Samoa Civil Registration

Online Collection

 * 1876-1920 Birth registers, 1876-1920. Registration of births during the German occupation, 1876-1917 and during the British military occupation, 1917-1920
 * 1889-1900 Register of deaths, 1895-1899; births 1889-1900

For the following records, the index is available online, but the record images can only be seen at FamilySearch centers and the FamilySearch Library:
 * 1852-1915 Births within the district of the British Consulate at Samoa, 1852- 1915
 * ca. 1869-1915 Births registered at the British consulate, ca. 1869-1915
 * 1917-1920 Register of births within the British military occupied territory of Samoa, 1917-1920
 * 1920-1962 European birth registers, v. 1-55, 1920-1962
 * 1905-1992 Birth registers for Upolu, Western Samoa, 1905-1992
 * 1923-1992 Death registers for Savai'i, Western Samoa, 1923-1992

Offices to Contact
Samoa Bureau of Statistics Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration P.O. Box 1151 Apia, Samoa Phone: +685 62000 E-mail: info.stats@sbs.gov.ws birth records Website

Historical Background
Time period: 1852-present

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

Information Recorded in the Records
Births
 * Date of the event, including time of day
 * Name of child
 * Names of parents
 * Occupation of parents
 * Religious preference of parents
 * Name of informant
 * Place of residence for parents

Marriages
 * Date
 * Name of principal and
 * Names of parents
 * Occupation of parents
 * Religious preference of parents
 * Names of witnesses
 * Place of residence of the groom and bride

Deaths
 * Date
 * Name
 * Names of parents
 * Occupation of parents
 * Religious preference of parents
 * Place of the deceased
 * Age at death
 * Cause of death
 * Place of burial