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==How to Find the Records==
==How to Find the Records==
===Online Collections===
===Online Collections===


===Offices to Contact===
===Offices to Contact===
Local and national civil registry offices.
==Historical Background==
==Historical Background==
==Coverage and Compliance==
==Coverage and Compliance==
Time period: 1854-present
90% coverage of the population.
==Information Recorded in the Records==
==Information Recorded in the Records==
==References==
[[Category:New Caledonia]]


== Civil Registration ==
===Birth Records===
 
*Date
*Name of child
*Names of parents
*Occupation of parents
*Religion of parents
*Name of informant
*Residence of parents


Research use: Uniquely identifies individuals and connects them to their parents.
===Marriage Records===


Record type: Civil records of birth, marriage, and death.
*Date
*Names of bride and groom
*Names of parents
*Occupation of parents
*Religion of parents
*Names of witnesses
*Residence of bride and groom


General: Civil registration begins late in Melanesia as compared to other areas of the world but it is the most complete source for genealogical purposes.
===Death Records===


Time period: 1854-present.
*Date
*Name of deceased
*Names of parents
*Occupation of parents
*Religion of parents
*Residence of deceased
*Age at death
*Cause of death
*Place of burial


Contents: Birth, marriage, and death records have the exact date of the event, including time of day for births; name of principal and parents; occupation and religious preference of parents; name of informant for births and names of witnesses for marriages; place of residence for parents of new born, of the groom and bride for marriages, and of the deceased for deaths; age at death, cause of death, and place of burial in death records.
==References==
[[Category:New Caledonia]]


Location: Local and national civil registry offices.


Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population.
 
== Civil Registration ==


Reliability: High.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Melanesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2000.</ref>  
Reliability: High.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Melanesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2000.</ref>  
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