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Civil Registration

Civil Registration[edit | edit source]

How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Location: Local and national civil registry offices.

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Time period: 1923-present.

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods.^[1]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Births

Date of the event, including time of day
Name of child
Names of parents
Occupation of parents
Religious preference of parents
Name of informant
Place of residence for parents

Marriages

Date
Name of principal and
Names of parents
Occupation of parents
Religious preference of parents
Names of witnesses
Place of residence of the groom and bride

Deaths the exact date of the event, including time of day for births; name of principal and parents; occupation and religious preference of parents; name of informant for births and names of witnesses for marriages; place of residence for parents of new born, of the groom and bride for marriages, and of the deceased for deaths; age at death, cause of death, and place of burial in death record

References[edit | edit source]

↑ The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Polynesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2000.

[profile-1] The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Polynesia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-2000.

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