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==How to Find the Records==
==How to Find the Records==
===Online Collection===
*'''1876-1920''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/59431 Birth registers, 1876-1920]. Registration of births during the German occupation, 1876-1917 and during the British military occupation, 1917-1920
*'''1889-1900''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/243333 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''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/34343 Births within the district of the British Consulate at Samoa, 1852- 1915]
*'''ca. 1869-1915''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/34293 Births registered at the British consulate, ca. 1869-1915]
*'''1917-1920''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/34296 Register of births within the British military occupied territory of Samoa, 1917-1920]
*'''1920-1962''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/34300 European birth registers, v. 1-55, 1920-1962]
*'''1905-1992''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/555379 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===
===Offices to Contact===
Location: Local and national civil registry offices.
'''Samoa Bureau of Statistics'''<br>
'''Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration'''<br>
P.O. Box 1151<br>
Apia, Samoa<br>
<br>
Phone: +685 62000<br>
E-mail: info.stats@sbs.gov.ws<br>
[https://www.sbs.gov.ws/bdm/location birth records Website] <br>


==Historical Background==
==Historical Background==
Time period: 1923-present.
Time period: 1852-present


==Coverage and Compliance==
==Coverage and Compliance==
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'''Deaths'''  
'''Deaths'''  
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 record
*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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Civil Registration[edit | edit source]

How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Online Collection[edit | edit source]

For the following records, the index is available online, but the record images can only be seen at FamilySearch centers and the FamilySearch Library:

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Samoa Bureau of Statistics
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration
P.O. Box 1151
Apia, Samoa

Phone: +685 62000
E-mail: info.stats@sbs.gov.ws
birth records Website

Historical 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]

  1. 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.