Réunion Island, France Civil Registration

Online Collections

 * British Nationals Born Overseas 1818-200, Réunion Island5 at findmypast.com index & images ($)


 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Réunion Island at findmypast.com index & images ($)


 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials at findmypast.com index & images ($)

Offices to Contact
The vast majority of your research will be in civil registration and church records. For more information on civil records and how to use them, read France Civil Registration

Direction des affaires culturelles de La Réunion 23, rue Labourdonnais Street - CS 71045 97464 Saint-Denis cedex

Telephone: +262 (0)2 62 21 91 71 Fax: +262 (0)2 62 41 61 93 E-mail: [mailto:la-reunion@culture.gouv.fr la-reunion@culture.gouv.fr] Facebook for DAC Réunion - Direction of Cultural Affairs

Historical Background
The Réunion Island was uninhabited until the 1600s, when French immigrants settled there. On 20 December 1848, slavery was abolished, but indentured servants were still brought from South India and other places.

Birth Records

 * Name of child
 * Gender of child
 * Date of birth
 * Place of birth
 * Names of parents
 * Occupations of parents
 * Ages of parents
 * Names, ages, and occupations of witnesses

Marriage Records

 * Date of marriage
 * Place of marriage
 * Names of bride and groom
 * Dates and birthplaces of bride and groom
 * Occupations of bride and groom
 * Names of parents of bride and groom

Death Records

 * Date of death
 * Place of death
 * Name of deceased
 * Age of deceased
 * Residence