Tokelau Civil Registration: Difference between revisions
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*Informant's name, relationship to child | *Informant's name, relationship to child | ||
*Informant's residence and occupation<ref>Tokelau Islands Births and Deaths Registration Regulations 1969, [https://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/1969/0131/1.0/whole.html#DLM31071 Forms], (accessed 18 August 2023).</ref> | *Informant's residence and occupation<ref name="Tokelau BD">Tokelau Islands Births and Deaths Registration Regulations 1969, [https://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/1969/0131/1.0/whole.html#DLM31071 Forms], (accessed 18 August 2023).</ref> | ||
===Death Records=== | ===Death Records=== | ||
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:- Name of spouse | :- Name of spouse | ||
:- Age of spouse if living | :- Age of spouse if living | ||
:- Ages and gender of living children | :- Ages and gender of living children<ref name="Tokelau BD"></ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 16:50, 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]
Births are available for the last 100 years.
Stillbirths are available for the last 50 years.
Marriages are available for the last 80 years.
Deaths are available for the last 50 years or the deceased's date of birth was at least 80 years ago.[2]
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[3]
Death Records[edit | edit source]
- Name of deceased
- Occupation and residence
- Gender and age
- Date and place of death
- Date and place of burial
- Cause of death
- Name and occupation of father
- Name of mother
- If married:
- - Where married
- - Age when married
- - Name of spouse
- - Age of spouse if living
- - Ages and gender of living children[3]