Samoa Civil Registration

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Civil Registration

How to Find the Records

Offices to Contact

Location: Local and national civil registry offices.

Historical Background

Time period: 1923-present.

Coverage and Compliance

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

Information Recorded in the Records

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

  • Date
  • Name
  • Names of parents
  • Occupation of parents
  • Religious preference of parents n
  • Place of the deceased
  • Age at death
  • Cause of death
  • Place of burial

References

  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.