Sierra Leone Genealogy
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Guide to Sierra Leone ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.
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Country Information[edit | edit source]
Sierra Leone is a country in Africa bordered by Guinea and Liberia. English is the de facto official language, and Krio is the most widely spoken.[1]
Getting Started[edit | edit source]
Getting Started with Sierra Leone ResearchLinks to articles on getting started with Sierra Leone research. |
Sierra Leone Research ToolsLinks to articles and websites that assist in Sierra Leone research. |
Sierra Leone Map[edit | edit source]
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Sierra Leone.
Districts[edit | edit source]
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Sierra Leone. Provinces, districts, and areas:[1]
| District | Capital | Area km2 | Province | Population (2004 census)[2] |
Population (2010 estimates) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bombali District | Makeni | 7,985 | Northern Province |
408,390 | 434,319[3] |
| Koinadugu District | Kabala | 12,121 | 265,758 | 251,091[4] | |
| Port Loko District | Port Loko | 5,719 | 453,746 | 500,992[4] | |
| Tonkolili District | Magburaka | 7,003 | 347,197 | 385,322[5] | |
| Kambia District | Kambia | 3,108 | 270,462 | 313,765[6] | |
| Kenema District | Kenema | 6,053 | Eastern Province |
497,948 | 545,327[7] |
| Kono District | Koidu Town | 5,641 | 335,401 | 352,328[8] | |
| Kailahun District | Kailahun | 3,859 | 358,190 | 409,520[8] | |
| Bo District | Bo | 5,219 | Southern Province |
463,668 | 561,524[9] |
| Bonthe District | Mattru Jong | 3,468 | 139,687 | 140,845[10] | |
| Pujehun District | Pujehun | 4,105 | 228,392 | 252,390 | |
| Moyamba District | Moyamba | 6,902 | 260,910 | 252,390 | |
| Western Area Urban District | Freetown | 13 | Western Area |
772,873 | 1,473,873 |
| Western Area Rural District | Waterloo | 544 | 174,249 | 205,400 |
FamilySearch Resources[edit | edit source]
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.
- Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
- Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
- Historical Records
- Family History Center locator map
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wikipedia contributors, "Sierra Leone," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Leone, accessed 22 April 2016.
- ↑ "Final Results 2004 population and housing census" (PDF). Statistics Sierra Leone. p. 3. http://www.sierra-leone.org/Census/ssl_final_results.pdf. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
- ↑ "Bombali – profile of geographical entity including name variants". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/20120111130941/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gpro&lng=en&des=wg&srt=npan&col=adhoq&msz=1500&geo=-6636. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Port Loko". World-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/20120111130027/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gpro&lng=en&des=wg&srt=npan&col=adhoq&msz=1500&geo=-6644. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ↑ "Tonkolili – profile of geographical entity including name variants". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/20120325091059/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gpro&lng=en&des=wg&srt=npan&col=adhoq&msz=1500&geo=-6647. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ↑ "Kambia – profile of geographical entity including name variants". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/20120111130853/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gpro&lng=en&des=wg&srt=npan&col=adhoq&msz=1500&geo=-6639. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ↑ "Kenema – profile of geographical entity including name variants". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/20120111124545/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gpro&lng=en&des=wg&srt=npan&col=adhoq&msz=1500&geo=-6640. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Kailahun – profile of geographical entity including name variants". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/20120111123401/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gpro&lng=en&des=wg&srt=npan&col=adhoq&msz=1500&geo=-6638. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ↑ "Bo – profile of geographical entity including name variants". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/20120407025326/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gpro&lng=en&des=wg&srt=npan&col=adhoq&msz=1500&geo=-6635. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ↑ "Bonthe". World-gazetteer.com. http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gpro&lng=en&des=wg&srt=npan&col=adhoq&msz=1500&geo=-6637. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
