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===National Archives of Grenada===

The major religions of Grenada are the Catholic Church and Anglican Church. The Presbyterian Church is also prominent.

Roughly one half of Christians are '''Roman Catholics''' (44.6% of the total population), a reflection of early French influence on the island, and one half are Protestant. '''Anglicanism''' constitutes the largest Protestant group, with 11.5% of the population. '''Pentecostals''' are the second largest group (11.3%), followed by '''Seventh-day Adventists''' (10.5% of the population). Other Christians include '''Baptists''' (2.9%), '''Church of God''' (2.6%), '''Methodists''' (1.8%), '''Evangelicals''' (1.6%) '''Jehovah's Witnesses''' (1.1%), and '''Brethren Christian''' (0.5%).

Different denominations, different time periods, and practices of different record keepers will effect how much information can be found in the records. This outline will show the types of details which '''might''' be found (best case scenario):

In Catholic and Anglican records, children were usually baptized a few days after birth, and therefore, the baptism record proves date of birth. Other religions, such as Baptists, baptized at other points in the member's life. Baptism registers might give:

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*the names of the bride and groom

*indicate whether the bride and groom were single or widowed

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*birth dates and places for the bride and groom

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*birthplaces of the bride and groom

*parents' names (after 1800)

*names of witnesses, who might be relatives.

*the name of the deceased

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*cause of death

*the names of survivors, especially a widow or widower

*deceased's birth date and place

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:::a. Click on the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=1927117&query=%2Bplace%3A%22Grenada%22 '''records of Grenada'''].

:::b. Click on '''Places within Grenada''' and a list of towns will appear.

:::d. Click on the '''"Church records"''' topic. Click on the blue links to specific record titles.

:::e. Some combination of these icons will appear at the far right of the listing for the record. [[File:FHL icons.png|75px]].  The magnifying glass indicates that the record is indexed. Clicking on the magnifying glass will take you to the index. Clicking on the camera will take you to an online digital copy of the records.

===Writing for Records===

==''' Anglican Church Records'''==

===Finding the Records===

Many digitized Anglican records are available through [[Grenada Church Records#Digital Copies of Church Records in the FamilySearch Catalog|'''Digital Copies of Church Records in the FamilySearch Catalog'''.]]

===Writing for Records===

For more recent records, you will need to write to the local parish:<br>

*[https://www.google.com/maps/search/+anglican++church+grenada/@12.32034,-61.8748349,10z/data=!3m1!4b1 '''Google Maps search results for Anglican churches in Grenada''']

*[https://www.findyello.com/grenada/churches/ '''Yellow Pages for Churches in Grenada''']  Under "Anglican Church", click on "View 19 Other Liocations".

The Protestants Anglican Church was the state church or Established Church in Grenada from 1763 (once the island was formally ceded to Britain through the Treaty of Paris) Then in October 1800 all Catholic Churches were appropriated by the Protestants for the use as Anglican Churches. It was on 29 June 1830 that the foundation stone of the St. Patrick’s Anglican Church was laid as the first and oldest Anglican Church constructed in the parish.  It was one of four churches started that year, including Anglican churches in St. Andrew and St. David.  

It was late in 1865 that a Law, formalizing the keeping of complete Registers of Births, Deaths, Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials of all the people on the Island were ensured.

== '''Catholic Church Records''' ==

===Writing to a Local Parish===

*[https://www.catholicdirectory.com/search_results?q=&location_value=Grenada&country_sn=GD&location_type=country&stateSearch=&swlat=11.9829051&nelat=12.5367&swlng=-61.80589999999999&nelng=-61.3746999&lat=12.1165&lng=-61.67899999999999&faddress=Grenada&place_id=ChIJ0XuH9IkXOIwRjk8fWgHH2DY#/ '''The Catholic Directory: Grenada''']

The first church in Grenada was French Roman Catholic and about 1718 the Notre Dame du Bon Secours Catholic Church. A tiny number of Irish Roman Catholic remained on the island as part of the Irish Brigade military contingent under Count Arthur Dillon and his brother Edward in 1779. At least seven early [[Grenada Online Genealogy Records | Roman Catholic parish registers]] (nearly 340 pages) have survived and have been digitized but not yet indexed. After 1864 RC parish records would have to have been formally kept.

