Tokelau Civil Registration: Difference between revisions
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==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||
===Birth Records=== | |||
*Date of birth | |||
*Place of birth | |||
*Name of child | |||
*Gender | |||
*Names of parents | |||
*Ages of parents | |||
*Where parents were born | |||
*Occupations of parents | |||
*When and where parents were married | |||
*Informant's name, relationship to child | |||
*Informant's residence and occupation | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 15:06, 18 August 2023
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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
Tokelau Government, links for ordering birth, marriage, and death certificates
For ordering a Birth Certificate, can also contact Ruby via email ruby.fuimaono@tokelau.org.nz or telephone +685 7600364
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
In 1863, Peruvian slave traders kidnapped nearly all (253) of the able-bodied men to work as laborers. Very few of these men returned. Soon after, Polynesian, American, Scottish, French, Portuguese and German men came and married local women.
Between 1856 and 1979, the United States claimed that it held sovereignty over the island and the other Tokelauan atolls. In 1979, the U.S. agreed that Tokelau was under New Zealand sovereignty. Both New Zealand and Tokelau state that Tokelau is a separate nation.[1]
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
Birth Records[edit | edit source]
- Date of birth
- Place of birth
- Name of child
- Gender
- Names of parents
- Ages of parents
- Where parents were born
- Occupations of parents
- When and where parents were married
- Informant's name, relationship to child
- Informant's residence and occupation