Gabon Civil Registration

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How to Find the Records

Online Collections

• British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Gabon at Findmypast - index & images ($)
• British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Gabon at Findmypast - index & images ($)
• British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Gabon at Findmypast - index & images ($)
• 1845-1915: French Overseas Civil Registration at Archivesnationales; index & images

Offices to Contact

General Directorate of National Archives, National Library and Gabonese Documentation
Direction Générale des Archives Nationales de la Bibliothèque Nationale et de la Documentation Gabonaise
PO Box: 1188
Libreville, Gabon

Website: http://www.dgabd.ga/
Telephone: (214) 01 73 02 39
Email: dgabd.info@gouv.ga

Historical Background

Gabon was part of the French colonial system from 1885 to 1960 when it became fully independent.

Information Recorded in the Records

Birth Certificate

• Date, place and, if possible, the time of birth
• Gender
• First names and surnames of the child
• First names, surnames, ages, places of birth, professions and domicile of the father and mother
• When applicable, the declarant's name, profession and domicile

Marriage certificate

• Names of bride and groom
• Professions
• Ages
• Dates and places of birth
• Domicile or residence
• Consent of the father and mother, grandparents or the tutorship council, where required
• Nationality of the spouses
• Names, ages, professions and domiciles of the witnesses
• The choice made by the spouses of monogamy or polygamy
• The matrimonial regime chosen by the spouses and, if there is a contract, the date of the contract, as well as the name and place of residence of the notary or civil registrar who received it

Death Certificate

• Date, place and, if possible, the time of death
• Name, date and place of birth, occupation and domicile of the deceased
• Names, professions and domicile of her or his father and mother
• Name, date and place of birth of the spouse of the deceased, if the spouse is still alive, and the date of marriage
• Names, age, occupation and domicile of the declarant and, where applicable, her or his degree of relationship with the person who died

References

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