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| ===Civil Registration=== | | ===Civil Registration=== |
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| Research use: Uniquely identifies individuals and connects them to their parents.
| | ==Resources== |
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| Record type: Civil records of birth, marriage, and death.
| | ===Online Collection=== |
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| General: Civil registration is the most complete source for genealogical purposes.
| | *'''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}} |
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| Time period: 1923-present.
| | 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] |
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| 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.
| | ===Offices to Contact=== |
| | '''Samoa Bureau of Statistics'''<br> |
| | '''Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration'''<br> |
| | P.O. Box 1151<br> |
| | Apia, Samoa<br> |
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| | Phone: +685 62000<br> |
| | Email: info.stats@sbs.gov.ws<br> |
| | [https://www.sbs.gov.ws/bdm/location birth records Website] <br> |
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| Location: Local and national civil registry offices.
| | ==Background== |
| | Time period: 1852-present |
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| Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods. | | ==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> |
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| 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>
| | ==Information Recorded in the Records== |
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| | '''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 |
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| | '''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 |
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| | '''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 |
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| == References == | | == References == |