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Civil Registration

How to Find the Records

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Location: National Archives in Yaoundé and provincial and department archives. Berlin, London, and Paris may have records of their nationals who were living in Cameroon during the colonial period.

Historical Background

Time period: 1884 to present.

Coverage and Compliance

Population coverage: Estimate 80% of the European population and 50% of native population prior to independence. There is not sufficient information to make an accurate estimate of overall population coverage.^[1]

Information Recorded in the Records

Birth

Name
Birth date and place
Parents’ names
Father’s occupation and residence
Sometimes age of mother
Occupations
Sometimes relationships

Marriage

Name of bride and groom
Their places of residence
Date of marriage
Sometimes ages and names of parents or sponsors
Information regarding any former marriages

Death

Name of deceased
Death and burial dates
Age
Residence at time of death
Occupation
Cause of death

References

↑ The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Cameroon,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1999.

[profile-1] The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Cameroon,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1999.

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