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Civil Registration

Civil Registration[edit | edit source]

How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Online Collection[edit | edit source]

1876-1920 : Birth registers, 1876-1920. Registration of births during the German occupation, 1876-1917 and during the British military occupation, 1917-1920
1889-1900 : Register of deaths, 1895-1899; births 1889-1900

For the following records, the index is available online, but the record images can only be seen at family history centers and the Family History Library:

1852-1915 : Births within the district of the British Consulate at Samoa, 1852- 1915
ca. 1869-1915 : Births registered at the British consulate, ca. 1869-1915
1917-1920 : Register of births within the British military occupied territory of Samoa, 1917-1920
1920-1962 : European birth registers, v. 1-55, 1920-1962
1905-1992 : Birth registers for Upolu, Western Samoa, 1905-1992
1923-1992 : Death registers for Savai'i, Western Samoa, 1923-1992

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Location: Local and national civil registry offices.

Registrar General of Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Adoptions
Department of Justice
PO Box 49
Apia, Samoa

Tuautu Kalepo, Civil Registrar on tuautu.kalepo@sbs.gov.ws
Ponifasio Vasa and Tupai Silapela, Deputy Rigistrars on ponifasio.vasa@sbs.gov.ws & tupai.silapela@sbs.gov.ws

Telephone : 32984, 32157 and 51538

https://www.sbs.gov.ws/bdm/location
https://www.sbs.gov.ws/

For help in obtaining vital records from American Samoa see American Samoa Vital Records.

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Time period: 1923-present.

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods.^[1]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Births

Date of the event, including time of day
Name of child
Names of parents
Occupation of parents
Religious preference of parents
Name of informant
Place of residence for parents

Marriages

Date
Name of principal and
Names of parents
Occupation of parents
Religious preference of parents
Names of witnesses
Place of residence of the groom and bride

Deaths

Date
Name
Names of parents
Occupation of parents
Religious preference of parents
Place of the deceased
Age at death
Cause of death
Place of burial

References[edit | edit source]

↑ The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Polynesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2000.

[profile-1] The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Polynesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2000.

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 https://www.sbs.gov.ws/
-== Samoa Bureau of Statistics ==
+For help in obtaining vital records from American Samoa see [[American Samoa Vital Records]].
-The Samoa Bureau of Statistics is located in downtown Apia on the ground floor of the DBS building, across from the fish market. This agency is where births, marriages, deaths, and adoptions are recorded for the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa. There are separate registers for the islands of Savai'i and Upolu.
-To request a copy of a certificate in person, provide a name and date to the clerk at the customer counter. The clerk will retrieve a folder with loose certificates and will abstract data into an official form which will then be printed out for a fee. If you need to look at the certificate or photograph it you will be charged an additional fee.
-The Family History Library has microfilmed many of these records. For help in obtaining vital records from American Samoa see [[American Samoa Vital Records]].
 ==Historical Background==