Kenya Civil Registration

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 * BMDregisters.co.uk

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The British government recorded births, marriages and deaths in Africa 1895-1965. The records are at the National Archives in England, record class RG36. The records cover locations in Africa and Asia. The indexes include surname, forename, relation, year of event, type of event (birth, marriage or death), recordset (a TNA reference number). Indexes and images are available at BMDregisters.co.uk where a basic search may be done for free. The advanced search and access to record images require a fee.

Information Recorded in the Records
Births Regarding the child:
 * Name
 * Date of birth
 * Sex
 * Weight at birth
 * Ethnicity
 * Date of registration
 * Place of occurrence [of the birth]
 * Type of place of occurrence (hospital, home, etc.)
 * Place of registration
 * Type of birth (single, twin, triplet and so forth)
 * Attendant at birth

Regarding the mother of the child:
 * Date of birth or age
 * Marital status
 * Educational attainment
 * Place of usual residence
 * Birth order parity
 * Number of fetal deaths born to the mother during her entire lifetime

Marriages Regarding the spouses:
 * Date of birth or age
 * Place of usual residence
 * Marital status
 * Occupation
 * Father’s occupation

Regarding the marriage:
 * Date of occurrence
 * Date of registration
 * Place of occurrence
 * Place of registration

Deaths Regarding the deceased:
 * Name
 * Sex
 * Date of birth or age
 * Marital status
 * Place of usual residence
 * Occupation
 * Level of education
 * Occupation
 * Nationality

Regarding the death:
 * Date of death
 * Place of occurrence of the death
 * Type of place of occurrence (hospital, home, etc.)
 * Date of registration
 * Place of registration
 * Cause of death
 * Certifier

Information collected in case of fetal death
 * Date of occurrence of fetal delivery
 * Date of registration
 * Place of occurrence
 * Type of place of occurrence (hospital, home, etc.)
 * Sex of the fetus
 * Date of birth or age of the mother
 * Fetal deaths to the mother during her entire lifetime
 * Place of usual residence of the mother