Madagascar Civil Registration

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Madagascar

Civil Registration

How to Find the Records

Offices to Contact

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.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name

Ministry of Interior and Decentralization^[1]

Historical Background

Coverage and Compliance

Time period: 1897 to present
Population coverage: Estimated at 70%^[2]

Information Recorded in the Records

Birth Records

Name of child
Date and place of birth
Parent’s names
Father's occupation and residence
Sometimes age of mother
Occupations, and sometimes relationships^[2]

Marriage Records

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 ^[2]

Death Records

Name of deceased
Death and burial dates
Age
Residence at time of death
Occupation
Cause of death^[2]

References

↑ UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and women, UNICEF Data for Madagascar, accessed 17 December 2021. "Data sources: Information on civil registration systems was compiled over a period from December 2016 to November 2017 using the existing relevant legal frameworks and in consultation with CRVS experts, officials within the relevant national institutions, and UNICEF country offices. All reasonable precautions have been taken by UNICEF to verify this country profile; updates will be made to reflect changes in policy and implementation and/or new information."
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 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.

[Unicef_Madagascar-1] UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and women, UNICEF Data for Madagascar, accessed 17 December 2021. "Data sources: Information on civil registration systems was compiled over a period from December 2016 to November 2017 using the existing relevant legal frameworks and in consultation with CRVS experts, officials within the relevant national institutions, and UNICEF country offices. All reasonable precautions have been taken by UNICEF to verify this country profile; updates will be made to reflect changes in policy and implementation and/or new information."

[profile-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 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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