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==Resources==
==How to Find the Records==
===Online Resources===


*'''1864-1880 - '''{{FSC|1106620|item|disp=Tables décennales, 1864-1880}} - FamilySearch, free. Ten-year indexes for diverse localities of New Caledonia. In French.
===Online Collections===
 
*'''1864-1880 - '''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1106620?availability=Family%20History%20Library Tables décennales, 1864-1880] - FamilySearch, free. Ten-year indexes for diverse localities of New Caledonia. In French.


===Offices to Contact===
===Offices to Contact===


Town halls also issue birth, death and marriage documents. Contact the relevant town hall directly to obtain these documents.<ref>Australian Consulate-General, [https://noumea.consulate.gov.au/nmea/CivilRegistryDocuments.html Civil registry documents (births, deaths and marriages)], (accessed 20 January 2023).</ref>
Local and national civil registry offices.  
 
[https://affaires-coutumieres.gouv.nc/ '''Directorate for the Management and Regulation of Customary Affairs (DGRAC)''']<br>
16 rue d'Austerlitz<br>
Immeuble Scical<br>
98800 Nouméa<br>
New Caledonia / Nouvelle-Calédonie<br>
 
Telephone: 23.22.90<br>
FAX: 23.22.99<br>
Email: [mailto:dgrac@gouv.nc dgrac@gouv.nc]<br>
 
To Write: <br>
:BP E3<br>
:98848 Nouméa Cedex<br>
:New Caledonia / Nouvelle-Calédonie<br>
 
'''Koné branch:''' <br>
636, route de la Néa<br>
98860 Koné<br>
New Caledonia / Nouvelle-Calédonie<br>
 
Telephone Koné antenna: 47.70.70<br>
FAX Koné antenna: 47.70 .71<br>
Koné email: [mailto:antenne-nord.sg@gouv.nc antenne-nord.sg@gouv.nc]<br>
 
==Background==
 
The Kanak are the indigenous inhabitants of New Caledonia. Until 1984, Kanak was spelled Canaque.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanak_people Kanak people], (accessed 20 January 2021).]</ref> In 1853, France took formal possession of New Caledonia. In 1864, New Caledonia became a penal colony. From the 1860s until 1897 when transportations ended, about 22,000 criminals and political prisoners were sent from France. In 1864, nickel was discovered, and France imported laborers from neighboring islands, the New Hebrides, Japan, the Dutch East Indies, and French Indochina. During WWII, 50,000 American troops were stationed on New Caledonia.  1n 1953, New Caledonians were given French citizenship.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Caledonia#History New Caledonia], (accessed 20 January 2023).</ref>


==Historical Background==
==Coverage and Compliance==
==Coverage and Compliance==


Time period: 1854-present
Time period: 1854-present


90% coverage of the population<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>
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<ref name="profile"/>
*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<ref name="profile"/>
*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<ref name="profile"/>
*Place of burial


===Other Types of Death Records===
==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 ==
 
 
 
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.


Time period: 1860-present
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"/>


Population coverage: 40% of the population
== FamilySearch Library Collection ==


Contents:
'''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>  
*Names
*Vital statistics (birth, marriage, and death dates and places)
*In some sources, names of kin and relationship to the deceased are given.<ref name="profile"/>


== References  ==
== References  ==

Revision as of 18:29, 20 January 2023

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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]

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. 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.