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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
Civil Registration records are kept in national, provincial, and district archives.
Botswana National Archives and Records Services
P.O. Box 239
Corner State Drive and Parliament Drive
Government Enclav
Gaborone, Botswana
Telephone:+267 391 1820
Fax: +267 390 8545
Email: archives@gov.bw[1]
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
Time period: 1939 to present
The Botswana National Archives and Records Services was established in 1967.
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
Population coverage: 95% of White population, 100% of Asian, 95% of mixed race, and 0 to 5% of African.[2]
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
Births
- Identification number
- Name
- Date and place of birth
- Race
- Sex
- Parents' residence
- Parents' marriage place
- Parents' names and race
- Parents' dates and places of birth
- Informant's name, capacity, and residence
Marriages
- Identification number of bride and groom
- Names
- Date and place of marriage
- Race
- Birth date and place
- Marital status
- Occupation
- Residence
- Banns or notice of intention
Deaths
- Identification number
- Name
- Date and place of death
- Sex
- Race
- Age at death
- Birth date
- Marital status
- Occupation
- Pension
- Cause of death
- Birth place
- Residence
- Intended place of burial
- Name of parents (if deceased under the age of ten)
- Place of mother’s residence (if child deceased under the age of one year)
- Informant's name, address, and capacity
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Facebook page for Botswana National Archives and Records Services
- ↑ The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Southern Africa,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1998.