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==Resources==
===Online Resources===


==How to Find the Records==
*'''1590-1928''' {{RecordSearch|1804229|Caribbean Births and Baptisms, 1590-1928}} at FamilySearch - [[Caribbean Births and Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index; ''Also at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/1576/caribbean-births-and-baptisms-1590-1928 American Ancestors] ($), [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30247/caribbean-births-baptisms-1590-1928?s=275764761 MyHeritage]''($)<br>
 
*'''1591-1905''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/caribbean-marriage-index-1591-1905 Caribbean Marriage Index 1591-1905] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] ($) - index
===Online Collections===
*'''1854-1879''' {{RecordSearch|1520599|Barbados Marriages, 1854-1879}} at FamilySearch — [[Barbados Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
 
*'''1854-1879''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9787/ Barbados, Select Marriages, 1854-1879], Ancestry.com ($) - index
*'''1900-1931''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/600216?availability=Family%20History%20Library Parish register transcripts, 1900-1931], Barbados. Supreme Court Registry, includes births, baptisms, marriages, burials. , FamilySearch - [[Barbados, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1854-1879''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30102/barbados-marriages-1854-1879?s=493917561 Barbados Marriages, 1854-1879], MyHeritage ($) - index
*'''1590-1928''' : {{RecordSearch|1804229|Caribbean Births and Baptisms, 1590-1928}}, FamilySearch (free) - index; ''Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30247/caribbean-births-baptisms-1590-1928?s=275764761 MyHeritage]'' ($)<br>
*'''1854-1879''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/barbados-marriage-index-1854-1879 Barbados Marriage Index 1854-1879], Findmypast ($) - index<br>
*'''1591-1905''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/caribbean-marriage-index-1591-1905 Caribbean Marriage Index 1591-1905] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ FindMyPast] ($) - index
*'''1854-1885''' {{RecordSearch|1520600|Barbados Burials, 1854-1885}} at FamilySearch — [[Barbados Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1854-1879''' : [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1520599 Barbados Marriages, 1854-1879], FamilySearch (free) - index
*'''1854-1885''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/barbados-burial-index-1854-1885 Barbados Burial Index 1854-1885], Findmypast ($) - index
*'''1854-1879''' : [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9787/ Barbados, Select Marriages, 1854-1879], Ancestry.com ($) - index
*'''1854-1885''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30103/barbados-burials-1854-1885?s=493917561 Barbados Burials, 1854-1885], MyHeritage ($) - index
*'''1854-1879''' : [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30102/barbados-marriages-1854-1879?s=493917561 Barbados Marriages, 1854-1879], MyHeritage ($) - index
*'''1854-1885''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9786/ Barbados, Select Burials, 1854-1885], Ancestry.com ($) - index
*'''1854-1879''' : [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/barbados-marriage-index-1854-1879 Barbados Marriage Index 1854-1879], FindMyPast ($) - index<br>
*'''1900-1931''' {{RecordSearch|4318336|Barbados, Civil Registration, 1900-1931}} at FamilySearch — [[Barbados, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
 
*'''1854-1885''' : [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1520600 Barbados Burials, 1854-1885], FamilySearch (free) - index
*'''1854-1885''' : [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/barbados-burial-index-1854-1885 Barbados Burial Index 1854-1885], FindMyPast ($) - index
*'''1854-1885''' : [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30103/barbados-burials-1854-1885?s=493917561 Barbados Burials, 1854-1885], MyHeritage ($) - index
*'''1854-1885''' : [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9786/ Barbados, Select Burials, 1854-1885], Ancestry.com ($) - index<br>


===Offices to Contact===
===Offices to Contact===
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Email:  [mailto:archives@sunbeach.net archives@sunbeach.net]<br>
Email:  [mailto:archives@sunbeach.net archives@sunbeach.net]<br>


==Historical Background==
==Background==
Birth registers began in 1890, marriage registers in 1930, and death registers in 1925.<ref>Thomas Jay Kemp, International Vital Records Handbook, 7th ed., (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, c2017), p. 457.</ref>
Birth registers began in 1890, marriage registers in 1930, and death registers in 1925.<ref>Thomas Jay Kemp, International Vital Records Handbook, 7th ed., (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, c2017), p. 457.</ref>
In 1843 a law was made for birth and death registers and were kept for a few years. Unfortunately this law was mostly ignored, and the law was repealed a few years later. <ref name="LC">Library of Congress, [https://guides.loc.gov/barbados-local-history-genealogy/vital-records Barbados: Local History & Genealogy Resource Guide, Vital Records], (accessed 22 March 2024).</ref>
In 1878, civil Registration began. District and Parish clerks now record births and deaths.<ref name="LC"/>


==Coverage and Compliance==
==Coverage and Compliance==
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==Information Recorded in the Records==
==Information Recorded in the Records==


'''Births'''
===Birth Records===
*Date
*Date
*Name of child
*Name of child
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*Residence
*Residence
*Profession of father
*Profession of father
*Name and residence of informant
*May give death information if child died very young


'''Marriages'''
===Marriage Records===


*Place of marriage
*Place of marriage
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*Signature of Marriage Officer or Magistrate<ref>Barbados Integrated Government, [https://www.gov.bb/Citizens/register-marriage Register a Marriage], (accessed 17 August 2020).</ref>
*Signature of Marriage Officer or Magistrate<ref>Barbados Integrated Government, [https://www.gov.bb/Citizens/register-marriage Register a Marriage], (accessed 17 August 2020).</ref>


'''Deaths'''
===Death Records===
*Name of deceased
*Name of deceased
*Date of death
*Date of death


'''Burials'''
===Burial Records===
*When buried
*When buried
*Name
*Name
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