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Civil Registraion

How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Online Databases[edit | edit source]

1886-1906 Iles Australes Civil Registration, 1886-1906, index.
1886-1906 Iles Gambier, Civil Registration, 1886-1906, index.
1843-1906 Iles Marquises, Civil Registration, 1843-1906, index.
1881-1906 Iles Tuamotu Civil Registration, 1881-1906, index.
1898-1906 Iles-Sous-le-Vent/Iles du Vent Civil Registration, 1898-1906, index.
1843-1906 Windward Islands (Society Islands), Civil Registration, 1843-1906, index.
1780-1999 French Polynesia, Civil Registration, 1780-1999 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images

British Subjects Overseas[edit | edit source]

British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Tahiti, index and images, ($)
British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, French Polynesia, index and images, ($)
British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Polynesia, index and images, ($)
British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Polynesia and Tahiti, index and images, ($)
British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Polynesia and Tahiti, index and images, ($)

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Local and national civil registry offices (some copies in France for French Polynesia)^[1]

French Polynesia is composed of 118 islands. From north to south the major island groups are:

Marquesas Islands

The administrative subdivision of the Marquesas Islands
BP 11 – 98742 Taiohae – Nuku Hiva
Phone. : (689) 40 91 00 80
Fax: (689) 40 91 00 81
Email: subdiv-marquises@polynesie-francaise.pref.gouv.fr

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Time period: 1843-present

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods.^[1]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Birth Records[edit | edit source]

Date
Name of child
Names of parents
Occupations of parents
Religious preferences of parents
Name of informant
Place of residence of parents^[1]

Marriage Records[edit | edit source]

Date
Names of bride an groom
Names of parents
Occupations of parents
Religious preference of parents
Names of witnesses
Place of residence of the groom and bride^[1]

Death Records[edit | edit source]

Date
Name of deceased
Name of parents
Occupations of parents
Religious preference of parents
Place of residence of the deceased
Age at death
Cause of death
Place of burial^[1]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 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.

[profile-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 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.

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 ===British Subjects Overseas===
-*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=tahiti British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Tahiti], index & images ($)
+*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=tahiti British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Tahiti], index and images, ($)
-*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+births+and+baptisms&sid=103&country=french+polynesia British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, French Polynesia], index & images ($)
+*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+births+and+baptisms&sid=103&country=french+polynesia British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, French Polynesia], index and images, ($)
-*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+births+and+baptisms&sid=103&country=polynesia British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Polynesia], index & images ($)
+*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+births+and+baptisms&sid=103&country=polynesia British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Polynesia], index and images, ($)
-*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+banns+and+marriages&sid=103&country=polynesia%7etahiti British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Polynesia and Tahiti], index & images ($)
+*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+banns+and+marriages&sid=103&country=polynesia%7etahiti British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Polynesia and Tahiti], index and images, ($)
-*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+deaths+and+burials&sid=103&country=polynesia%7etahiti British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Polynesia and Tahiti], index & images ($)
+*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+deaths+and+burials&sid=103&country=polynesia%7etahiti British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Polynesia and Tahiti], index and images, ($)
 ===Offices to Contact===
-'''High Commission of the Republic'''<br>
+Local and national civil registry offices (some copies in [[France Genealogy|France]] for French Polynesia)<ref name="profile">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.</ref>
-Papeete, French Polynesia<br>
+French Polynesia is composed of 118 islands. From north to south the major island groups are:<br>
-[http://www.polynesie-francaise.pref.gouv.fr/Contactez-nous Contact Form]<br>
+*'''Marquesas Islands'''
-Telephone: +689 / 40.468.700<br>
+The administrative subdivision of the Marquesas Islands<br>
-Email: [mailto:pole-relations-usagers@polynesie-francaise.pref.gouv.fr pole-relations-usagers@polynesie-francaise.pref.gouv.fr]<br>
+BP 11 – 98742 Taiohae – Nuku Hiva<br>
+Phone. : (689) 40 91 00 80 <br>
+Fax: (689) 40 91 00 81<br>
+Email: [mailto:subdiv-marquises@polynesie-francaise.pref.gouv.fr subdiv-marquises@polynesie-francaise.pref.gouv.fr]<br>
-Civil registration may also be found at local and national civil registry offices (some copies in [[France Genealogy|France]] for French Polynesia)<ref name="profile">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.</ref>
+*[[Tuamotu Islands|Tuamotu Islands]]
+*[[Society Islands (includes Tahiti)|Society Islands (Includes '''Tahiti''')]]
+*[[Gambier Islands|Gambier Islands]]
+*[[Austral Islands|Austral Islands]]
-==Background==
+==Historical Background==
 Time period: 1843-present