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===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
The Registrar General<ref>Guyana High Commission, [http://guyanahclondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Birth-Death-Marriage-and-Adoption-CertificatesrevisedII.pdf Birth, Death, Marriage & Adoption Certificates], (accessed 22 December 2020).</ref><br> | |||
General Register Office<br> | General Register Office<br> | ||
GPO Building<br> | GPO Building<br> | ||
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Fax: +592 227 6861<br> | Fax: +592 227 6861<br> | ||
Email: [mailto:groguyana@gmail.com groguyana@gmail.com]< | Email: [mailto:groguyana@gmail.com groguyana@gmail.com] | ||
[http://guyanahclondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Birth-Certificate-application-form.pdf Birth Certificate Application Form]<br> | |||
[http://guyanahclondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Birth-Certificate-application-form.pdf Marriage Certificate Application Form]<br> | |||
[http://guyanahclondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Death-Certificate-application-form.pdf Death Certificate Application Form]<br> | |||
== | ==Background== | ||
Government registration of vital events began as early as 1869. Records are available from the years listed below.<ref>Titford, John. ''My ancestor settled in the British West Indies: (with Bermuda, British Guiana and British Honduras)''. London: Society of Genealogists Enterprises. 2011. pp 87-98</ref> | Government registration of vital events began as early as 1869. Records are available from the years listed below.<ref>Titford, John. ''My ancestor settled in the British West Indies: (with Bermuda, British Guiana and British Honduras)''. London: Society of Genealogists Enterprises. 2011. pp 87-98</ref> | ||
Births 1869 | Births: 1869 | ||
Marriages 1903 | Marriages: 1903 | ||
Deaths 1869 | Deaths: 1869 | ||
==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||
===Birth Certificates=== | |||
*Name of child | |||
*Gender | |||
*Place of birth | |||
*Date of birth | |||
*Mother's maiden name | |||
*Father's name<ref>Based on [http://guyanahclondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Birth-Certificate-application-form.pdf Birth Certificate Application Form]</ref> | |||
===Marriage Certificates=== | |||
*Names of bride and groom | |||
*Addresses | |||
*Dates of birth of bride and groom | |||
*Occupations of bride and groom | |||
*Date and Place of marriage<ref>Based on [http://guyanahclondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Birth-Certificate-application-form.pdf Marriage Certificate Application Form]</ref> | |||
===Death Certificates=== | |||
*Name of deceased | |||
*Date of death | |||
*Place of death | |||
*Gender | |||
*Date of registration | |||
*Cause of death | |||
*Date of birth | |||
*Place of birth<ref>Based on [http://guyanahclondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Death-Certificate-application-form.pdf Death Certificate Application Form]</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Guyana]] | [[Category:Guyana]] | ||
[[Category:Civil Registration]] | |||
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