Ghana Civil Registration

Online Records

 * 1863-2003 - — images, for Accra only
 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Ghana, index and images, ($)
 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, index and images, ($)
 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, index and images, ($)

Offices to Contact
National Archives in Accra

Some civil registration records are also in the National Archives, London.

Historical Background
The efforts to create an archive started in 1946 and the first Ghanaian chief archivist was J. M. Akita in 1949.

Research use: Excellent for family and relationship linkage. A primary source.

Record type:Births, marriages, deaths, for Europeans and Africans.

Time period: 1872 to present.

SEE Wikipedia, National Archives of Ghana

SEE UNICEF Ghana

Coverage and Compliance
Population coverage: Approximately 80% of the population, but only after ca. 1930. Before that, 40% of the population. British population:60%, native population: 40%.

Information Recorded in the Records
Contents: Births – name of person, birth date, parent’s names, father’s occupation and residence, sometimes mother’s age; witnesses’ names, residence, occupation, and sometimes relationship. Marriages – names of candidates, their residences and marriage date; sometimes parents’ or sponsors’ names and ages. Deaths – name of deceased, death and burial dates, age, residence at time of death, occupation, cause of death.

Reliability: Excellent. Recognized as official records.