Madagascar Civil Registration

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Madagascar

Civil Registration

How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

National Archives in Antananarivo and provincial and department archives. Paris may have records of their nationals who were living in Madagascar during the colonial period.

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Time period: 1897 to present
Population coverage: Estimated at 70%^[1]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Birth Records[edit | edit source]

Name of child
Date and place of birth
Parent’s names
Father's occupation and residence
Sometimes age of mother
Occupations, and sometimes relationships^[1]

Marriage Records[edit | edit source]

Names of bride and of groom
Their places of residence
Date of marriage
Sometimes ages and names of parents or sponsors
Information regarding any former marriages ^[1]

Death Records[edit | edit source]

Name of deceased
Death and burial dates
Age
Residence at time of death
Occupation
Cause of death^[1]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Madagascar,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2001.

[profile-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Madagascar,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2001.

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