Tonga Civil Registration

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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: 1867-present

Coverage and Compliance

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

Information Recorded in the Records

Birth

• Date
• Name of child
• Names of parents
• Occupation and religious preference of parents
• place of residence for parents
• Name of informant

Marriage

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

Death

• 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