Ivory Coast, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
Côte d'Ivoire, registres d'état civil (French)

Record Description
This civil registration collection contains birth, marriage, and death records from Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast). The records are written in French and span between the years 1946-2011.

Citation for This Collection
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Suggested citation format for a record in this collection.

Record Content
These birth records may contain the following information:


 * Birth date
 * Name of child
 * Names of parents
 * Birth place

These marriage records may contain the following information:


 * Names of husband and wife
 * Dates
 * Location

These military records may contain the following information:


 * Names
 * Hometown
 * ID number

These death records may contain the following information:


 * Name of deceased
 * Names of parents
 * Birth date
 * Death date

Searching the Images
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Look at the images one by one comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine which one is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to make this determination.

Related Websites

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

Related Wiki Articles
Cote d'Ivoire

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Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection
“Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 February, 2012), La Plata &gt; San Ponciano &gt; Matrimonios 1884-1886 &gt; image 71 of 389 images, Artemio Avendano and Clemtina Peralta, 1884; citing Parroquia de San Ponciano en la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matrimonios. San Ponciano, La Plata.