Brunei Civil Registration: Difference between revisions

Registry of Civil Marriages
High Court - Supreme Court Building
Jalan Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha
Bandar Seri Begawan, BA1910
Negara Brunei Darussalam

Telephone: (673) 2243939 to 46
Fax: (673) 2241984
Email: courts@judicial.gov.bn

Attorney General's Chambers
The Law Building
Jalan Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha
Bandar Seri Begawan, BA1910
Brunei Darussalam

Telephone : +673 2244872
Fax : +673 2227954

Marriage notices are also filed at the District where the marriage applicants usually reside.^[1] Brunei is divided into four districts: Brunei-Muara, Belait, Tutong and Temburong.

Background

The Bruneian Empire probably had control over most of the island of Borneo, including the area of Brunei. In 1888, Brunei became a British protectorate. On 1 January 1984, Brunei gained its independence from the United Kingdom.^[2]

The Registrar General and every Registrar makes indices of the marriage registers kept by them. Any person for a fee can apply for a search to be made of the indices and the marriage registers and have a certified copy made of the marriage entry. ^[3]

Coverage and Compliance

Birth and death records started in 1926 for British subjects and from 1948 for others.^[4]

"The legal minimum age of marriage for both boys and girls is 14 years with parental and participant consent, unless otherwise stipulated by religion or custom under the law."^[5]

Information Recorded in the Records

Birth Records

Name of child
Sex
Birth dates
Birth place
Maiden surname of mother
Source of information

Marriage Records

Names of bride and groom
Marriage year
Marriage place
Source of information

Death Records

Name of deceased
Death year
Death place
Age
Source of information

References

↑ Registry of civil marriages Brunei Darussalam, (accessed 4 November 2020).
↑ Wikipedia, Brunei, accessed 20 October 2020.
↑ Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Knowledge Center, Laws of Brunei- Registration of Marriages Act, (accessed 4 November 2020).
↑ Thomas Jay Kemp, “International Vital Records Handbook, 7th Edition,” Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore : c2017, p. 469.
↑ Girls not Brides, c2002-2020.

[1] Registry of civil marriages Brunei Darussalam, (accessed 4 November 2020).

[2] Wikipedia, Brunei, accessed 20 October 2020.

[3] Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Knowledge Center, Laws of Brunei- Registration of Marriages Act, (accessed 4 November 2020).

[4] Thomas Jay Kemp, “International Vital Records Handbook, 7th Edition,” Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore : c2017, p. 469.

[5] Girls not Brides, c2002-2020.

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+*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20banns%20and%20marriages&country=brunei&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Brunei] at Findmypast; index & images ($)
+*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+deaths+and+burials&sid=103&country=brunei British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Brunei] at Findmypast; index & images ($)
+*'''1628-1969''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1993&cj=1&sid=l&netid=cj&o_xid=0005719356&o_lid=0005719356&o_sch=Affiliate+External  UK, Foreign and Overseas Registers of British Subjects] at Ancestry; index & images ($)
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+High Court - Supreme Court Building<br>
+Jalan Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha<br>
+Bandar Seri Begawan, BA1910<br>
+Negara Brunei Darussalam<br>
+Telephone: (673) 2243939 to 46<br>
+Fax: (673) 2241984<br>
+Email: [mailto:courts@judicial.gov.bn courts@judicial.gov.bn]<br>
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-==Historical Background==
+Marriage notices are also filed at the District where the marriage applicants usually reside.<ref>[http://judiciary.gov.bn/SJD%20Site%20Pages/Services%20(Registry%20of%20Marriages).aspx Registry of civil marriages Brunei Darussalam], (accessed 4 November 2020).</ref> Brunei is divided into four districts: Brunei-Muara, Belait, Tutong and Temburong.  <br>
+==Background==
 The Bruneian Empire probably had control over most of the island of Borneo, including the area of Brunei. In 1888, Brunei became a British protectorate. On 1 January 1984, Brunei gained its independence from the United Kingdom.<ref>Wikipedia, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunei Brunei], accessed 20 October 2020.</ref>
+The Registrar General and every Registrar makes indices of the marriage registers kept by them. Any person for a fee can apply for a search to be made of the indices and the marriage registers and have a certified copy made of the marriage entry. <ref>Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Knowledge Center, [https://unstats.un.org/unsd/vitalstatkb/KnowledgebaseArticle50460.aspx Laws of Brunei- Registration of Marriages Act], (accessed 4 November 2020).</ref>
 ==Coverage and Compliance==
 Birth and death records started in 1926 for British subjects and from 1948 for others.<ref>Thomas Jay Kemp, “International Vital Records Handbook, 7th Edition,” Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. Baltimore : c2017, p. 469.</ref>
+"The legal minimum age of marriage for both boys and girls is 14 years with parental and participant consent, unless otherwise stipulated by religion or custom under the law."<ref>[https://www.girlsnotbrides.org/child-marriage/brunei-darussalam/#:~:text=The%20legal%20minimum%20age%20of,or%20custom%20under%20the%20law Girls not Brides], c2002-2020.</ref>
 ==Information Recorded in the Records==
+===Birth Records===
+*Name of child
+*Sex
+*Birth dates
+*Birth place
+*Maiden surname of mother
+*Source of information
+===Marriage Records===
+*Names of bride and groom
+*Marriage year
+*Marriage place
+*Source of information
+===Death Records===
+*Name of deceased
+*Death year
+*Death place
+*Age
+*Source of information
 == References ==
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-[[Category:Brunei]]
+[[Category:Brunei]] [[Category:Civil Registration]]