Senegal Church Records

For information about records for non-Christian religions in Senegal, go to the Religious Records page.

Church Records
Research use: A primary source.

Record type: Baptisms, marriages, burials, mostly for Europeans and Christian Senegalese and Gambians.

Time period: 1760 to present.

Contents: Baptisms - name, birth date, place and date of baptism, parents names. Marriages names of bride and groom, date and place of marriage. Burials name of deceased, residence, age, place of death, names of family members or relatives.

Location: Diocese archives and local churches.

Population coverage: Approximately 85% of the French and British colonials; 20% of the native population of Senegal and the Gambia.

Reliability: Good.