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===Civil Registration=== | ===Civil Registration=== | ||
==Resources== | |||
===Online Collection=== | |||
*'''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}} | |||
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] | |||
===Offices to Contact=== | |||
'''Samoa Bureau of Statistics'''<br> | |||
'''Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration'''<br> | |||
P.O. Box 1151<br> | |||
Apia, Samoa<br> | |||
<br> | |||
Phone: +685 62000<br> | |||
Email: info.stats@sbs.gov.ws<br> | |||
[https://www.sbs.gov.ws/bdm/location birth records Website] <br> | |||
==Background== | |||
Time period: 1852-present | |||
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> | |||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | |||
'''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 | |||
'''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 | |||
'''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 | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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In other languages: Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Online Collection[edit | edit source]
- 1876-1920 Birth registers, 1876-1920. Registration of births during the German occupation, 1876-1917 and during the British military occupation, 1917-1920
- 1889-1900 Register of deaths, 1895-1899; births 1889-1900
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 Births within the district of the British Consulate at Samoa, 1852- 1915
- ca. 1869-1915 Births registered at the British consulate, ca. 1869-1915
- 1917-1920 Register of births within the British military occupied territory of Samoa, 1917-1920
- 1920-1962 European birth registers, v. 1-55, 1920-1962
- 1905-1992 Birth registers for Upolu, Western Samoa, 1905-1992
- 1923-1992 Death registers for Savai'i, Western Samoa, 1923-1992
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
Samoa Bureau of Statistics
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration
P.O. Box 1151
Apia, Samoa
Phone: +685 62000
Email: info.stats@sbs.gov.ws
birth records Website
Background[edit | edit source]
Time period: 1852-present
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods.[1]
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
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
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
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
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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.