How to Find Birth, Marriage, and Death Records for Mauritius (Ile de France)

Mauritius  Mauritius (Ile de France)

Civil Registration
Civil Registration in Mauritius is a government recording of births, marriages and deaths. The Central Civil Status Office in Port Louis holds records as far back as 1812 and the older ones that are of interest to genealogists are kept at the National Archives in the DBM Complex, Industrial Zone, Coromandel.

Recent Certificates

 * Districts of Mauritius: Port-Louis, Pamplemousses, Riviere du Rempart, FlacQ, Moka, PlaineWilhems, Black River, Grand Port, Savanne, Dependencies addresses

Certificates for Entire Country
Older Certificates are kept at the office in Port Louis.

Civil Status Division 7th Floor Emmanual Anquetil Bldg Port Louis, Mauritius Tel : 2012279 Fax : 00230 2112420 Email :civstat@govmu.org
 * Civil Registration Mauritius Website

How to Write the Letter
For help with writing for certificates, see Letter Writing Guide for Genealogy.

Mauritius Archives Coromandel Mauritius
There is a rich collection of historical and genealogical records at the Mauritius Archives. To become familiar with the types of records that are available read this article, watching carefully for time periods that match your research needs:
 * Record Series Details and Guidelines for Genealogical Research

A visit to the archives would be best, however services are available to help you with correspondence searches. You will need to register and login Mauritius Archives Contact Information
 * Services provided to researchers:
 * Guideline for On-Line Registration to Archives of Mauritius
 * Online Mauritius Archives Login