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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Birth, marriage and death certificates can be ordered from the Registrar General^[1]:

Registrar General's Office
G.P.O. Building
Robb Street
Georgetown
Guyana

Phone: 592.225.7561
Fax: 592.227.6861

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Government registration of vital events began as early as 1869. Records are available from the years listed below.^[2]

Births 1869

Marriages 1903

Deaths 1869

References[edit | edit source]

↑ https://www.guyanaembassycuba.com/certificates?language=en
↑ 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

[1] ttps://www.guyanaembassycuba.com/certificates?language=en

[2] 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

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 == How to Find the Records ==
+Birth, marriage and death certificates can be ordered from the Registrar General<ref>https://www.guyanaembassycuba.com/certificates?language=en</ref>:
-===Offices to Contact===
+Registrar General's Office<br>
+G.P.O. Building<br>
-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>
-GPO Building<br>
 Robb Street<br>
-Georgetown, Guyana<br>
+Georgetown<br>
+Guyana<br>
-Telephone: +592 225 7561<br>
+Phone: 592.225.7561<br>
-::::+592 226 4575<br>
+Fax: 592.227.6861
-Fax: +592 227 6861<br>
-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==
+== Historical 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>
-Births: 1869
+Births 1869
-Marriages: 1903
-Deaths: 1869
-==Coverage and Compliance==
-==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
+Marriages 1903
-*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===
+Deaths 1869
-*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==
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