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Civil Registration

How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Online Collections[edit | edit source]

South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1955-1966 — index and images

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Information on where vital records are kept

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Birth Records[edit | edit source]

About the child

Name
Date of birth
Gender
Date of registration
Place of birth
Type of place of birth (hospital, home, etc.)
Name of health facility (if applicable)
Place of registration
Type of birth (single, twin, triplet and so forth)

About the mother

Date of birth or age
Marital status
Date of marriage
Educational attainment
Usual residence
Place/country of birth

About the father

Date of birth or age
Marital status
Date of marriage
Educational attainment
Usual residence^[1]

Marriage Records[edit | edit source]

Date of birth or age of bride
Place of usual residence of bride
Date of birth or age of groom
Place of usual residence of groom
Identification numbers of spouses
Date of marriage
Place of marriage
Place of registration
Designation number and full name of marriage officer^[1]

Death Records[edit | edit source]

Regarding the deceased: Name, Sex, Date of birth or age, Marital status, Place of usual residence Regarding the death: Date of death, Date of registration, Place of occurrence, Place of registration, Cause of death, Certifier

Information collected in case of fetal death Date of occurrence of fetal delivery, Date of registration, Place of occurrence, Place of registration, Sex of the fetus, Date of birth or age of the mother, Date of marriage of the mother, Place of usual residence of the mother, Date of birth or age of the father, Place of usual residence of the father^[1]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and women, UNICEF Data for Namibia, 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."

[Unicef_Namibia-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and women, UNICEF Data for Namibia, 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."

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