Ivory Coast, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records

Ivory Coast

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What is in This Collection?
This civil registration collection contains civil registration of birth, marriage, and death records from Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast). Marriage supplements (dossiers de mariage) are also included. The records are written in French and span between the years 1920-2012.

Collection Content
Death records may contain the following information:


 * Name of deceased
 * Names of parents
 * Birth date
 * Death date

How Do I Search the Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of deceased
 * Birth date
 * Death date

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 * 1) Select Department
 * 2) Select Commune
 * 3) Select Record Type and Year Range to view the images.

For Help Reading These Records
These records are in French. For help reading the records, see the following wiki articles:


 * French Wordlist
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How Do I Analyze the Results?
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Record Finder

 * Consult the Ivory Coast Record Finder Table to find other records

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