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Cape Verde

Civil Registration

How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Location: National Archive and civil registration offices; some are also in the National Archive of Portugal in Lisbon.

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Time period: 1860-present

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population after 1910 and 50-65% before that.

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Births

Name of person, date of birth, names of parents, father’s occupation and residence, sometimes age of mother; names of witnesses and their residence, occupations, and sometimes relationships.

Marriage

Name of candidates, their places of residence, date of marriage, sometimes ages and names of parents or sponsors

Death

Name of deceased, date of death and burial, age, place of residence at time of death, occupation, cause of death.

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References[edit | edit source]

↑ The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Cape Verde,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1992-1999.

[profile-1] The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Cape Verde,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1992-1999.

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 ===Offices to Contact===
+Location: National Archive and civil registration offices; some are also in the National Archive of Portugal in Lisbon.
 ==Historical Background==
+Time period: 1860-present
 ==Coverage and Compliance==
+Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population after 1910 and 50-65% before that.
 ==Information Recorded in the Records==
-f
+'''Births'''
-=== Civil registers ===
+*Name of person, date of birth, names of parents, father’s occupation and residence, sometimes age of mother; names of witnesses and their residence, occupations, and sometimes relationships.
-Research use: Uniquely identifies individuals and spans generations.
+'''Marriage'''
-Record type: Civil records of birth, marriage, and death.
+*Name of candidates, their places of residence, date of marriage, sometimes ages and names of parents or sponsors
-General: Compiled by the government for administrative and statistical purposes.
+'''Death'''
-Time period: 1860-present.
+*Name of deceased, date of death and burial, age, place of residence at time of death, occupation, cause of death.
-Contents: Birth–name of person, date of birth, names of parents, father’s occupation and residence, sometimes age of mother; names of witnesses and their residence, occupations, and sometimes relationships.  Marriage–name of candidates, their places of residence, date of marriage, sometimes ages and names of parents or sponsors.  Death–name of deceased, date of death and burial, age, place of residence at time of death, occupation, cause of death.
-Location: National Archive and civil registration offices; some are also in the National Archive of Portugal in Lisbon.
-Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population after 1910 and 50-65% before that.
 <ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Cape Verde,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1992-1999.</ref>