Tonga Civil Registration: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
(Removed TOC (will be adde back in the correct place later).) Tag: Manual revert |
||
| (12 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Tonga | {{CountrySidebar | ||
|Country=Tonga | |||
|Name=Tonga | |||
|Type=Topic | |||
|Topic Type=Records | |||
|Records=Civil Registration | |||
|Rating=Acceptable | |||
}}{{breadcrumb | |||
| link1=[[Tonga Genealogy|Tonga]] | | link1=[[Tonga Genealogy|Tonga]] | ||
| link2= | | link2= | ||
| Line 11: | Line 18: | ||
===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
Ministry of Justice<br> | |||
[http://www.justice.gov.to/registrar-generals-office/ Registrar General's Office]<br> | |||
P.O Box 130<br> | |||
Nuku'alofa<br> | |||
Telephone: (+676)7400800 or (+676)7400810 or (676) 25 618<br> | |||
Fax #: (676) 23 098<br> | |||
Help Desk Email: [mailto:helpdesk@justice.gov.to helpdesk@justice.gov.to]<br> | |||
Email of Registrar General: [mailto:svunipola@justice.gov.to svunipola@justice.gov.to] | |||
==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
Time period: 1867-present<ref name="profile"></ref> | Time period: 1867-present<ref name="profile"></ref> | ||
"The Ministry of Justice is responsible for the national civil registry of all records pertaining to births, deaths and marriages."<ref>Ministry of Information and Communications, [http://www.justice.gov.to/registrar-generals-office/ Registrar General's Office vital records], (accessed 16 December 2021).]</ref> | |||
==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
Latest revision as of 21:15, 20 March 2024
| Tonga Wiki Topics |
|
| Tonga Beginning Research |
| Record Types |
| Tonga Background |
| Tonga Genealogical Word Lists |
|
|
| Local Research Resources |
How to Find the Records
Offices to Contact
Ministry of Justice
Registrar General's Office
P.O Box 130
Nuku'alofa
Telephone: (+676)7400800 or (+676)7400810 or (676) 25 618
Fax #: (676) 23 098
Help Desk Email: helpdesk@justice.gov.to
Email of Registrar General: svunipola@justice.gov.to
Historical Background
Time period: 1867-present[1]
"The Ministry of Justice is responsible for the national civil registry of all records pertaining to births, deaths and marriages."[2]
Coverage and Compliance
Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods[1]
Information Recorded in the Records
Birth
- Date
- Name of child
- Names of parents
- Occupation and religious preference of parents
- place of residence for parents
- Name of informant
Marriage
- Date of marriage
- Names of bride and groom
- Place of residence of the groom and bride
- Names of parents
- Occupation and religious preference of parents
- Names of witnesses
Death
- Date
- Name of deceased
- Names of parents
- Occupation and religious preference of parents
- Place of residence of the deceased
- Age at death
- Cause of death
- Place of burial[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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.
- ↑ Ministry of Information and Communications, Registrar General's Office vital records, (accessed 16 December 2021).]