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==How to Find the Records== | ==How to Find the Records== | ||
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*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20births%20and%20baptisms&country=brunei&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Brunei] at Findmypast; index & images ($) | |||
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20banns%20and%20marriages&country=brunei&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Brunei] at Findmypast; index & images ($) | |||
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+deaths+and+burials&sid=103&country=brunei British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Brunei] at Findmypast; index & images ($) | |||
*'''1628-1969''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1993&cj=1&sid=l&netid=cj&o_xid=0005719356&o_lid=0005719356&o_sch=Affiliate+External UK, Foreign and Overseas Registers of British Subjects] at Ancestry; index & images ($) | |||
===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]
Online Collections[edit | edit source]
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Brunei at Findmypast; index & images ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Brunei at Findmypast; index & images ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Brunei at Findmypast; index & images ($)
- 1628-1969: UK, Foreign and Overseas Registers of British Subjects at Ancestry; index & images ($)
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
Birth and Death Records
Ministry of Health
Commonwealth Drive
Bandar Seri Begawan
Brunei Darussalam, BB3910
Telephone: +673-2381640
Email: corp.comms@moh.gov.bn
Marriage Records
Registry of Civil Marriages
High Court - Supreme Court Building
Jalan Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha
Bandar Seri Begawan, BA1910
Negara Brunei Darussalam
Telephone: (673) 2243939 to 46
Fax: (673) 2241984
Email: courts@judicial.gov.bn
Attorney General's Chambers
The Law Building
Jalan Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha
Bandar Seri Begawan, BA1910
Brunei Darussalam
Telephone : +673 2244872
Fax : +673 2227954
Marriage notices are also filed at the District where the marriage applicants usually reside.[1] Brunei is divided into four districts: Brunei-Muara, Belait, Tutong and Temburong.
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
The Bruneian Empire probably had control over most of the island of Borneo, including the area of Brunei. In 1888, Brunei became a British protectorate. On 1 January 1984, Brunei gained its independence from the United Kingdom.[2]
The Registrar General and every Registrar makes indices of the marriage registers kept by them. Any person for a fee can apply for a search to be made of the indices and the marriage registers and have a certified copy made of the marriage entry. [3]
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
Birth and death records started in 1926 for British subjects and from 1948 for others.[4]
"The legal minimum age of marriage for both boys and girls is 14 years with parental and participant consent, unless otherwise stipulated by religion or custom under the law."[5]
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Registry of civil marriages Brunei Darussalam, (accessed 4 November 2020).
- ↑ Wikipedia, Brunei, accessed 20 October 2020.
- ↑ Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Knowledge Center, Laws of Brunei- Registration of Marriages Act, (accessed 4 November 2020).
- ↑ Thomas Jay Kemp, “International Vital Records Handbook, 7th Edition,” Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore : c2017, p. 469.
- ↑ Girls not Brides, c2002-2020.