Mauritius Civil Registration

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Civil Registration

How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Civil Status Division 7th Flr Emmanual Anquetil Bldg Port Louis. Tel : 2012279 Fax : 00230 2112420 Email :civstat@govmu.org

Civil Status Services Hours of Business indexes
Districts of Mauritius: Port-Louis, Pamplemousses, Riviere du Rempart, FlacQ, Moka, PlaineWilhems, Black River, Grand Port, Savanne, Dependencies addresses

Percentage in Family History Library: Near complete pre-1930 collection

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Registration offices on the various islands

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Civil Registration in Mauritius dates back to the 18th century. The Central Civil Status Office in Port Louis holds records as far back as 1812 and the older ones that are of interest to genealogists are kept at the National Archives in the DBM Complex, Industrial Zone, Coromandel.

History of Mauritius Civil Status Division 1715 - current]
Civil Status Offices all Districts of Mauritius includes contact information and addresses

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Population coverage is estimated at 55%.Reliability: Recognized as an official record.^[1]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Birth

Name
Birth date and place
Parents’ names
Father’s occupation and residence

Marriages

Names of bride and groom
Their places of residence
Date of marriage
Parents’ names and residence

Death

Name
Death date and place
Residence at time of death

References[edit | edit source]

↑ The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Western Indian Ocean,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1990, 2000.

[profile-1] The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Western Indian Ocean,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1990, 2000.

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