French Polynesia Civil Registration

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 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images

British Subjects Overseas

 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Tahiti, index and images, ($)
 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, French Polynesia, index and images, ($)
 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Polynesia, index and images, ($)
 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Polynesia and Tahiti, index and images, ($)
 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Polynesia and Tahiti, index and images, ($)

Offices to Contact
High Commission of the Republic Papeete, French Polynesia

Contact Form Telephone: +689 / 40.468.700 E-mail: [mailto:pole-relations-usagers@polynesie-francaise.pref.gouv.fr 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)

Historical Background
Time period: 1843-present

Coverage and Compliance
90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods.

Birth Records

 * Date
 * Name of child
 * Names of parents
 * Occupations of parents
 * Religious preferences of parents
 * Name of informant
 * Place of residence of parents

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

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