Benin Notarial Records
Research use: Very useful supplement to civil and church records.
Record type: Marriages, deaths, property sales and transfer, inventories.
Time period: 1893 to present.
Contents: Wills, marriage contracts, leases, sales, inventories etc., containing names, dates, relationships and other vital information.
Location: National, provincial, and department archives.
Population coverage: Estimated at 50%.[1]
References
- ↑ The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Benin,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2001.