French Polynesia Civil Registration

Online Databases

 * Iles Australes Civil Registration, 1886-1906, index.
 * Iles Gambier, Civil Registration, 1886-1906, index.
 * Iles Marquises, Civil Registration, 1843-1906, index.
 * Iles Tuamotu Civil Registration, 1881-1906, index.
 * Iles-Sous-le-Vent/Iles du Vent Civil Registration, 1898-1906, index.
 * Windward Islands (Society Islands), Civil Registration, 1843-1906, index.

Civil Registration
Research use: Uniquely identifies individuals and connects them to their parents.

Record type: Civil records of birth, marriage, and death.

General: Civil registration is the most complete source for genealogical purposes.

Time period: 1843-present.

Contents: Birth, marriage, and death records have the exact date of the event, including time of day for births; name of principal and parents; occupation and religious preference of parents; name of informant for births and names of witnesses for marriages; place of residence for parents of new born, of the groom and bride for marriages, and of the deceased for deaths; age at death, cause of death, and place of burial in death records.

Location: Local and national civil registry offices (some copies in France for French Polynesia)

Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods.

Reliability: High.