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Location: Local and national civil registry offices.
Location: Local and national civil registry offices.
Office of the Attorney-General<br>
Government Building<br>
Vaiaku, Funafuti<br>
Tuvalu<br>
Telephone (688) 7 102 050<br>
:::(688) 20 823<br>
E-mail: [mailto:eselealofa@gmail.com eselealofa@gmail.com]<br>
:::[mailto:teaniua@gmail.com teaniua@gmail.com]<br>


==Historical Background==
==Historical Background==

Revision as of 21:20, 5 February 2022

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Beginning Research
Record Types
Tuvalu Background
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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Online Resources[edit | edit source]

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Location: Local and national civil registry offices.

Office of the Attorney-General
Government Building
Vaiaku, Funafuti
Tuvalu

Telephone (688) 7 102 050

(688) 20 823

E-mail: eselealofa@gmail.com

teaniua@gmail.com

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Time period: 1903-present.

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 Records[edit | edit source]

  • Name of child
  • Date
  • Names of parents
  • Parents' occupations and religion
  • Name of informant
  • Parents' residence

Marriage Records[edit | edit source]

  • Date
  • Names of bride and groom
  • Names of parents
  • Parents' occupations and religion
  • Names of witnesses
  • Residences of bride and groom

Death Records[edit | edit source]

  • Date
  • Name of deceased
  • Names of parents
  • Parents' occupations and religion
  • Place of residence of the deceased
  • Age at death
  • Cause of death
  • Place of burial

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 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.