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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Online Records[edit | edit source]

1846-1949 Cook Islands, Public Records, 1846-1989 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index &images

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Rimmel Poila-Mokoroa
Registrar - Registry Services
Registry Services

Ministry of Justice
Te Tango Tutara o te Ture
PO Box 111
Avarua, Rarotonga
Cook Islands

Telephone: +(682) 29410
Fax: +(682) 22256
Email: offices.justice@cookislands.gov.ck

Records were generally kept on the local level in the Cook Islands. The individual islands which keep records are:^[1]

Aitutaki
Atiu
Mangaia
Mangarongaro
Manihiki
Mauke
Mitiaro
Nassau
Palmerston
Penrhyn
Pukapuka
Rakahanga
Rarotonga
Suwarrow
Tongareva
Wytootachee

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Time period: 1846-present

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods.^[2]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Births^[2]

Name of child
Date and time of day of birth
Place of birth
Names of parents
Occupation and religious preference of parents
Name of informant
Place of residence of parents

Notice of Adoption^[1]

Given name
Gender
Age
Event date
Name of adopting parents
Place child was from

Marriages^[2]

Date
Place of marriage
Name of bride and groom
Places of residence of bride and groom
Occupations
Names of parents
Mother's maiden name
Names of witnesses

Deaths^[2]

Death date
Place of death
Name of deceased
Gender
Names of parents or spouse
Place of residence of the deceased
Age at death
Cause of death
Place of burial

References[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 FamilySearch.org, Cook Islands, Public Records - FamilySearch Historical Records, (accessed 18 February 2020)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: French Polynesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2000.

[FSdescription-1] 1.0 ^1.1 FamilySearch.org, Cook Islands, Public Records - FamilySearch Historical Records, (accessed 18 February 2020)

[profile-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: French Polynesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2000.

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+==How to Find the Records==
-{{French Polynesia-sidebar}}
+===Online Records===
-===Civil Registration===
+*'''1846-1949''' {{RecordSearch|2731435|Cook Islands, Public Records, 1846-1989}} at FamilySearch — [[Cook Islands, Public Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index &images
-Research use: Uniquely identifies individuals and connects them to their parents.
+===Offices to Contact===
-Record type: Civil records of birth, marriage, and death.
+Rimmel Poila-Mokoroa <br>
+Registrar - Registry Services<br>
+Registry Services <br>
-General: Civil registration is the most complete source for genealogical purposes.
+[http://www.justice.gov.ck '''Ministry of Justice''']<br>
+Te Tango Tutara o te Ture <br>
+PO Box 111<br>
+Avarua, Rarotonga<br>
+Cook Islands<br>
-Time period: 1846-present.
+Telephone: +(682) 29410 <br>
+Fax: +(682) 22256 <br>
+Email: [mailto:offices.justice@cookislands.gov.ck offices.justice@cookislands.gov.ck]<br>
-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.
-Location: Local and national civil registry offices.
+Records were generally kept on the local level in the Cook Islands. The individual islands which keep records are:<ref name=FSdescription>FamilySearch.org, [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Cook_Islands,_Public_Records_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records Cook Islands, Public Records - FamilySearch Historical Records, (accessed 18 February 2020)]</ref>
+{{columns-list|4|
+*Aitutaki
+*Atiu
+*Mangaia
+*Mangarongaro
+*Manihiki
+*Mauke
+*Mitiaro
+*Nassau
+*Palmerston
+*Penrhyn
+*Pukapuka
+*Rakahanga
+*Rarotonga
+*Suwarrow
+*Tongareva
+*Wytootachee
+}}
-Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods.
+==Historical Background==
-Reliability: High.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: French Polynesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2000.</ref>
+Time period: 1846-present
+==Coverage and Compliance==
+% 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: French Polynesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2000.</ref>
+==Information Recorded in the Records==
+'''Births'''<ref name="profile"></ref>
+*Name of child
+*Date and time of day of birth
+*Place of birth
+*Names of parents
+*Occupation and religious preference of parents
+*Name of informant
+*Place of residence of parents
+'''Notice of Adoption'''<ref name="FSdescription"></ref>
+*Given name
+*Gender
+*Age
+*Event date
+*Name of adopting parents
+*Place child was from
+'''Marriages'''<ref name="profile"></ref>
+*Date
+*Place of marriage
+*Name of bride and groom
+*Places of residence of bride and groom
+*Occupations
+*Names of parents
+*Mother's maiden name
+*Names of witnesses
+'''Deaths'''<ref name="profile"></ref>
+*Death date
+*Place of death
+*Name of deceased
+*Gender
+*Names of parents or spouse
+*Place of residence of the deceased
+*Age at death
+*Cause of death
+*Place of burial
 == References ==
 {{reflist}}
-[[Category:Cook Islands]]
+[[Category:Cook Islands]] [[Category:Civil Registration]]