French Polynesia Civil Registration: Difference between revisions
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Local and national civil registry offices (some copies in [[France Genealogy|France]] for French Polynesia)<ref name="profile">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.</ref> | |||
==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
Revision as of 11:55, 22 March 2022
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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 and images, ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, French Polynesia, index and images, ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Polynesia, index and images, ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Polynesia and Tahiti, index and images, ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Polynesia and Tahiti, index and images, ($)
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
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]