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Civil Registration

How to Find the Records

Online Collections

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

Offices to Contact

Information on where vital records are kept

Historical Background

Coverage and Compliance

Information Recorded in the Records

Birth Records

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

Regarding the spouses: 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 Regarding the marriage: Date of occurrence, Place of occurrence, Place of registration, Designation number and full name of marriage officer^[1]

Death Records

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

↑ ^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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