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==How to Find the Records== | |||
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*'''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 | |||
===Offices to Contact=== | |||
Rimmel Poila-Mokoroa <br> | |||
Registrar - Registry Services<br> | |||
Registry Services <br> | |||
[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> | |||
Telephone: +(682) 29410 <br> | |||
Fax: +(682) 22256 <br> | |||
Email: [mailto:offices.justice@cookislands.gov.ck offices.justice@cookislands.gov.ck]<br> | |||
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> | |||
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*Aitutaki | |||
*Atiu | |||
*Mangaia | |||
*Mangarongaro | |||
*Manihiki | |||
*Mauke | |||
*Mitiaro | |||
*Nassau | |||
*Palmerston | |||
*Penrhyn | |||
*Pukapuka | |||
*Rakahanga | |||
*Rarotonga | |||
*Suwarrow | |||
*Tongareva | |||
*Wytootachee | |||
}} | |||
==Historical Background== | |||
Time period: 1846-present | |||
==Coverage and Compliance== | |||
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: 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 == | == References == | ||
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How to Find the Records
Online Records
- 1846-1949 Cook Islands, Public Records, 1846-1989 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index &images
Offices to Contact
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
Time period: 1846-present
Coverage and Compliance
90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods.[2]
Information Recorded in the Records
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
- ↑ 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.