Samoa Civil Registration

Offices to Contact
Location: Local and national civil registry offices.

Historical Background
Time period: 1923-present.

Coverage and Compliance
Population coverage: 90% coverage of the population in the 20th century; less for earlier periods.

Information Recorded in the Records
Births
 * Date of the event, including time of day
 * Name of child
 * Names of parents
 * Occupation of parents
 * Religious preference of parents
 * Name of informant
 * Place of residence for parents

Marriages
 * Date
 * Name of principal and
 * Names of parents
 * Occupation of parents
 * Religious preference of parents
 * Names of witnesses
 * Place of residence of the groom and bride

Deaths the exact date of the event, including time of day for births; name of principal and parents; occupation and religious preference of parents; name of informant for births and names of witnesses for marriages; place of residence for parents of new born, of the groom and bride for marriages, and of the deceased for deaths; age at death, cause of death, and place of burial in death record