French Polynesia Civil Registration

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How to Find the Records

Online Databases

1886-1906 Iles Australes Civil Registration, 1886-1906, index.
1886-1906 Iles Gambier, Civil Registration, 1886-1906, index.
1843-1906 Iles Marquises, Civil Registration, 1843-1906, index.
1881-1906 Iles Tuamotu Civil Registration, 1881-1906, index.
1898-1906 Iles-Sous-le-Vent/Iles du Vent Civil Registration, 1898-1906, index.
1843-1906 Windward Islands (Society Islands), Civil Registration, 1843-1906, index.
1780-1999 {{Expansion depth limit exceeded|2549721|French Polynesia, Civil Registration, 1780-1999}} at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images

British Subjects Overseas

British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Tahiti, index & images ($)
British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, French Polynesia, index & images ($)
British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Polynesia, index & images ($)
British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Polynesia and Tahiti, index & images ($)
British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Polynesia and Tahiti, index & images ($)

Offices to Contact

High Commission of the Republic
Papeete, French Polynesia

Contact Form
Telephone: +689 / 40.468.700
E-mail: pole-relations-usagers@polynesie-francaise.pref.gouv.fr

Civil registration may also be found at local and national civil registry offices (some copies in France for French Polynesia)Expansion depth limit exceeded

Historical Background

Time period: 1843-present

Coverage and Compliance

90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods.Expansion depth limit exceeded

Information Recorded in the Records

Birth Records

Date
Name of child
Names of parents
Occupations of parents
Religious preferences of parents
Name of informant
Place of residence of parentsExpansion depth limit exceeded

Marriage Records

Date
Names of bride an groom
Names of parents
Occupations of parents
Religious preference of parents
Names of witnesses
Place of residence of the groom and brideExpansion depth limit exceeded

Death Records

Date
Name of deceased
Name of parents
Occupations of parents
Religious preference of parents
Place of residence of the deceased
Age at death
Cause of death
Place of burialExpansion depth limit exceeded