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Civil Registration

How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Tokelau Government

Email: https://www.tokelau.org.nz/Contact.html

Links for: ordering birth, marriage, and death certificates

For ordering a Birth Certificate, can also contact Ruby via email ruby.fuimaono@tokelau.org.nz or telephone +685 7600364

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

In 1863, Peruvian slave traders kidnapped nearly all (253) of the able-bodied men to work as laborers. Very few of these men returned. Soon after, Polynesian, American, Scottish, French, Portuguese and German men came and married local women.

Between 1856 and 1979, the United States claimed that it held sovereignty over the island and the other Tokelauan atolls. In 1979, the U.S. agreed that Tokelau was under New Zealand sovereignty. Both New Zealand and Tokelau state that Tokelau is a separate nation.^[1]

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Births are available for the last 100 years.

Stillbirths are available for the last 50 years.

Marriages are available for the last 80 years.

Deaths are available for the last 50 years or the deceased's date of birth was at least 80 years ago.^[2]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Birth Records[edit | edit source]

Date of birth
Place of birth
Name of child
Gender
Names of parents
Ages of parents
Where parents were born
Occupations of parents
When and where parents were married
Informant's name, relationship to child
Informant's residence and occupation^[3]

Death Records[edit | edit source]

Name of deceased
Occupation and residence
Gender and age
Date and place of death
Date and place of burial
Cause of death
Name and occupation of father
Name of mother
If married:

- Where married

- Age when married

- Name of spouse

- Age of spouse if living

- Ages and gender of living children^[3]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Wikipedia contributors, Tokelau, (accessed 11 August 2023).
↑ National Library of New Zealand, Pasifika — Family history, Tokelau, (accessed 18 August 2023).
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Tokelau Islands Births and Deaths Registration Regulations 1969, Forms, (accessed 18 August 2023).

[1] Wikipedia contributors, Tokelau, (accessed 11 August 2023).

[2] National Library of New Zealand, Pasifika — Family history, Tokelau, (accessed 18 August 2023).

[Tokelau_BD-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Tokelau Islands Births and Deaths Registration Regulations 1969, Forms, (accessed 18 August 2023).

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 Email: https://www.tokelau.org.nz/Contact.html <br>
-[https://www.tokelau.org.nz/Tokelau+Government/Government+Departments/BDM+Certificates.html Links for ordering birth, marriage, and death certificates]
+Links for: [https://www.tokelau.org.nz/Tokelau+Government/Government+Departments/BDM+Certificates.html ordering birth, marriage, and death certificates]
 For ordering a Birth Certificate, can also contact Ruby via email [mailto:ruby.fuimaono@tokelau.org.nz ruby.fuimaono@tokelau.org.nz] or telephone +685 7600364