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P.O Box 130<br> | P.O Box 130<br> | ||
Nuku'alofa<br> | Nuku'alofa<br> | ||
Telephone: (676) 25 618<br> | |||
Telephone: (+676)7400800 or (+676)7400810 or (676) 25 618<br> | |||
Fax #: (676) 23 098<br> | Fax #: (676) 23 098<br> | ||
Help Desk Email: [mailto:helpdesk@justice.gov.to helpdesk@justice.gov.to]<br> | Help Desk Email: [mailto:helpdesk@justice.gov.to helpdesk@justice.gov.to]<br> | ||
Email of Registrar General: [mailto:svunipola@justice.gov.to svunipola@justice.gov.to] | Email of Registrar General: [mailto:svunipola@justice.gov.to svunipola@justice.gov.to] | ||
==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
Ministry of Justice
Registrar General's Office
P.O Box 130
Nuku'alofa
Telephone: (+676)7400800 or (+676)7400810 or (676) 25 618
Fax #: (676) 23 098
Help Desk Email: helpdesk@justice.gov.to
Email of Registrar General: svunipola@justice.gov.to
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
Time period: 1867-present[1]
"The Ministry of Justice is responsible for the national civil registry of all records pertaining to births, deaths and marriages."[2]
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]
Birth
- Date
- Name of child
- Names of parents
- Occupation and religious preference of parents
- place of residence for parents
- Name of informant
Marriage
- Date of marriage
- Names of bride and groom
- Place of residence of the groom and bride
- Names of parents
- Occupation and religious preference of parents
- Names of witnesses
Death
- Date
- Name of deceased
- Names of parents
- Occupation and 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 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.
- ↑ Ministry of Information and Communications, National Civil Registry Office digitises vital records, 13 May 2013, (accessed 16 May 2020).]