Democratic Republic of the Congo Compiled Genealogies

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Oral genealogies
Record type: Oral genealogies, tribal and family histories, pedigrees, etc. covering many Congolese not in the civil registration, church or census records, etc.

Time period: Varies to present.

Contents: Family pedigrees.

Location: Transcribed genealogies are found at the National Archives in Brazzaville and provincial archives. Those not yet transcribed will be scattered throughout the country.

Population coverage: Possibly as much as 40%.

Research use: Very useful supplement to civil and church records especially prior to 1883, often the only source of family information available for Congolese.