditions of marriage"
Whether either spouse was divorced
Name, profession, and residence of the witnesses^[1]

Death Certificate[edit | edit source]

Date and place of death
Gender of the deceased
Name of the deceased
Date and place of birth of the deceased
Occupation of the deceased
Residence of the deceased
Name of the spouse if the deceased was married, widowed or divorced
Name and age of the informant
Occupation and residence of the informant
If applicable, the degree of relationship between the informant and the deceased^[1]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and women, UNICEF Data for Congo, accessed 5 August 2019. "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."
↑ Wiki contributors, Republic of the Congo, (accessed 10 December 2020).

[Unicef_Congo-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and women, UNICEF Data for Congo, accessed 5 August 2019. "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."

[2] Wiki contributors, Republic of the Congo, (accessed 10 December 2020).

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 *'''1888-1914 :''' [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=CONGO French Overseas Civil Registration, 1888-1914], index and images
-*'''1894-2016 :''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2732288 République démocratique du Congo, Bas-Congo, Kisantu, Paroisse Notre Dame de Sept Douleurs, 1894-2016] at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] – images, FamilySearch (free)
 *[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=congo British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, The Congo], index and images, Find My Past ($)
 *[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=africa British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Africa], index and images, Find My Past ($)