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Civil Registraion

How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Online Databases[edit | edit source]

1886-1906 Iles Australes Civil Registration, 1886-1906, index.
1886-1906 Iles Gambier, Civil Registration, 1886-1906, index.
1843-1906 Iles Marquises, Civil Registration, 1843-1906, index.
1881-1906 Iles Tuamotu Civil Registration, 1881-1906, index.
1898-1906 Iles-Sous-le-Vent/Iles du Vent Civil Registration, 1898-1906, index.
1843-1906 Windward Islands (Society Islands), Civil Registration, 1843-1906, index.
1780-1999 French Polynesia, Civil Registration, 1780-1999 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images

British Subjects Overseas[edit | edit source]

British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Tahiti, index & images ($)
British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, French Polynesia, index & images ($)
British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Polynesia, index & images ($)
British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Polynesia and Tahiti, index & images ($)
British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Polynesia and Tahiti, index & images ($)

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

High Commission of the Republic
Papeete, French Polynesia

Contact Form
Telephone: +689 / 40.468.700
E-mail: pole-relations-usagers@polynesie-francaise.pref.gouv.fr

Civil registration may also be found at local and national civil registry offices (some copies in France for French Polynesia)^[1]

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Time period: 1843-present

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

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

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Birth Records[edit | edit source]

Date
Name of child
Names of parents
Occupations of parents
Religious preferences of parents
Name of informant
Place of residence of parents^[1]

Marriage Records[edit | edit source]

Date
Names of bride an groom
Names of parents
Occupations of parents
Religious preference of parents
Names of witnesses
Place of residence of the groom and bride^[1]

Death Records[edit | edit source]

Date
Name of deceased
Name of parents
Occupations of parents
Religious preference of parents
Place of residence of the deceased
Age at death
Cause of death
Place of burial^[1]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: French Polynesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2000.

[profile-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: French Polynesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2000.

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 ===Offices to Contact===