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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Online Collections[edit | edit source]

British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms at Findmypast - index & images ($)
British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials at Findmypast - index & images ($)
1955-1966 South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1955-1966 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration
Cohen Building
Kasino Street
Windhoek, Namibia

Telephone: +264-61-292 2111
Website
News article: All citizen records back from RSA

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

From 1884 to the end of WWI, Namibia was under German rule. After WWI, Namibia became part of South Africa until 1969.^[1] The Namibian reports that all birth, death and marriage records of Namibian citizens from the time before Independence have been returned to Windhoek and South Africa only kept copies in Pretoria.

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Birth Records[edit | edit source]

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^[2]

Marriage Records[edit | edit source]

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
Date of marriage
Place of marriage
Place of registration
Designation number and full name of marriage officer^[2]

Death Records[edit | edit source]

Name of deceased
Gender
Date of birth or age
Marital status
Place of usual residence
Date of death
Date of registration
Place of death
Place of registration
Cause of death
Certifier^[2]

Fetal Death Records[edit | edit source]

Date of fetal delivery
Date of registration
Place of delivery
Place of registration
Gender 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^[2]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Wiki Contributors, Namibia, (accessed 20 December 2021).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 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."

[1] Wiki Contributors, Namibia, (accessed 20 December 2021).

[Unicef_Namibia-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 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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