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Civil Registration

How to Find Records[edit | edit source]

Online Records[edit | edit source]

Civil registration, 1881-1951

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Belize Vital Statistics Unit
New Rd
Belize City
Belize

Phone: +501 223-5625

Vital Statistics Unit Belmopan Hospital, Belmopan City New Road and Hydes Lane, Belize City Tel: +(501)-223-5625/ 7405 Fax: +(501)-223-5635

Belize - Obtain a Birth, Death or Marriage Certificate

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/meetings/wshops/Guatemala/2016/docs/Session10-Belize.pdf

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

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 ==How to Find Records==
 ===Online Records===
+[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/628296?availability=Family%20History%20Library Civil registration, 1881-1951]
-*'''1881-1951''' {{RecordSearch|4318337|Belize, Civil Registration, 1881-1951}} at FamilySearch - [[Belize, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
 ===Offices to Contact===
-'''Government of Belize'''<br>
+Belize Vital Statistics Unit<br>
-[https://www.belize.gov.bz/browse/Details/5 Vital Statistics Unit]<br>
+New Rd<br>
-New Road and Hyde's Lane<br>
 Belize City<br>
-Phone: +(501)-223-5625 / +(501)-223-7405<br>
+Belize<br>
-Fax: +(501)-223-5635<br>
-'''[https://www.belizeembassyusa.mfa.gov.bz/ Embassy of Belize]''' <br>
+Phone: +501 223-5625
-Massachusetts Ave NW<br>
-Washington, DC 20008-2826<br>
-Telephone: (202) 332-9636<br>
-Fax: (202) 332-6888<br>
-Email: reception.usa@mfa.gov.bz<br>
-[https://www.belizeembassyusa.mfa.gov.bz/vital-statistics-forms Vital Statistics Forms] has application forms to request a certificate of a birth, marriage, or death through the Embassy of Belize in Washington, D.C.
-==Background==
+Vital Statistics Unit
+Belmopan Hospital, Belmopan City
+New Road and Hydes Lane, Belize City
+Tel: +(501)-223-5625/ 7405
+Fax: +(501)-223-5635
-"Vital Statistics Unit (VSU) is a General Registry in Belize that is accountable to register major events such as births, deaths, marriages, adoptions and deed polls... (Margaret, Edwin, 2007).
+[https://www.wikiprocedure.com/index.php/Belize_-_Obtain_a_Birth,_Death_or_Marriage_Certificate Belize - Obtain a Birth, Death or Marriage Certificate]
-The VSU have two main locations which is in Belize City and in Belmopan...Technology has impacted the performance of VSU and slowly eliminating paper-based to electronic copies."<ref name=":0">Evaluating Customer Service at the Vital Statistics Unit:
-A Customers’ Perspective, by Ellen Rudon, Danay Chavarria, Zayri Cocom, Nashla Mendez, and Kensworth Williams (University of Belize: Management Information System, University of Belize, 2018),
-[https://www.google.com/search?q=Belize+the+Vital+Statistics+Unit+(VSU)+of+the+General+Registry&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS850US850&oq=Belize+the+Vital+Statistics+Unit+(VSU)+of+the+General+Registry&aqs=chrome..69i57.2624j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Link to a downloaded pdf of Evaluating the Success of VSU Customer Service], p. 1.</ref>
+==Historical Background==
 ==Coverage and Compliance==
-UNICEF is working to enforce immediate registration of births at hospitals through secure technology. (Williams, 2015).<ref name=":0" />
+United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division
+https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/meetings/wshops/Guatemala/2016/docs/Session10-Belize.pdf
-For additional information about civil registration in Belize, see [https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/meetings/wshops/Guatemala/2016/docs/Session10-Belize.pdf ''Civil Registration in Belize''], United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division.
 ==Information Recorded in the Records==
-===Birth Records===
-Information about child:
-*Date of birth
-*Place of birth
-*Name
-*Gender
-Information about parents:<br>
-*Name of father
-*Maiden name of mother
-*Occupation
-*Address
-Other information:<br>
-*Informant's name, description, address
-*Date of registration
-*Name of Registrar
-*Name, if any, added to registration
-===Marriage Records===
-Information about the bride and groom:
-*Date of marriage
-*Place of marriage
-*Names and surnames
-*Whether under or above age of 21
-*Condition (marital)
-*Rank or profession
-*Residences
-Information about fathers:<br>
-*Name and surname
-*Rank or profession
-Other information:<br>
-*Names of those who solemnized the marriage
-*Names of witnesses
-===Death Records===
-Information about deceased:<br>
-*Race
-*Date of death
-*Place of death
-*Name and surname
-*Gender
-*Age
-*Rank or occupation
-*Cause of death
-Other information:<br>
-*Name of medical practitioner
-*Informant's name, description, address
-*When registered
-*Signature of registrar
 == References ==
-[[Category:Belize]] [[Category:Civil Registration]]
+[[Category:Belize]]