Cameroon Civil Registration

Online Collections

 * 1849-2005 - British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Cameroon, index and images, Find My Past ($)
 * 1854-1972 - British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Africa, index and images, Find My Past ($)


 * 1849-1994 - British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Cameroon, index and images, Find My Past ($)
 * 1849-1965 - British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Africa, index and images, Find My Past ($)


 * 1818-2005 - British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, index and images, Find My Past ($)

Offices to Contact
Archives Nationales du Cameroun BP 1053, rue 317, Quartier du Lac, Yaoundé III Yaoundé, Cameroon 00237

Telephone: +237 2 22 22 67 90 ​Email: [mailto:ICAYaounde2018@ica.org ICAYaounde2018@ica.org]

Location: National Archives in Yaoundé and provincial and department archives. Berlin, London, and Paris may have records of their nationals who were living in Cameroon during the colonial period.

Federal Archives (Das Bundesarchiv) Department PA Eichborndamm 179 13403 Berlin

Telephone: 030 41904 440 Fax: 030 41904 100 email: [mailto:poststelle-pa@bundesarchiv.de poststelle-pa@bundesarchiv.de]

Historical Background
Time period: 1884 to present.

The National Archives of Cameroon closed in 2016 for reorganization and digitization of its files. Researchers can still order digital copies of documents for a fee.

Coverage and Compliance
Population coverage: Estimate 80% of the European population and 50% of native population prior to independence. There is not sufficient information to make an accurate estimate of overall population coverage.

Information Recorded in the Records
Birth
 * Name
 * Birth date and place
 * Parents’ names
 * Father’s occupation and residence
 * Sometimes age of mother
 * Occupations
 * Sometimes relationships

Marriage
 * Name of bride and groom
 * Their places of residence
 * Date of marriage
 * Sometimes ages and names of parents or sponsors
 * Information regarding any former marriages

Death
 * Name of deceased
 * Death and burial dates
 * Age
 * Residence at time of death
 * Occupation
 * Cause of death