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'''Births'''
'''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
*Name of person
*Date of birth
*Names of parents
*Father’s occupation and residence
*Sometimes age of mother
*Names of witnesses, their residence, occupations, and sometimes relationships


'''Marriage'''
'''Marriage'''


*Name of candidates, their places of residence, date of marriage, sometimes ages and names of parents or sponsors
*Name of candidates
*Their places of residence
*Date of marriage
*Sometimes ages
*Sometimes names of parents or sponsors


'''Death'''
'''Death'''


*Name of deceased, date of death and burial, age, place of residence at time of death, occupation, cause of death.<ref name="profile">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.</ref>
*Name of deceased
*Date of death and burial
*Age
*Place of residence at time of death
*Occupation
*Cause of death<ref name="profile">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.</ref>


== References  ==
== References  ==

Revision as of 12:48, 11 May 2020

Cabo Verde Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Cabo Verde Background
Local Research Resources

How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

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

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Time period: 1860-present[1]

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

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

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Births

  • Name of person
  • Date of birth
  • Names of parents
  • Father’s occupation and residence
  • Sometimes age of mother
  • Names of witnesses, their residence, occupations, and sometimes relationships

Marriage

  • Name of candidates
  • Their places of residence
  • Date of marriage
  • Sometimes ages
  • Sometimes 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]

References[edit | edit source]

  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.