Mauritius Archives and Libraries

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Guide to Mauritius Archives with Genealogy Records to assist in finding your ancestors.

Mauritius Archives Coromandel Mauritius
Online Mauritius Archives Coromandel Postal Address:
 * National Archives of Mauritius,
 * Development Bank of Mauritius Complex,
 * Coromandel, Mauritius

Mauritius Archives: Record Series Containing Genealogical and Related Information:
 * Mauritius Archives Address: contact information
 * Guideline for On-Line Registration to Archives of Mauritius
 * Record Series Details and Guidelines for Genealogical Research
 * The National Archives Mauritius Holdings
 * History
 * Services provided to researchers:


 * Arrival of passengers for the period 1794 – 1801
 * Government Gazettes for the period 1811 – 1840
 * Registers of arrivals for the period 1791 – 1803
 * Registers of arrivals for the period 1803 – 1809
 * Oaths of Allegiance for the period 1810 – 1811
 * Family Councils for the period 1770 – 1916
 * Civil Status Registers and Indexes for period 1722 – 1810
 * Census Returns for period 1776 - 1835
 * Notarial Deeds for the period 1724 onwards
 * Registers of arrivals for the period 1766 – 1791
 * Passenger Lists Inwards & Indexes for the period 1826 – 1956

National Library of Maritius address: 1st & 2nd Floors, Fon Sing Building 12, Edith Cavell Street, Port-Louis Contact Person : Mrs T.K. Ramnauth, Director Tel. No. 211 9891/96 Fax No. 2107173 / 2107117 E-mail : natlib@intnet.mu
 * Legal Deposits
 * National Library Republic of Mauritius National Library Collections: Over the years the National Library has made remarkable progress in its collection development and houses one of the richest and most comprehensive collection of Mauritiana materials.  The National Library Collections comprise of more than 490,000 items (as at August 2013) and include: Monographs, Serials and annual reports, Newspapers - The collection of newspapers dating back to 1777, consists of bound volumes, parcels and microfilms.  Stamps, Manuscripts and private archives,Posters and photographs,Maps, Audiovisual materials ( video and audiotapes, CDs, VCDs, DVDs and CD ROMs)


 * Nelson Mandela Centre for African Culture in MauritiusThe Nelson Mandela Centre for African Culture, formerly known as the African Cultural Centre, was officially inaugurated on 27 October 1986 following the celebration, in 1985, of the 150th Anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery i.e. the End of the Slave Apprenticeship period on 1 February 1835.
 * Mauritius Genealogy Resources Mauritius Genealogy Resources
 * Family History Library Salt Lake City Catalog