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Jamaica is an independent island nation in the Greater Antilles Islands of the West Indies. Jamaica lies south of Cuba in the Caribbean Sea. See the CIA ''World Factbook'' at https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/jm.html
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Guide to '''Jamaica ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
 
==Information==
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Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean whose closest neighbors are [[Cuba Genealogy|Cuba]], [[Haiti Genealogy|Haiti]], and the [[Dominican Republic Genealogy|Dominican Republic]]. It was formerly a colony of [[Spain Genealogy|Spain]] and [[England Genealogy|Great Britain]]. The official language is English.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Jamaica," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica, accessed 28 April 2016.</ref>
 
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== Parishes ==
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Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Jamaica.  Click on a place below to go to the corresponding Wiki article listing more information.


Parishes are Jamaica’s fundamental civil administrative unit. Parishes in Jamaica's three counties:
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*[[Jamaica: Church Records|Church Records]]
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*[[Clarendon Parish, Jamaica Genealogy|Clarendon Parish]]
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*[[Manchester Parish, Jamaica Genealogy|Manchester Parish]]
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*[[Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica Genealogy|Saint Ann Parish]]
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*[[Metcalfe Parish, Jamaica Genealogy|Metcalfe Parish]]
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*[[Saint David Parish, Jamaica Genealogy|Saint David Parish]]
*[[Saint Dorothy Parish, Jamaica Genealogy|Saint Dorothy Parish]]
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*[[Saint George Parish, Jamaica Genealogy|Saint George Parish]]
*[[Saint John Parish, Jamaica Genealogy|Saint John Parish]]
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*[[Saint Thomas ye Vale Parish, Jamaica Genealogy|Saint Thomas ye Vale Parish]]
*[[Vere Parish, Jamaica Genealogy|Vere Parish]]
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Getting started with Jamaican research[edit | edit source]

Jamaica is an independent island nation in the Greater Antilles Islands of the West Indies. Jamaica lies south of Cuba in the Caribbean Sea. See the CIA World Factbook at https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/jm.html

Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]

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Research Tools[edit | edit source]

  • (helpful tools and resources, gazetteers)
  • (language dictionary, handwriting guide or tutorial, etc.)

Help Wanted[edit | edit source]

In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:


Featured Content[edit | edit source]

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Did you know?[edit | edit source]

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