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Cook Islands, Public Records, 1846-2022

Civil registers containing records of births, marriages, and deaths as well as other public records. Originals held at Land and Survey Office, Avarua, Cook Islands and the Justice Department, Rarotonga, Cook Islands.

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Cook Islands, Public Records

Source: https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Cook_Islands,_Public_Records_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records

What is in This Collection?

This collection contains an index to birth, marriage, and death records. The original records are held by the Cook Islands Ministry of Justice.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

To Browse This Collection

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Cook Islands, Civil Registration, 1846-1989.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The information in these records may include the following:

Birth

  • Given name
  • Date of birth
  • Birthplace
  • Parents name

Marriage

  • Name of bride and groom
  • Occupation
  • Date of event
  • Place of event
  • Name of parents
  • Mothers maiden name

Death

  • Name
  • Death date
  • Death place
  • Gender
  • Parents name
  • Name of spouse

Probate

  • Name of spouse
  • Name of children
  • Name of siblings
  • Place of residents

Land Records

  • Name
  • Family relationships
  • Order of onwership

Notice of Adoption

  • Given Name
  • Gender
  • Age
  • Event Date
  • Name of adopting Parents
  • Place child was from

Collection Content

Sample Images

  • Births 1975

    Births 1975

  • Marriages 1966

    Marriages 1966

  • Deaths 1939

    Deaths 1939

Collection Details

Record Type: Vital
78,058 Records
413,299 Personas
96,455 Images

Location of Original Records

Cook Islands Ministry of Justice

Cite This Collection

"Cook Islands, Public Records, 1846-2022." Database with images. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 18 July 2026. Citing Land and Survey Office, Avarua and the Justice Department, Rarotonga.

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