French Polynesia Civil Registration
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In other languages: FrançaisResources
Online Databases
- 1886-1906 Iles Australes Civil Registration, 1886-1906, index.
- 1886-1906 Iles Gambier, Civil Registration, 1886-1906, index.
- 1843-1906 Iles Marquises, Civil Registration, 1843-1906, index.
- 1881-1906 Iles Tuamotu Civil Registration, 1881-1906, index.
- 1898-1906 Iles-Sous-le-Vent/Iles du Vent Civil Registration, 1898-1906, index.
- 1843-1906 Windward Islands (Society Islands), Civil Registration, 1843-1906, index.
- 1780-1999 French Polynesia, Civil Registration, 1780-1999 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
British Subjects Overseas
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Tahiti, index & images ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, French Polynesia, index & images ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Polynesia, index & images ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Polynesia and Tahiti, index & images ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Polynesia and Tahiti, index & images ($)
Offices to Contact
High Commission of the Republic
Papeete, French Polynesia
Contact Form
Telephone: +689 / 40.468.700
Email: pole-relations-usagers@polynesie-francaise.pref.gouv.fr
Civil registration may also be found at local and national civil registry offices (some copies in France for French Polynesia)[1]
Background
Time period: 1843-present
Coverage and Compliance
90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods.[1]
Information Recorded in the Records
Birth Records
- Date
- Name of child
- Names of parents
- Occupations of parents
- Religious preferences of parents
- Name of informant
- Place of residence of parents[1]
Marriage Records
- Date
- Names of bride an groom
- Names of parents
- Occupations of parents
- Religious preference of parents
- Names of witnesses
- Place of residence of the groom and bride[1]
Death Records
- Date
- Name of deceased
- Name of parents
- Occupations of parents
- Religious preference of parents
- Place of residence of the deceased
- Age at death
- Cause of death
- Place of burial[1]