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| ==Background== | | ==Background== |
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| === Coverage and Compliance ===
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| Research use: A primary source for birth, marriage, and death information.
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| Record type: Births, marriages, deaths, for Europeans but not all Tunisians.
| | Civil registration started in 1881. The records include:<br> |
| | *Births – names, dates of birth, names of parents, father’s occupation and residence, sometimes age of mother; names of witnesses and their residence, occupations, and sometimes relationships. |
| | *Marriages – names of candidates, their places of residence and date of marriage, sometimes ages and names of parents or sponsors. |
| | *Deaths – name of deceased, their dates of deaths and burial, age, place of residence at time of death, occupation, cause of death. |
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| | They are located at the National Archives in Tunis; and Archives Nationales, Section Outre-Mer, in Paris. |
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| Time period: 1881 - present.
| | === Coverage and Compliance === |
| | | It is estimated that coverage is at about 40% of the population. |
| Contents: Births – names, dates of birth, names of parents, father’s occupation and residence, sometimes age of mother; names of witnesses and their residence, occupations, and sometimes relationships. Marriages – names of candidates, their places of residence and date of marriage, sometimes ages and names of parents or sponsors. Deaths – name of deceased, their dates of deaths and burial, age, place of residence at time of death, occupation, cause of death.
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| Location: National Archives in Tunis; and Archives Nationales, Section Outre-Mer, in Paris.
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| Population coverage: Estimated to be 40%.
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| Reliability: Good.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Tunisia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1991-2001.</ref>
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| ==Information Recorded in the Records== | | ==Information Recorded in the Records== |
| ==Strategy== | | ==Strategy== |