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Civil Registration

How to Find the Records

Offices to Contact

Ministry of Justice
Civil Registration Division
P.O Box 130
Nuku'alofa
Telephone: (676) 25 618
Fax #: (676) 23 098
Help Desk Email: helpdesk@justice.gov.to Email of Registrar General: svunipola@justice.gov.to

Location: Local and national civil registry offices.

Historical Background

Time period: 1867-present^[1]

"The Ministry of Justice is responsible for the national civil registry of all records pertaining to births, deaths and marriages."^[2]

Coverage and Compliance

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

Information Recorded in the Records

Birth

Date
Name of child
Names of parents
Occupation and religious preference of parents
place of residence for parents
Name of informant

Marriage

Date of marriage
Names of bride and groom
Place of residence of the groom and bride
Names of parents
Occupation and religious preference of parents
Names of witnesses

Death

Date
Name of deceased
Names of parents
Occupation and religious preference of parents
Place of residence of the deceased
Age at death
Cause of death
Place of burial^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 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.
↑ Ministry of Information and Communications, National Civil Registry Office digitises vital records, 13 May 2013, (accessed 16 May 2020).]

[profile-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 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.

[2] Ministry of Information and Communications, National Civil Registry Office digitises vital records, 13 May 2013, (accessed 16 May 2020).]

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