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==Civil Registration==
==How to Find the Records==
Historical Background
 
Percentage in Family History Library: Near complete pre-1930 collection
 
===Offices to Contact===
 
Registration offices on the various islands
 
==Historical Background==
Civil Registration in Mauritius dates back to the 18th century. The Central Civil Status Office in Port Louis holds records as far back as 1812 and the older ones that are of interest to genealogists are kept at the National Archives in the DBM Complex, Industrial Zone, Coromandel.
Civil Registration in Mauritius dates back to the 18th century. The Central Civil Status Office in Port Louis holds records as far back as 1812 and the older ones that are of interest to genealogists are kept at the National Archives in the DBM Complex, Industrial Zone, Coromandel.


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*[http://csd.pmo.govmu.org/English/Pages/Offices.aspx Civil Status Offices all Districts of Mauritius] includes contact information and addresses
*[http://csd.pmo.govmu.org/English/Pages/Offices.aspx Civil Status Offices all Districts of Mauritius] includes contact information and addresses


Research use: A primary source of information.
==Coverage and Compliance==
 
Population coverage: Estimated at 55%.
 
==Information Recorded in the Records==
 
'''Birth'''
 
*Name
*Birth date and place
*Parents’ names
*Father’s occupation and residence
 
'''Marriages'''
*Names of bride and groom
*Their places of residence
*Date of marriage
*Parents’ names and residence
 
'''Death'''
*Name
*Death date and place
*Residence at time of death


Record type: Births, marriages, and deaths.


Time period: 1790-1930


Contents: Birth – name, birth date and place, parents’ names, father’s occupation and residence. Marriages – name of bride and groom, their places of residence and date of marriage, parents’ names and residence. Death – name, death date and place, residence at time of death.


Location: Registration offices on the various islands.


Percentage in Family History Library: Near complete pre-1930 collection.


Population coverage: Estimated at 55%.
*[[How to Find Birth, Marriage, and Death Records for Mauritius (Ile de France)''' |'''How to Find Birth, Marriage, and Death Records''']]
*[[How to Find Birth, Marriage, and Death Records for Mauritius (Ile de France)''' |'''How to Find Birth, Marriage, and Death Records''']]
*[[Mauritius Civil Registration|'''Civil Registration''']]
*[[Mauritius Civil Registration|'''Civil Registration''']]

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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Percentage in Family History Library: Near complete pre-1930 collection

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Registration offices on the various islands

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Civil Registration in Mauritius dates back to the 18th century. The Central Civil Status Office in Port Louis holds records as far back as 1812 and the older ones that are of interest to genealogists are kept at the National Archives in the DBM Complex, Industrial Zone, Coromandel.

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Population coverage: Estimated at 55%.

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Birth

  • Name
  • Birth date and place
  • Parents’ names
  • Father’s occupation and residence

Marriages

  • Names of bride and groom
  • Their places of residence
  • Date of marriage
  • Parents’ names and residence

Death

  • Name
  • Death date and place
  • Residence at time of death




Civil Status Division 7th Flr Emmanual Anquetil Bldg Port Louis. Tel  : 2012279 Fax : 00230 2112420 Email :civstat@govmu.org


Reliability: Recognized as an official record.[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Western Indian Ocean,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1990, 2000.