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Botswana

Civil Registration

How to Find the Records

Offices to Contact

Botswana National Archives and Records Services
Gaborone, Botswana

Location: National, provincial, and district archives.

Historical Background

Time period: 1939 to present

Coverage and Compliance

Population coverage: 95% of White population, 100% of Asian, 95% of mixed race, and 0 to 5% of African.

Information Recorded in the Records

Births

• Identification number
• Name
• Date and place of birth
• Race
• Sex
• Parents' residence
• Parents' marriage place
• Parents' names and race
• Parents' dates and places of birth
• Informant's name, capacity, and residence

Marriages

• Identification number of bride and groom
• Names
• Date and place of marriage
• Race
• Birth date and place
• Marital status
• Occupation
• Residence
• Banns or notice of intention

Deaths

• Identification number
• Name
• Date and place of death
• Sex
• Race
• Age at death
• Birth date
• Marital status
• Occupation
• Pension
• Cause of death
• Birth place
• Residence
• Intended place of burial
• Name of parents (if deceased under the age of ten)
• Place of mother’s residence (if child deceased under the age of one year)
• Informant's name, address, and capacity

Reliability: Excellent, a primary source.