Ivory Coast, Electoral Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records

Ivory Coast

What is in This Collection?
This collection includes records from the years 1927-1960. The records include images of miscellaneous electoral registers for the Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire). Availability of records is largely dependent on locality.

Reading These Records
These records are in French. For help reading the records, see French Wordlist and France Language and Languages.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records: • 2

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of ancestor
 * Approximate year and place of residence
 * Municipality

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add the new information to your records
 * You can take the residence at the time of the register and look through the censuses to find their family, if they have any.
 * You can look at the arrival date and look through the naturalization papers for the place of birth, name of spouse, names of children, and names of parents.

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * Look through the indexes for a nickname or a shortened version of the name (i.e. George, Geo.)
 * Search the censuses to get a clue of where your ancestors residence is at the time of the election.

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in Ivory Coast.
 * Ivory Coast Compiled Genealogies
 * Ivory Coast Civil Registration

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.