Madagascar Civil Registration

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Civil Registration

How to Find the Records

Online Collections

• 1807-1917: Madagascar Civil Registration and Parish Registers at Archivesnationales; index & images
• 1841-1869 : Île de Nossi-Bé (Madagascar), Registres de l'état civil, 1841-1869, FamilySearch
• 1823-1869 : Île de Sainte-Marie (Madagascar), Registres de l'état civil, 1823-1869, FamilySearch
• 1865-1945 : Tananarive, British Consulate registers, 1865-1945, Births for British nationals in Madagascar, FamilySearch
• 1934-1940 : Great Britain. Consulate, Death register, 1934-1940, Deaths for British nationals in Madagascar, FamilySearch
• British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Findmypast; index & images ($)
• British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Findmypast; index & images ($)
• British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Findmypast; index & images ($)

Offices to Contact

Archives Nationales de Madagascar
National Archives of Madagascar
21, Rue Karija Tsaralalàna
B.P 3384 Tsaralalàna
Antananarivo, Madagascar
Postal code 101

Telephone: (261) (20) 22 235 34
Email: rijandriamihamina@malagasy.com

Provincial and department archives may also have the records.

Ministry responsible for civil registration is:
Ministère de l'Intérieur et de la Décentralisation-Officiel (Ministry of Interior and Decentralization)
Rue Lamyne Gueye Anosy
Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar

GovServ, a worldwide government service directory, has an email form toward the bottom of the page for the Ministère de l'Intérieur et de la Décentralisation-Officiel.

Historical Background

European contact began in 1500 with the Portuguese. In the late 1700s, the French built trading posts. In 1890, Madagascar became a French protectorate. In 1960, Madagascar gained full independence.

Coverage and Compliance

Time period: 1897 to present
Population coverage: Estimated at 70%

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

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

Death Records

• Name of deceased
• Death and burial dates
• Age
• Residence at time of death
• Occupation
• Cause of death

References

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