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==Resources==
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===Online Resources===
 
*'''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 only. Dates and information vary by place/country; ''Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30247/caribbean-births-baptisms-1590-1928?s=275764761 MyHeritage]'' ($)
*'''1591-1905''' {{RecordSearch|1805647|TCaribbean Marriages, 1591-1905}} at FamilySearch — [[Caribbean Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images; ''Also at: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60247/ Ancestry]($), [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/1577/caribbean-marriages-1591-1905 American Ancestors]($), [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/caribbean-marriage-index-1591-1905 Findmypast] ($)''
 
===Offices to Contact===
 
'''Director Registros y Notarias'''<br>
Registro Civil<br>
Ministra de Justicia<br>
13 Calle: O No. 216<br>
3/23 y 25, Vedado<br>
Havana, Cuba<br>
 
It is very hard to get help from the Registro Civil. For U.C. citizens, it is better to contact:<ref>Thomas Jay Kemp, ''International Vital Records Handbook'', 7th ed., (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., c2017), p. 586.</ref>
 
[http://misiones.minrex.gob.cu/en/usa/embassy-cuba-usa Embassy of Cuba in USA]<br>
Consulate Section<br>
2630 16th Street, NW<br>
washington, DC 20009<br>
 
Telephone:  202-797-8518
 
==Background==


Civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths began in 1885.<ref name="rys">Ryskamp, George. ''Finding Your Hispanic Roots.'' Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997.</ref>
Civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths began in 1885.<ref name="rys">Ryskamp, George. ''Finding Your Hispanic Roots.'' Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997.</ref>
==Coverage and Compliance==
==Information Recorded in the Records==
===Birth Record===
*Name of child
*Date of birth
*Place of birth
*Name and birth place of father
*Name and birth place of mother
*Names of grandparents
*Place of registration<ref name="Cuba City Hall">Cuba City Hall, [http://cubacityhall.com/Cuban-Certificate-Retrieval.html Cuban Certificates and Documents], (accessed 3 December 2020).</ref>
===Marriage Record===
*Names of bride and groom
*Birthplaces of bride and groom
*Birth dates of bride and groom
*Names of parents of bride and groom
*Date and place of marriage<ref name="Cuba City Hall" />
===Death Record===
*Name of deceased
*Place of birth
*Age
*Occupation
*Names of father and mother
*Date and place of death
*Place of registration<ref name="Cuba City Hall" />


== References ==
== References ==
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Civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths began in 1885.[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Ryskamp, George. Finding Your Hispanic Roots. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997.