Cook Islands Civil Registration

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Civil Registration

Online Records

• 1846-1949 - Cook Islands, Public Records, 1846-1989 at FamilySearch — index and images

Offices to Contact

Local and national civil registry offices

Historical Background

Time period: 1846-present.

Coverage and Compliance

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

Information Recorded in the Records

Births

• Date and time of day of birth
• Name of child
• Names of parents
• Occupation and religious preference of parents
• Name of informant
• Place of residence of parents

Marriages

• Date
• Name of bride and groom
• Names of parents
• Occupation and religious preference of parents
• Names of witnesses
• Place of residence of bride and groom

Deaths

• Date
• Name of deceased
• Names of parents
• Occupation and religious preference of parents
• Place of residence of the deceased
• Age at death
• Cause of death
• Place of burial