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Civil Registration

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.

References[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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.

[profile-1] 1.0 ^1.1 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.

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 ==How to Find the Records==
 ===Online Collections===
 ===Offices to Contact===
+Local and national civil registry offices.
 ==Historical Background==
 ==Coverage and Compliance==
+Time period: 1854-present
+% coverage of the population.
 ==Information Recorded in the Records==
-==References==
-[[Category:New Caledonia]]
-== Civil Registration ==
+===Birth Records===
+*Date
+*Name of child
+*Names of parents
+*Occupation of parents
+*Religion of parents
+*Name of informant
+*Residence of parents
-Research use: Uniquely identifies individuals and connects them to their parents.
+===Marriage Records===
-Record type: Civil records of birth, marriage, and death.
+*Date
+*Names of bride and groom
+*Names of parents
+*Occupation of parents
+*Religion of parents
+*Names of witnesses
+*Residence of bride and groom
-General: Civil registration begins late in Melanesia as compared to other areas of the world but it is the most complete source for genealogical purposes.
+===Death Records===
-Time period: 1854-present.
+*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
-Contents: Birth, marriage, and death records have the exact date of the event, including time of day for births; name of principal and parents; occupation and religious preference of parents; name of informant for births and names of witnesses for marriages; place of residence for parents of new born, of the groom and bride for marriages, and of the deceased for deaths; age at death, cause of death, and place of burial in death records.
+==References==
+[[Category:New Caledonia]]
-Location: Local and national civil registry offices.
-Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population.
+== 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>