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-''[[Pacific]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Samoa Genealogy|Samoa]]''
+{{CountrySidebar
+|Country=Samoa
+|Name=Samoa
+|Type=Topic
+|Topic Type=Records
+|Records=Civil Registration
+|Rating=Standardized
+}}{{breadcrumb
+| link1=[[Samoa Genealogy|Samoa]]
+| link2=
+| link3=
+| link4=
+| link5=[[Samoa Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+}}
-{{Samoa-sidebar}}
+===Civil Registration===
+==Resources==
+===Online Collection===
-===Civil Registration===
+*'''1876-1920''' {{FSC|59431|item|disp=Birth registers, 1876-1920}}. Registration of births during the German occupation, 1876-1917 and during the British military occupation, 1917-1920
+*'''1889-1900''' {{FSC|243333|item|disp=Register of deaths, 1895-1899; births 1889-1900}}
-Research use: Uniquely identifies individuals and connects them to their parents.
+For the following records, the index is available online, but the record images can only be seen at FamilySearch centers and the FamilySearch Library:
+*'''1852-1915''' {{FSC|34343|item|disp=Births within the district of the British Consulate at Samoa, 1852- 1915}}
+*'''ca. 1869-1915''' {{FSC|34293|item|disp=Births registered at the British consulate, ca. 1869-1915}}
+*'''1917-1920''' {{FSC|34296|item|disp=Register of births within the British military occupied territory of Samoa, 1917-1920}}
+*'''1920-1962''' {{FSC|34300|item|disp=European birth registers, v. 1-55, 1920-1962}}
+*'''1905-1992''' {{FSC|555379|item|disp=Birth registers for Upolu, Western Samoa, 1905-1992}}
+*'''1923-1992''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?q.filmNumber=8150924&count=20&offset=0&m.defaultFacets=on&m.queryRequireDefault=on&m.facetNestCollectionInCategory=on Death registers for Savai'i, Western Samoa, 1923-1992]
-Record type: Civil records of birth, marriage, and death.
+===Offices to Contact===
+'''Samoa Bureau of Statistics'''<br>
+'''Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration'''<br>
+P.O. Box 1151<br>
+Apia, Samoa<br>
+<br>
+Phone: +685 62000<br>
+Email: info.stats@sbs.gov.ws<br>
+[https://www.sbs.gov.ws/bdm/location birth records Website] <br>
-General: Civil registration is the most complete source for genealogical purposes.
+==Background==
+Time period: 1852-present
-Time period: 1923-present.
+==Coverage and Compliance==
+Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Polynesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2000.</ref>
-Contents: Birth, marriage, and death records have the exact date of the event, including time of day for births; name of principal and parents; occupation and religious preference of parents; name of informant for births and names of witnesses for marriages; place of residence for parents of new born, of the groom and bride for marriages, and of the deceased for deaths; age at death, cause of death, and place of burial in death records.
+==Information Recorded in the Records==
-Location: Local and national civil registry offices.
+'''Births'''
+*Date of the event, including time of day
+*Name of child
+*Names of parents
+*Occupation of parents
+*Religious preference of parents
+*Name of informant
+*Place of residence for parents
-Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods.
+'''Marriages'''
+*Date
+*Name of principal and
+*Names of parents
+*Occupation of parents
+*Religious preference of parents
+*Names of witnesses
+*Place of residence of the groom and bride
-Reliability: High.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Polynesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2000.</ref>
+'''Deaths'''
+*Date
+*Name
+*Names of parents
+*Occupation of parents
+*Religious preference of parents
+*Place of the deceased
+*Age at death
+*Cause of death
+*Place of burial
 == References ==