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== British Colonization (1648-1973) ==
== British Colonization (1648-1973) ==
Beginning in the mid-16th century, Spain, France, Britain, and the Netherlands all made attempts to colonize the Bahamas. However, it wasn't until the English Civil War Period that English settlement began. The Bahamas gained independence from the United Kingdom on July 10, 1973.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "History of the Bahamas," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Bahamas#Early_English_settlement, accessed 27 August 2019.</ref>
Beginning in the mid-16th century, Spain, France, Britain, and the Netherlands all made attempts to colonize the Bahamas. However, it wasn't until the English Civil War Period that English settlement began. The Bahamas gained independence from the United Kingdom on July 10, 1973.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "History of the Bahamas," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Bahamas#Early_English_settlement, accessed 27 August 2019.</ref>
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| [https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/wills-1384-1858/ The Prerogative Court of Canterbury (PCC), 1384-1858] at the National Archives - index
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| 1760-1852
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| Wills
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| Until 1858, all wills had to be proved by the church and other courts. Most of the individuals in these records were relatively wealthy.
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| [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Bahamas] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
| 1832-2005
| Births and baptisms
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| Children born to those working within the armed forces, merchant navy, and consular forces, as well as, civilian ship passengers.
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| [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Bahamas] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
| 1832-1960
| Banns and marriages
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| British armed forces members and civilians who were married abroad and at sea
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| [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-deaths-and-burials British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Bahamas] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
| 1844-2004
| Deaths and burials
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| Members of the British armed forces who died while serving their country overseas, British civilians who died while traveling or working overseas, and individuals (including seaman) who died at sea.
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| [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+civil+service+evidence+of+age&place=bahamas British Civil Service Evidence Of Age] at Findmypast - index ($)
| 1850-1863
| Civil Service applications and paperwork
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| Individuals who worked for, or applied to join, the British Civil Service.
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| {{RecordSearch|1922411|Bahamas Civil Registration, 1850-1959}} at FamilySearch - index & images
| 1850-1959
| Births, marriages, and deaths
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| Bahamians
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| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9784/ Bahamas, Civil Registration, 1850-1959] at Ancestry ($) - images
| 1850-1959
| Births, marriages, and deaths
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| Bahamians
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| {{RecordSearch|1520621|Bahamas Births, 1850-1891}} at FamilySearch - index
| 1850-1891
| Births
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| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9783/ Bahamas, Select Births, 1850-1891] at Ancestry ($) - index
| 1850-1891
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| Bahamians
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| [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30118/bahamas-births-1850-1891 Bahamas Births, 1850-1891] at MyHeritage ($) - index
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| {{RecordSearch|1804229|Caribbean Births and Baptisms, 1590-1928}} at FamilySearch - index
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| {{RecordSearch|1809321|Caribbean Deaths and Burials, 1790-1906}} at FamilySearch - index
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| {{RecordSearch|1805647|Caribbean Marriages, 1591-1905}} at FamilySearch - index
| 1591-1905
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| [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1129/ Former British Colonial Dependencies, Slave Registers, 1813-1834] at Ancestry ($) - index
| 1822, 1825, 1828, 1831, 1834
| Slave registers
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| To combat illicit transportation following this act many of the British Colonies began keeping registers of black slaves who had been so-called “lawfully enslaved”. In 1819 the Office for the Registry of Colonial Slaves was established in London and copies of the slave registers kept by the colonies were sent to this office
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| {{FSC|230033|item|disp=Dowers, 1791-1917}} at FamilySearch - images
| 1791-1917
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| Widows of proptery-owning Bahamians
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| {{FSC|228499|item|disp=Chancery records 1800-1859}} at FamilySearch - images
| 1800-1859
| Chancery records
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| Bahamians
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| {{FSC|228489|item|disp=Land and property records, 1788-1955}} at FamilySearch - images
| 1788-1955
| Land records
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| Property-owning Bahamians
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| {{FSC|230019|item|disp=Leases 1846-1860}} at FamilySearch - images
| 1846-1860
| Leases
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| Renters and landlords who lived in the Bahamas
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| {{FSC|230012|item|disp=Probate records, 1700-1944}} at FamilySearch - images
| 1700-1944
| Probate records
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| Property-owning Bahamians
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| {{FSC|230016|item|disp=Estate appraisals, 1828-1853}} at FamilySearch - images
| 1828-1853
| Probate records
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| Property-owning Bahamians
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British Colonization (1648-1973)[edit | edit source]

Beginning in the mid-16th century, Spain, France, Britain, and the Netherlands all made attempts to colonize the Bahamas. However, it wasn't until the English Civil War Period that English settlement began. The Bahamas gained independence from the United Kingdom on July 10, 1973.[1]

Record collection Years covered Record type Language Who is in the records

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "History of the Bahamas," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Bahamas#Early_English_settlement, accessed 27 August 2019.
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