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=== Civil registers ===
==Resources==
===Online Resources===
===Offices to Contact===


Research use: Uniquely identifies individuals and spans generations.
'''Arquivo Nacional de Cabo Verde'''<br>
Av. Combatentes da Liberdade da Pátria<br>
Caixa Postal: 321<br>
Chã de Areia, Praia<br>
Ilha Santiago<br>
Cabo Verde<br>
Telephone: +238 261 39 62<br>
Email: [mailto:iancv@arquivonacional.cv iancv@arquivonacional.cv]<br>
Fax: +238 2613964<br>
[https://www.facebook.com/arquivocv/ Facebook]<br>


Record type: Civil records of birth, marriage, and death.
Other locations: Civil registration offices


General: Compiled by the government for administrative and statistical purposes.
'''Arquivo Nacional Torre do Tombo'''<br>
(National Archive of Portugal)<br>
[http://antt.dglab.gov.pt/ Website]<br>
[http://digitarq.arquivos.pt/ Catalog]<br>
[http://antt.dglab.gov.pt/contactos/ Contact and Hours]<br>
Alameda da Universidade<br>
1649-010 Lisboa<br>
Phone: +351 210 037 100<br>
Email: [mailto:dsieq@dglab.gov.pt dsieq@dglab.gov.pt]<br>


Time period: 1860-present.
==Background==


Contents: Birth–name of person, date of birth, names of parents, father’s occupation and residence, sometimes age of mother; names of witnesses and their residence, occupations, and sometimes relationships.  Marriage–name of candidates, their places of residence, date of marriage, sometimes ages and names of parents or sponsors.  Death–name of deceased, date of death and burial, age, place of residence at time of death, occupation, cause of death.
Time period: 1860-present


Location: National Archive and civil registration offices; some are also in the National Archive of Portugal in Lisbon.
The National Institute of Statistics and the Civil State have the current databases of birth, death and marriages.<ref>UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and women, [https://data.unicef.org/crvs/cabo-verde/ UNICEF Data for Cabo Verde], accessed 16 May 2020. "Data sources:Information on civil registration systems was compiled over a period from December 2016 to November 2017 using the existing relevant legal frameworks and in consultation with CRVS experts, officials within the relevant national institutions, and UNICEF country offices. All reasonable precautions have been taken by UNICEF to verify this country profile; updates will be made to reflect changes in policy and implementation and/or new information."</ref>


Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population after 1910 and 50-65% before that.
==Coverage and Compliance==


<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Cape Verde,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1992-1999.</ref>
By 1910, there was a 90% coverage of the population in civil registration. Before 1910 it was 50% to 65%.
 
==Information Recorded in the Records==
 
'''Births'''
 
*Name of person
*Date of birth
*Names of parents
*Father’s occupation and residence
*Sometimes age of mother
*Names of witnesses, their residence, occupations, and sometimes relationships
 
'''Marriage'''
 
*Name of candidates
*Their places of residence
*Date of marriage
*Sometimes ages
*Sometimes names of parents or sponsors
 
'''Death'''
 
*Name of deceased
*Date of death and burial
*Age
*Place of residence at time of death
*Occupation
*Cause of death
 
For additional information about births, marriages, and deaths, see the [https://data.unicef.org/crvs/cabo-verde/ Unicef Data for Cabo Verde (Cape Verde)].
 
==Strategy==


== References  ==
== References  ==
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Resources

Online Resources

Offices to Contact

Arquivo Nacional de Cabo Verde
Av. Combatentes da Liberdade da Pátria
Caixa Postal: 321
Chã de Areia, Praia
Ilha Santiago
Cabo Verde
Telephone: +238 261 39 62
Email: iancv@arquivonacional.cv
Fax: +238 2613964
Facebook

Other locations: Civil registration offices

Arquivo Nacional Torre do Tombo
(National Archive of Portugal)
Website
Catalog
Contact and Hours
Alameda da Universidade
1649-010 Lisboa
Phone: +351 210 037 100
Email: dsieq@dglab.gov.pt

Background

Time period: 1860-present

The National Institute of Statistics and the Civil State have the current databases of birth, death and marriages.[1]

Coverage and Compliance

By 1910, there was a 90% coverage of the population in civil registration. Before 1910 it was 50% to 65%.

Information Recorded in the Records

Births

  • Name of person
  • Date of birth
  • Names of parents
  • Father’s occupation and residence
  • Sometimes age of mother
  • Names of witnesses, their residence, occupations, and sometimes relationships

Marriage

  • Name of candidates
  • Their places of residence
  • Date of marriage
  • Sometimes ages
  • Sometimes names of parents or sponsors

Death

  • Name of deceased
  • Date of death and burial
  • Age
  • Place of residence at time of death
  • Occupation
  • Cause of death

For additional information about births, marriages, and deaths, see the Unicef Data for Cabo Verde (Cape Verde).

Strategy

References

  1. UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and women, UNICEF Data for Cabo Verde, accessed 16 May 2020. "Data sources:Information on civil registration systems was compiled over a period from December 2016 to November 2017 using the existing relevant legal frameworks and in consultation with CRVS experts, officials within the relevant national institutions, and UNICEF country offices. All reasonable precautions have been taken by UNICEF to verify this country profile; updates will be made to reflect changes in policy and implementation and/or new information."