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*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=cameroon British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Cameroon], index and images, Find My Past ($) | *'''1849-1965, 1979-2005''' [http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=cameroon British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Cameroon], index and images, Find My Past ($) | ||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=africa British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Africa], index and images, Find My Past ($) | *[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=africa British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Africa], index and images, Find My Past ($) | ||
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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]
Online Collections[edit | edit source]
- 1849-1965, 1979-2005 British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Cameroon, index and images, Find My Past ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Africa, index and images, Find My Past ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Cameroon , index and images, Find My Past ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Africa, index and images, Find My Past ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, index and images, Find My Past ($)
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
Location: National Archives in Yaoundé and provincial and department archives. Berlin, London, and Paris may have records of their nationals who were living in Cameroon during the colonial period.
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
Time period: 1884 to present.
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
Population coverage: Estimate 80% of the European population and 50% of native population prior to independence. There is not sufficient information to make an accurate estimate of overall population coverage.[1]
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
Birth
- Name
- Birth date and place
- Parents’ names
- Father’s occupation and residence
- Sometimes age of mother
- Occupations
- Sometimes relationships
Marriage
- Name of bride and groom
- Their places of residence
- Date of marriage
- Sometimes ages and names of parents or sponsors
- Information regarding any former marriages
Death
- Name of deceased
- Death and burial dates
- Age
- Residence at time of death
- Occupation
- Cause of death
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Cameroon,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1999.