Mali Civil Registration

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Civil Registration

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Information Recorded in the Records

Birth Records

Concerning the child

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

Concerning the mother

• Name
• Date of birth or age
• Ethnicity
• Occupation
• Marital status
• Level of education
• Place of usual residence
• Number of children born alive to the mother during her lifetime

Concerning the father

• Name, Date of birth or age, Ethnicity, Occupation, Marital status, Level of education, Place of usual residence

Marriage Records

– Full name, age, occupation and domicile or residence of the spouses;

– Surnames, forenames, profession, domicile of the father and mother of the spouses;

– Consent of the father or mother or legal representatives, if applicable;

– Surnames and forenames of the witnesses and the indication of their majority;

– Declaration of the spouses to take themselves for husband and wife;

– Pronouncement of their union by the officer of the civil state or the minister of religion;

– Marriage contract, if any, containing the date, place and name of the notary;

– Reference to the dowry;

– Matrimonial option;

– Registry office or place of worship of the celebration;

– Full name of the registrar or minister of religion.

Death Records

Regarding the deceased: Name, Date of birth or age, Place of birth, Place of habitual residence, Ethnicity/nationality, Marital status, Parents’ names and spouse’s name Regarding the death: Date of death, Date of registration, Place of occurrence, Place of registration, Cause of death