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===Online Resources=== | |||
= | *'''1864-1880 - '''{{FSC|1106620|item|disp=Tables décennales, 1864-1880}} - FamilySearch, free. Ten-year indexes for diverse localities of New Caledonia. In French. | ||
===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
Town halls also issue birth, death and marriage documents. Contact the relevant town hall directly to obtain these documents.<ref>Australian Consulate-General, [https://noumea.consulate.gov.au/nmea/CivilRegistryDocuments.html Civil registry documents (births, deaths and marriages)], (accessed 20 January 2023).</ref> | |||
[https://affaires-coutumieres.gouv.nc/ '''Directorate for the Management and Regulation of Customary Affairs (DGRAC)''']<br> | |||
16 rue d'Austerlitz<br> | |||
Immeuble Scical<br> | |||
98800 Nouméa<br> | |||
New Caledonia / Nouvelle-Calédonie<br> | |||
Telephone: 23.22.90<br> | |||
FAX: 23.22.99<br> | |||
Email: [mailto:dgrac@gouv.nc dgrac@gouv.nc]<br> | |||
To Write: <br> | |||
{{Block indent|BP E3<br>}} | |||
{{Block indent|98848 Nouméa Cedex<br>}} | |||
{{Block indent|New Caledonia / Nouvelle-Calédonie<br>}} | |||
'''Koné branch:''' <br> | |||
636, route de la Néa<br> | |||
98860 Koné<br> | |||
New Caledonia / Nouvelle-Calédonie<br> | |||
Telephone Koné antenna: 47.70.70<br> | |||
FAX Koné antenna: 47.70 .71<br> | |||
Koné email: [mailto:antenne-nord.sg@gouv.nc antenne-nord.sg@gouv.nc]<br> | |||
==Background== | |||
The Kanak are the indigenous inhabitants of New Caledonia. Until 1984, Kanak was spelled Canaque.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanak_people Kanak people], (accessed 20 January 2021).]</ref> In 1853, France took formal possession of New Caledonia. In 1864, New Caledonia became a penal colony. From the 1860s until 1897 when transportations ended, about 22,000 criminals and political prisoners were sent from France. In 1864, nickel was discovered, and France imported laborers from neighboring islands, the New Hebrides, Japan, the Dutch East Indies, and French Indochina. During WWII, 50,000 American troops were stationed on New Caledonia. 1n 1953, New Caledonians were given French citizenship.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Caledonia#History New Caledonia], (accessed 20 January 2023).</ref> | |||
==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
Time period: 1854-present | Time period: 1854-present | ||
90% coverage of the population. | 90% coverage of the population<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Melanesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2000.</ref> | ||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||
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*Religion of parents | *Religion of parents | ||
*Name of informant | *Name of informant | ||
*Residence of parents | *Residence of parents<ref name="profile"/> | ||
===Marriage Records=== | ===Marriage Records=== | ||
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*Religion of parents | *Religion of parents | ||
*Names of witnesses | *Names of witnesses | ||
*Residence of bride and groom | *Residence of bride and groom<ref name="profile"/> | ||
===Death Records=== | ===Death Records=== | ||
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*Age at death | *Age at death | ||
*Cause of death | *Cause of death | ||
*Place of burial | *Place of burial<ref name="profile"/> | ||
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===Other Types of Death Records=== | |||
Death inventories (notarial record concerning inheritance), declarations of succession, tombstone transcriptions, obituaries, sexton records, burials, and others. | |||
Location: Administrative offices at various levels and archives. | Location: Administrative offices at various levels and archives. | ||
Time period: 1860-present | |||
Population coverage: 40% of the population | |||
Contents: | |||
*Names | |||
*Vital statistics (birth, marriage, and death dates and places) | |||
*In some sources, names of kin and relationship to the deceased are given.<ref name="profile"/> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Resources[edit | edit source]
Online Resources[edit | edit source]
- 1864-1880 - Tables décennales, 1864-1880 - FamilySearch, free. Ten-year indexes for diverse localities of New Caledonia. In French.
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
Town halls also issue birth, death and marriage documents. Contact the relevant town hall directly to obtain these documents.[1]
Directorate for the Management and Regulation of Customary Affairs (DGRAC)
16 rue d'Austerlitz
Immeuble Scical
98800 Nouméa
New Caledonia / Nouvelle-Calédonie
Telephone: 23.22.90
FAX: 23.22.99
Email: dgrac@gouv.nc
To Write:
Koné branch:
636, route de la Néa
98860 Koné
New Caledonia / Nouvelle-Calédonie
Telephone Koné antenna: 47.70.70
FAX Koné antenna: 47.70 .71
Koné email: antenne-nord.sg@gouv.nc
Background[edit | edit source]
The Kanak are the indigenous inhabitants of New Caledonia. Until 1984, Kanak was spelled Canaque.[2] In 1853, France took formal possession of New Caledonia. In 1864, New Caledonia became a penal colony. From the 1860s until 1897 when transportations ended, about 22,000 criminals and political prisoners were sent from France. In 1864, nickel was discovered, and France imported laborers from neighboring islands, the New Hebrides, Japan, the Dutch East Indies, and French Indochina. During WWII, 50,000 American troops were stationed on New Caledonia. 1n 1953, New Caledonians were given French citizenship.[3]
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
Time period: 1854-present
90% coverage of the population[4]
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
Birth Records[edit | edit source]
- Date
- Name of child
- Names of parents
- Occupation of parents
- Religion of parents
- Name of informant
- Residence of parents[4]
Marriage Records[edit | edit source]
- Date
- Names of bride and groom
- Names of parents
- Occupation of parents
- Religion of parents
- Names of witnesses
- Residence of bride and groom[4]
Death Records[edit | edit source]
- Date
- Name of deceased
- Names of parents
- Occupation of parents
- Religion of parents
- Residence of deceased
- Age at death
- Cause of death
- Place of burial[4]
Other Types of Death Records[edit | edit source]
Death inventories (notarial record concerning inheritance), declarations of succession, tombstone transcriptions, obituaries, sexton records, burials, and others.
Location: Administrative offices at various levels and archives.
Time period: 1860-present
Population coverage: 40% of the population
Contents:
- Names
- Vital statistics (birth, marriage, and death dates and places)
- In some sources, names of kin and relationship to the deceased are given.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Australian Consulate-General, Civil registry documents (births, deaths and marriages), (accessed 20 January 2023).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, Kanak people, (accessed 20 January 2021).]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, New Caledonia, (accessed 20 January 2023).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Melanesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2000.