Lesotho Civil Registration

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Civil Registration

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Online Collections

• 1828-2005: Lesotho, Evangelical Church Records at FamilySearch; index & images
• British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms at FindMyPast; index & images ($)
• 1828-2005: Lesotho, Evangelical Church Records at FamilySearch; index & images
• British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages at FindMyPast; index & images ($)

Information Recorded in the Records

Birth Records

Concerning the child:

• Name
• Date of birth
• Gender
• Place of birth]
• Type of place (hospital, home, etc.)
• Date of registration
• Place of registration
• Attendant at birth
• Type of birth (single, twin, triplet and so forth)

Concerning the mother:

• Place of usual residence
• Place/country of birth
• Marital status
• Number of children born alive during her lifetime
• Number of fetal deaths during her lifetime
• Date of marriage

Concerning the father:

• Date of birth or age
• Marital status
• Place of usual residence
• Occupation
• Date of marriage

Marriage Records

Regarding the spouses:

• Date of birth or age of bride
• Place of usual residence of bride
• Date of birth or age of groom
• Place of usual residence of groom
• Occupations of bride and groom
• Date of marriage
• Date of registration
• Place of marriage
• Place of registration

Death Records

Regarding the deceased: Name, Sex, Date of birth or age, Marital status, Place of usual residence, Place of usual residence of the mother (for deaths under 1 year of age) Regarding the death: Date of death, Place of occurrence of the death, Type of place of occurrence (hospital, home, etc.), Date of registration, Place of registration, Cause of death

Information collected in case of fetal death Date of occurrence of fetal delivery, Date of registration, Place of occurrence, Place of registration, Type of place of occurrence (hospital, home, etc.), Sex of the fetus, Date of birth or age of the mother, Children born alive to the mother during her entire lifetime, Fetal deaths to the mother during her entire lifetime, Date of previous live birth to the mother