Papua New Guinea Civil Registration
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Contents
How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]
Online Collections[edit | edit source]
- 1888-2004 - Papua New Guinea Births, 1888-2004. Not all have been digitized yet. Indexed in:
- 1884-1979 - New Guinea indexes to births, marriages and deaths, 1884-1979
- 1884-1967 - Birth index (New Guinea) 1884-1967. The records for this index are currently on film only and cannot be circulated to family history centers.
- 1892-1995 - Papua New Guinea Marriages, 1892-1995
- 1892-1974 - Marriage records, 1892-1980; indexes 1892-1978. Records are mostly for Europeans living in Papua and New Guinea. Only the indexes for 1892-1974 are online. The records are currently on film only and cannot be circulated to family history centers.
- 1867-2005 - Papua New Guinea Deaths. Deaths between 1983 and 2005 are not yet online as of 1 April 2020).
The following can only be used at family history centers or the Family History Library:
- 1964-1969 - Native death certificates, 1964-1969
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
Civil Registry Office
PO Box 470
WAIGANI
National Capital District
Papua New Guinea
Sambra Haus - Waigani
Telephone: + (675) 313 3000 Ext:7002
Civil Registry Office - Boroko
Telephone: + (675) 323 6510
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
Time period: 1884-present
Prior to 1967 most entries are for non-natives. Records for the Territory of (German) New Guinea were destroyed during the Second World War, however, reconstructed registers were compiled afterwards. The available records have been indexed.[1]
"Civil Registry Office is a statutory mandated entity responsible for registration of all vital events including birth, marriages and death registration including cases in separation, divorce and adoption."[2]
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
Population coverage before 1967 is 5%; after 1967 is 80%[1]
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
Births[edit | edit source]
- Child’s name
- Birth date and place
- Parents’ names, residence, and occupation
- Witnesses’ ages, relationships, residences
Marriages[edit | edit source]
- Bride and groom names
- Ages
- Residences
- Occupations
- Marriage date and place
- Sometimes ages and/or birth dates and places
- Parents' names; residences, occupations
- Witnesses and officer who performed ceremony
- Former spouses
Death registers[edit | edit source]
- Name of deceased
- Age
- Death date and place
- Occupation
- Name of surviving spouse
- Informant’s name and residence
- Cause of death
- Sometimes birth date and place
- Parents’ names
- Children’s names
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Papua New Guinea,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2000.
- ↑ Civil Registry Office, Papua New Guinea, accessed 2 April 2020.
