Benin Civil Registration: Difference between revisions

Archives Nationales du Bénin
Route de Missérété
face Ecole Régionale Supérieure de la Magistrature, Ouando
Porto-Novo
Benin

Mailing address:
629 Porto-Novo
Benin
Telephone: +229 20 24 66 07

Embassy of the Republic of Benin
2124 Kalorama Road, NW
Washington, DC 20008
USA
Telephone: 202-232-6656

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Vital Registration (also known as Dahomey) began in Benin in 1933, but mostly pertained to French citizens and other foreigners.
By the year 1950, most residents within 15 miles of a registration center were included.
Benin became independent on 1 August 1960.^[1]

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Population coverage: Estimated at 70% for the more recent time period.^[2]

Vital Registration (also known as Dahomey) began in Benin in 1933, but mostly pertained to French citizens and other foreigners.
By the year 1950, most residents within 15 miles of a registration center were included.

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Birth Records[edit | edit source]

Name
Birth date and place
Parents’ names
Father’s occupation and residence

Marriage Records[edit | edit source]

Names of bride and groom
Date and place of marriage
Names of parents

Death Records[edit | edit source]

Name of deceased
Date and place of death
Age
Residence at time of death
Occupation
Cause of death

References[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Thomas Jay Kemp, “International Vital Records Handbook, 5th Edition,” Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore : 2009.
↑ The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Benin,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2001.

[Kemp-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Thomas Jay Kemp, “International Vital Records Handbook, 5th Edition,” Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore : 2009.

[profile-2] The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Benin,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2001.

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+|Name=Benin
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+|Records=Civil Registration
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+| link1=[[Benin Genealogy|Benin]]
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+==How to Find the Records==
-Research use: They identify names of parents, prove other relationships, and are very useful for linking generations.
+===Online Collections===
+*'''1802-1902''' {{FSC|161778|item|disp=Registres de l'état civil de Saint-Benin-d'Azy (Nièvre) 1793-1862; tables décennales 1802-1902}}(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
+*'''1889-1918''' [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=DAHOMEY French Overseas Civil Registration, Dahomey] at French Overseas National Archives - images
+*'''1891-2014''' {{RecordSearch|2534492|Benin, Civil Registration of Deaths, 1891-2014}} at FamilySearch — [[Benin, Civil Registration of Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
-Record type: Births, marriages, and deaths.
+===Offices to Contact===
-Time period: 1893 to present.
+Certificates were recorded by the office in the location in which the event took place. If you know your ancestor's town, send your request to:<ref name="Kemp">Thomas Jay Kemp, “International Vital Records Handbook, 5th Edition,” Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore : 2009.</ref><br>
+:'''Mayor's Office of Prefecture'''<br>
+:(Town), Benin<br>
-Contents: Birth – name, birth date and place, parents’ names, father’s occupation and residence.  Marriage – name of bride and groom, date and place of marriage, names of parents. Death – name of deceased, date and place of death, age and residence at time of death, occupation, cause of death.
+For additional questions or inquiries:<br>
-Location: National archives in Porto Novo. Local district archives.
+[http://www.dan.ilemi.net/ '''Archives Nationales du Bénin''']<br>
+Route de Missérété<br>
+face Ecole Régionale Supérieure de la Magistrature, Ouando<br>
+Porto-Novo<br>
+Benin<br><br>
+''Mailing address:'' <br>
+Porto-Novo<br>
+Benin<br>
+Telephone: +229 20 24 66 07<br>
-Population coverage: Estimated at 70% for the more recent time period.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Benin,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2001.</ref>
+'''Embassy of the Republic of Benin'''<br>
+Kalorama Road, NW<br>
+Washington, DC 20008<br>
+USA<br>
+Telephone: 202-232-6656
+==Historical Background==
+*Vital Registration (also known as Dahomey) began in Benin in 1933, but mostly pertained to French citizens and other foreigners.
+*By the year 1950, most residents within 15 miles of a registration center were included.
+*Benin became independent on 1 August 1960.<ref name="Kemp"/>
+==Coverage and Compliance==
+'''Population coverage:''' Estimated at 70% for the more recent time period.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Benin,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2001.</ref>
+*Vital Registration (also known as Dahomey) began in Benin in 1933, but mostly pertained to French citizens and other foreigners.
+*By the year 1950, most residents within 15 miles of a registration center were included.
+==Information Recorded in the Records==
+===Birth Records===
+*Name
+*Birth date and place
+*Parents’ names
+*Father’s occupation and residence
+===Marriage Records===
+*Names of bride and groom
+*Date and place of marriage
+*Names of parents
+===Death Records===
+*Name of deceased
+*Date and place of death
+*Age
+*Residence at time of death
+*Occupation
+*Cause of death
 == References  ==
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-[[Category:Benin]]
+[[Category:Benin]][[Category:Civil Registration]]