Madagascar Civil Registration

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Civil Registration

How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Online Collections[edit | edit source]

1807-1917: Madagascar Civil Registration and Parish Registers at Archivesnationales; index & images
British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms at FindMyPast; index & images ($)
British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages at FindMyPast; index & images ($)
British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials at FindMyPast; index & images ($)

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Archives Nationales de Madagascar
National Archives of Madagascar
21, Rue Karija Tsaralalàna
B.P 3384 Tsaralalàna
Antananarivo, Madagascar
Postal code 101

Telephone: (261) (20) 22 235 34
Email: rijandriamihamina@malagasy.com

Provincial and department archives may also have the records. Paris may have records of their nationals who were living in Madagascar during the colonial period.^[1]

Ministry of Interior and Decentralization^[2]

Ministry responsible for civil registration Ministry of the Interior and Decentralization (Ministère de l’Intérieur et de la Décentralisation) and the Ministry of Justice

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

European contact began in 1500 with the Portuguese. In the late 1700s, the French built trading posts. In 1890, Madagascar became a French protectorate. In 1960, Madagascar gained full independence.^[3]

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Time period: 1897 to present
Population coverage: Estimated at 70%^[1]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Birth Records[edit | edit source]

Name of child
Date and place of birth
Parent’s names
Father's occupation and residence
Sometimes age of mother
Occupations, and sometimes relationships^[1]

Marriage Records[edit | edit source]

Names of bride and of groom
Their places of residence
Date of marriage
Sometimes ages and names of parents or sponsors
Information regarding any former marriages ^[1]

Death Records[edit | edit source]

Name of deceased
Death and burial dates
Age
Residence at time of death
Occupation
Cause of death^[1]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Madagascar,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2001.
↑ UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and women, UNICEF Data for Madagascar, accessed 17 December 2021. "Data sources: Information on civil registration systems was compiled over a period from December 2016 to November 2017 using the existing relevant legal frameworks and in consultation with CRVS experts, officials within the relevant national institutions, and UNICEF country offices. All reasonable precautions have been taken by UNICEF to verify this country profile; updates will be made to reflect changes in policy and implementation and/or new information."
↑ Wiki contributors, Madagascar, (accessed 20 December 2021).

[profile-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Madagascar,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2001.

[Unicef_Madagascar-2] UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and women, UNICEF Data for Madagascar, accessed 17 December 2021. "Data sources: Information on civil registration systems was compiled over a period from December 2016 to November 2017 using the existing relevant legal frameworks and in consultation with CRVS experts, officials within the relevant national institutions, and UNICEF country offices. All reasonable precautions have been taken by UNICEF to verify this country profile; updates will be made to reflect changes in policy and implementation and/or new information."

[3] Wiki contributors, Madagascar, (accessed 20 December 2021).

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