Ivory Coast, Military Censuses - FamilySearch Historical Records

Ivory Coast



Title in the Language of the Record
Côte d'ivoire, recensements militaires

What is in the Collection?
This collection will include military census records from 1985 to 2008.

Collection Contents
Census Records may contain the following information:


 * Name
 * Hometown
 * Identification Number

How Do I Search the Collection?
When searching: There may be more than one person in the records with the same name. You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name. Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life.

Include the following paragraph for collections with images available for browsing. To browse by image: To search the collection image by image select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page ⇒ Select the 'Department' category ⇒ Select the 'Département' category ⇒ Select the 'Commune' category ⇒ Select the 'Commune' category ⇒ Select the 'Nature du document et années' category ⇒ Select the 'Record Type and Year Range' category which takes you to the images. Search the collection by image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination.

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


 * French Wordlist
 * France Language and Languages

What Do I Do Next?

 * Use the estimated age to calculate a birth date.
 * Use the soldier's age and location of the military unit to find his family in census, church, and land records.

I Can't Find Who I'm Looking For, Now What?

 * Check for variant spellings of the names.
 * Look for an index. There are often indexes at the beginning of each volume. In addition local genealogical and historical societies often have indexes to local records.
 * Search the records of nearby localities (or military unties, counties, parishes, etc.).
 * When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct.
 * Titles may be clues to property ownership, occupations, rank, or status within the community.

Related Websites

 * Ivory Coast Film Numbers
 * GeneaNet
 * Ivory Coast Phone Book

Related Wiki Articles
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Citing this Collection
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