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Civil Registration

How to Find the Records

Offices to Contact

Location: Local and national civil registry offices.

Historical Background

Time period: 1923-present.

Coverage and Compliance

Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods.

Information Recorded in the Records

Births

• Date of the event, including time of day
• Name of child
• Names of parents
• Occupation of parents
• Religious preference of parents
• Name of informant
• Place of residence for parents

Marriages

• Date
• Name of principal and
• Names of parents
• Occupation of parents
• Religious preference of parents
• Names of witnesses
• Place of residence of the groom and bride

Deaths 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 record