Malawi Genealogy

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Malawi

Guide to Malawi ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Country Information

Malawi is a country in Africa bordered by Zambia, Tanzania, and Mozambique. The official language is English.

Getting Started

Getting Started with Malawi Research Links to articles on getting started with Malawi research. Malawi Civil Registration Malawi Church Records

Malawi Research Tools Links to articles and websites that assist in Malawi research. Malawi Mailing List Pioneers and Early Settlers (Geni) Endangered Archives Postal and Census records. Malawi Cemetaries

Malawi Map

Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Malawi.
Malawi is divided into 28 districts within three regions.

Jurisdictions

Central Region 1 – Dedza 2 – Dowa 3 – Kasungu 4 – Lilongwe 5 – Mchinji 6 – Nkhotakota 7 – Ntcheu 8 – Ntchisi 9 – Salima

Northern Region 10 – Chitipa 11 – Karonga 12 – Likoma 13 – Mzimba 14 – Nkhata Bay 15 – Rumphi

Southern Region 16 – Balaka 17 – Blantyre 18 – Chikwawa 19 – Chiradzulu 20 – Machinga 21 – Mangochi 22 – Mulanje 23 – Mwanza 24 – Nsanje 25 – Thyolo 26 – Phalombe 27 – Zomba 28 – Neno[3]

FamilySearch Resources

Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.

• Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research

Online Records

• 1690-2011 - South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Records (Stellenbosch Archive), 1690-2011 at FamilySearch — index and images