Mali Civil Registration

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Civil Registration

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Information Recorded in the Records

Birth Records

Regarding the child: Name, Date of birth, Time of Birth, Sex, Date of registration, Place of occurrence [of the birth], Type of place of occurrence (hospital, home, etc.), Place of registration, Type of birth (single, twin, triplet and so forth)

Regarding the mother of the child:  Name, Date of birth or age, Ethnicity, Occupation, Marital status, Level of education, Place of usual residence, Number of children born alive to the mother during her lifetime

Regarding the father of the child: Name, Date of birth or age, Ethnicity, Occupation, Marital status, Level of education, Place of usual residence

Marriage Records

– Full name, age, occupation and domicile or residence of the spouses;

– Surnames, forenames, profession, domicile of the father and mother of the spouses;

– Consent of the father or mother or legal representatives, if applicable;

– Surnames and forenames of the witnesses and the indication of their majority;

– Declaration of the spouses to take themselves for husband and wife;

– Pronouncement of their union by the officer of the civil state or the minister of religion;

– Marriage contract, if any, containing the date, place and name of the notary;

– Reference to the dowry;

– Matrimonial option;

– Registry office or place of worship of the celebration;

– Full name of the registrar or minister of religion.

Death Records

Regarding the deceased: Name, Date of birth or age, Place of birth, Place of habitual residence, Ethnicity/nationality, Marital status, Parents’ names and spouse’s name Regarding the death: Date of death, Date of registration, Place of occurrence, Place of registration, Cause of death