==''' Presbyterian Records'''==

===Writing for Records===

Although Scottish Presbyterians began a massive migration in 1605, they did not arrive in Grenada until 1830 when St. Andrew's Presbyterian (also known as Scots’ Kirk) in St. George’s was built. Many of the Presbyterian settlers to Grenada, usually Plantation settlers, came also from England, Ireland and from Wales.  By 1880 their progress grew in both Belair and St. Patrick’s and by 1883, Reverend James Muir from Scotland, arrived in Grenada and began assisting some twelve hundred Indians on the Island.  

Congregations were organized but very few kept early records. All congregations would have had to start keeping records after 1864.

To see if the church records you need are available at the FamilySearch Library, check the library catalog. <span style="color:darkviolet"> Although much work went into the following charts, they may not be current past 2016. Be sure to double check the actual [[Grenada Church Records#Digital Copies of Church Records in the FamilySearch Catalog|'''catalog'''.]]

! Saint George, Grenada || Register: Births/Baptisms (St. George) ||  Reg.Vol ||  FS Library Film Number ||  

! Saint George Grenada || Register: Marriages (St. George) ||  Reg.Vol ||  FS Library Film Number ||  

! Saint George, Grenada || Register: Deaths (St. George) ||  Reg.Vol ||  FS Library Film Number ||  

! Saint John, Grenada || Register: Births/Baptisms (St. John) ||  Reg.Vol ||  FS Library Film Number ||  

! Saint John, Grenada || Register: Marriages (St. John) ||  Reg.Vol ||  FS Library Film Number ||  

! Saint John, Grenada || Register: Deaths (St. John) ||  Reg.Vol ||  FS Library Film Number ||  

! Saint Mark, Grenada || Register: Births/Baptisms (St. Mark) ||  Reg.Vol ||  FS Library Film Number ||  

! Saint Mark, Grenada || Register: Marriages (St. Mark) ||  Reg.Vol ||  FS Library Film Number ||  

! Saint Mark, Grenada || Register: Deaths (St. Mark) ||  Reg.Vol ||  FS Library Film Number ||  

! Saint Patrick, Grenada || Register: Births/Baptisms (St. Patrick) ||  Reg.Vol ||  FS Library Film Number ||  

! Saint Patrick, Grenada || Register: Marriages (St. Patrick) ||  Reg.Vol ||  FS Library Film Number ||  

! Saint Patrick, Grenada || Register: Deaths (St. Patrick) ||  Reg.Vol ||  FS Library Film Number ||  

! Saint Andrew, Grenada || Register: Births/Baptisms (St. Andrew) ||  Reg.Vol ||  FS Library Film Number ||  

! Saint Andrew, Grenada || Register: Marriages (St. Andrew) ||  Reg.Vol ||  FS Library Film Number ||  

! Saint Andrew, Grenada || Register: Deaths (St. Andrew) ||  Reg.Vol ||  FS Library Film Number ||  

! Saint David, Grenada || Register: Births/Baptisms (St. David) ||  Reg.Vol ||  FS Library Film Number ||  

! Saint David, Grenada || Register: Marriages (St. David) ||  Reg.Vol ||  FS Library Film Number ||  

! Saint David, Grenada || Register: Deaths/Burials (St. David) ||  Reg.Vol ||  FS Library Film Number ||  

! Carriacou, Grenada || Register: Births/Baptisms (Carriacou) ||  Reg.Vol ||  FS Library Film Number ||  

! Carriacou, Grenada || Register: Marriages (Carriacou) ||  Reg.Vol ||  FS Library Film Number ||  

! Carriacou, Grenada || Register: Deaths/Burials (Carriacou) ||  Reg.Vol ||  FS Library Film Number ||