Malawi Genealogy

Africa

Malawi

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

Malawi Wiki Topics
Beginning Research
Research Strategies Record Finder
Record Types
Cemeteries Church Records Civil Registration Colonial Records Genealogies	Military Records Online Records Religious Records
Malawi Background
Gazetteers History Jurisdictions	Languages Maps Personal Names
Local Research Resources
Archives & Libraries Societies

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 Online Genealogy Records

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Malawi Map

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

Jurisdictions

Central Region	Dedza Dowa Kasungu Lilongwe Mchinji Nkhotakota Ntcheu Ntchisi Salima
Northern Region	Chitipa Karonga Likoma Mzimba Nkhata Bay Rumphi
Southern Region	Balaka Blantyre Chikwawa Chiradzulu Machinga Mangochi Mulanje Mwanza Nsanje Thyolo Phalombe Zomba 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