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== | ==Resources== | ||
===Online Records=== | |||
* '''1844-1870 - ''' Mayotte. Officier de l'état civil, {{FSC|504914|item|disp=Registres de l'état civil, 1844-1870}}, FamilySearch.org, free<br> | |||
Since Mayotte is part of France, some of Mayotte's records may be found in French record sets. For many of these online sets, see [https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/France_Online_Genealogy_Records France Online Genealogy Records] | |||
===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
"France first | Town halls [https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F1427/personnalisation/resultat?lang=&quest0=0&quest1=0&quest2=0&quest3=0&quest= Birth certificate: request for full copy or extract] This may only be for France, not all its departments. | ||
==Background== | |||
Mayotte is the French Department of Mayotte (Département de Mayotte).<ref name="history">Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayotte Mayotte], (accessed 25 January 2023).</ref> France first gained possession of Mayotte in 1841.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comoros Comoros], (accessed 30 November 2020).</ref> Slaves were brought to Mayotte before the French came. Soon after the French gained control, slavery was outlawed. <ref name="history" /> | |||
==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||
===Birth Records=== | |||
* Name of child | |||
* Date of birth | |||
* Place of birth | |||
* Names of parents | |||
* Ages of parents | |||
* Residence of parents | |||
===Marriage Records=== | |||
* Names of bride and groom | |||
* Ages of bride and groom | |||
* Residences of bride, groom, and parents | |||
* Date of marriage | |||
* Place of marriage | |||
* Names and ages of parents | |||
===Death Records=== | |||
* Name of deceased | |||
* Date of death | |||
* Place of death | |||
* Age of deceased | |||
* Occupation of deceased | |||
* Residence of deceased | |||
* Birthplace of deceased | |||
* Names and ages of witnesses | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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