Cabo Verde Civil Registration: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 13:45, 11 May 2020

Cabo Verde Wiki Topics

Beginning Research
Research Strategies Record Finder Finding Town of Origin Online Learning
Record Types
Cemeteries Census Church Records Civil Registration Colonial Records Compiled Genealogies	Emigration & Immigration Military Records Online Records Religious Records
Cabo Verde Background
Gazetteers History Jurisdictions Languages Maps Naming Customs	Portuguese Word List Social Life & Customs For Further Reading
Local Research Resources
Archives and Libraries Societies FamilySearch Centers

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

Time period: 1860-present^[1]

Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population after 1910 and 50-65% before that.^[1]

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.^[1]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 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.

@@ Line 15: / Line 15: @@
 ==Historical Background==
-Time period: 1860-present<ref name="profile">
+Time period: 1860-present<ref name="profile"></ref>
 ==Coverage and Compliance==
-Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population after 1910 and 50-65% before that.<ref name="profile">
+Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population after 1910 and 50-65% before that.<ref name="profile"></ref>
 ==Information Recorded in the Records==