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== | ==How to Find the Records== | ||
===Online Collections=== | |||
===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
Local and national civil registry offices. | |||
==Historical Background== | |||
==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
Time period: 1854-present | Time period: 1854-present | ||
90% coverage of the population | 90% coverage of the population. | ||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||
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*Religion of parents | *Religion of parents | ||
*Name of informant | *Name of informant | ||
*Residence of parents | *Residence of parents | ||
===Marriage Records=== | ===Marriage Records=== | ||
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*Religion of parents | *Religion of parents | ||
*Names of witnesses | *Names of witnesses | ||
*Residence of bride and groom | *Residence of bride and groom | ||
===Death Records=== | ===Death Records=== | ||
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*Age at death | *Age at death | ||
*Cause of death | *Cause of death | ||
*Place of burial | *Place of burial | ||
==References== | |||
[[Category:New Caledonia]] | |||
Death inventories (notarial record concerning inheritance), declarations of succession, tombstone transcriptions, obituaries, sexton records, burials, and others. | |||
== Civil Registration == | |||
Reliability: High.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Melanesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2000.</ref> | |||
== Death records == | |||
Research use: Identify relationships and provide clues to other record sources. | |||
Record type: Death inventories (notarial record concerning inheritance), declarations of succession, tombstone transcriptions, obituaries, sexton records, burials, and others. | |||
General: Civil records generated in the event of death. | |||
Time period: 1860-present. | |||
Contents: Names, vital statistics; and in some sources names of kin and relationship to the deceased. | |||
Location: Administrative offices at various levels and archives. | Location: Administrative offices at various levels and archives. | ||
Population coverage: 40% of the population. | |||
Reliability: High on death and relationship information but lower on dates and places of birth or marriage.<ref name="profile"/> | |||
== FamilySearch Library Collection == | |||
'''Resources available'''<br>On the Internet, go to Familysearch.org. Choose the Library tab and then FamilySearch Catalog. Click on Place. Enter New Caledonia and click on search.<br>Microfilm number 1083646 has civil registration from 1864 to 1880 for several of the islands. It is in the French language.<br> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]
Online Collections[edit | edit source]
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
Local and national civil registry offices.
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
Time period: 1854-present
90% coverage of the population.
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
Birth Records[edit | edit source]
- Date
- Name of child
- Names of parents
- Occupation of parents
- Religion of parents
- Name of informant
- Residence of parents
Marriage Records[edit | edit source]
- Date
- Names of bride and groom
- Names of parents
- Occupation of parents
- Religion of parents
- Names of witnesses
- Residence of bride and groom
Death Records[edit | edit source]
- Date
- Name of deceased
- Names of parents
- Occupation of parents
- Religion of parents
- Residence of deceased
- Age at death
- Cause of death
- Place of burial
References[edit | edit source]
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Reliability: High.[1]
Death records[edit | edit source]
Research use: Identify relationships and provide clues to other record sources.
Record type: Death inventories (notarial record concerning inheritance), declarations of succession, tombstone transcriptions, obituaries, sexton records, burials, and others.
General: Civil records generated in the event of death.
Time period: 1860-present.
Contents: Names, vital statistics; and in some sources names of kin and relationship to the deceased.
Location: Administrative offices at various levels and archives.
Population coverage: 40% of the population.
Reliability: High on death and relationship information but lower on dates and places of birth or marriage.[1]
FamilySearch Library Collection[edit | edit source]
Resources available
On the Internet, go to Familysearch.org. Choose the Library tab and then FamilySearch Catalog. Click on Place. Enter New Caledonia and click on search.
Microfilm number 1083646 has civil registration from 1864 to 1880 for several of the islands. It is in the French language.