Madagascar Vital Records Index - FamilySearch Historical Records

Madagascar

What is in This Collection?
This index covers births, deaths and marriages from 1863 through 1868.

This index is not complete for any particular place, region or time period. This collection may include information previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections.

Reading These Records
These records are written in Malagasy and French. See the section For Help Reading These Records for translation help.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The key genealogical facts found in birth or christening index entries may include:


 * Name of the child
 * Gender
 * Names of the parents
 * Birth date
 * Birthplace
 * Christening date (if the source is a church record)

How Do I Search the Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:


 * Name of person
 * Approximate year of event (birth, death or marriage)

For Help Reading These Records

 * French Genealogical Word List
 * Script tutorial for Malagasy

Record History
For over 30 years, volunteer indexers extracted this information from microfilm copies of the original records. This index is an index of the births throughout Madagascar. The index is not necessarily complete for any particular place or region.

Citing This Collection
A citation is a note that shows where you found information. Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Using citations allows others to find the same records.

Below are citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image.

Collection Citation

Record Citation (or citation for the index entry):

Citing This Collection
A citation is a note that shows where you found information. Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Using citations allows others to find the same records.

Record Citation (or citation for the index entry):