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| ===Online Resources=== | | ==How to Find the Records== |
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| *'''1591-1905''' {{RecordSearch|1805647|Caribbean 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] ($)'' | | *'''1850-1959''' : [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1922411 Bahamas Civil Registration, 1850-1959] |
| *'''1790-1906''' {{RecordSearch|1809321|Caribbean Deaths and Burials, 1790-1906}} at FamilySearch — [[Caribbean Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images; ''Also at: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60246/ Ancestry]($) [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/1575/caribbean-deaths-and-burials-1790-1906 American Ancestors]($) | | *'''1850-1891''' : [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1520621 Bahamas Births, 1850-1891] |
| *'''1850-1959''' {{RecordSearch|1922411|Bahamas Civil Registration, 1850-1959}} at FamilySearch - [[Bahamas Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images.
| | *'''1850-1891''' : [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9783/ Bahamas, Select Births, 1850-1891] |
| *'''1850-1891''' {{RecordSearch|1520621|Bahamas Births, 1850-1891}} at FamilySearch - [[Bahamas Births - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images.
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| *'''1850-1891''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9783/ Bahamas, Select Births, 1850-1891], index at Ancestry ($) | |
| *'''1850-1891''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/bahamas-birth-index-1850-1959 Bahamas Birth Index 1850-1959] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast], index ($)
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| *'''1850-1958''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/bahamas-death-index-1850-1958 Bahamas Death Index 1850-1958] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] — index ($)
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| *'''1868-1959''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/bahamas-marriage-index-1868-1959 Bahamas Marriage Index 1868-1959] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] — index ($)
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| ===Offices to Contact=== | | ===Offices to Contact=== |
| | '''Births'''<br> |
| | [https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/Records%20and%20Docs/Birth%20Certification/!ut/p/b1/vZTLbqMwGIWfJQ-QYnNnSQh3DOHeeINCEpJAwQkQCDz9pJpKlSpNZzNTe2XpnP_ofL9kClOvFG52w-W06y-k2b29vzGfMbqHfIUVkcizEjBh5JprdcPoHHwKtk8B-MORwW8_0JEsP_16lICnH8hBCH3gMZBKqVdjO0kKQaOm4uIRJuXkxLtCxOktQde79xZW_UR6Wr6gIuJ0bvYOWXm6aA16dHGZ19ZFNEi24SAD8tY8rex1R9euL0on0VlWSyZ14XCRMb_d4xYwFouMc35-a3w60ErzVjV7FJik2LUJiWB7wFvsRzYThyOdsHVpN1ahRYVdt2FgtAXaHUxaWzkqw2RdkUhxNZwWiw8G35T8C8OUwt9joj8E32B2DVIfqe1TJnzOEXnrPcr2bEeyGd_gqIh6BWwWltPVnKs5KAUfRDGZ3XnlQBVabmnEbqTSqE9ht_ZnGEMrLE3ggtMUzSrtHtabQxLEK3lVPxjUfA306Og9UIG8HXMgtIX_HfilocT-dCD8UaT62oI_3fDf79Ci8CWvX8Z9_QJeeEGUaEgzPAAiyzIClZQxK61Zc1Q3oHXWhc0cp1rVKmBVs7mtyJX4Te8eYzUr9vR9VRnX7JgMm-M4HjqiDlj2vTvPtXi-p1tDMsKoYTWFW_Ek4Z1K8ycfXzJdEbb50Se0bxUtn3BioSg5Mm5RqtGJv4qHMCf9jTA1jZZYbGDaVUIfPPq3WSbRw-dSWzC6U6FkET9cuVLZ1SqrlTe7PpvSvStv5OZOKE_kSbiNhW4NA04fS8fzQCNLw9I4D3h8_hvXOh4cPhDd4vMiebH4BaDk8iA!/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ Births Registration Section]<br> |
| | Registrar General’s Department<br> |
| | Cor. of Shirley and Charlotte Street<br> |
| | P.O. Box N 532<br> |
| | Nassau<br> |
| | New Providence<br> |
| | The Bahamas<br> |
| | Telephone: (242) 397-9105/8957/9110<br> |
| | Fax: (242) 322-5553<br> |
| | Email: Regbirth@bahamas.gov.bs<br> |
| | Email: registrargeneral@bahamas.gov.bs<br> |
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| [https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/!ut/p/b1/vVTJjqNIFPwWf4CLZEvgyI7ZMZvhgrBZylCAsTHb1zfVanWrS5qqOcxU5iGVygjFiwgpkRg5IXGbjtcyHa5dm76932OY4EA2WJagDQvzGHBAeRRqPikLR3wDRBsA_MNiwd982QvAxgfs0UUdYOEoEiInJVo5_nGYRNFN1Ef2JsJnpIjhrM4BTBfGrQcsdapC4u5JcUvzmJkimZuXK6oH-4dQYPS5T-7A713Px1IcSoNyGtbsiiWceypOXVhGEGtVB4tQyUZb-XqTe7cNVQtTzCsziFRkq62lkpdS5NUurAnAlRcFrsJ82Z9sqDlO4O9--fzEyE-fsmU4_PZMQ-I9J888CKKNyyT6FR_7dzl_IvAFP0Tiz6vAfgE-q_KrMk2la3Ik2mDUHxgN1fdZNEvTGQ13FBLxkBMgErdaboe1Xo8VmHXXf66uHk2oiOqDJ5xMT0QH00W3QwWrj3l30_DODvAEYzFMz86Co8-xrKcYCfNR8C_zwNWo_1vwg0OG-G5B9FsjlQUV_W6H_32HKhJfz83LdGlewAukaAZDMRwCQBMETiFB5ROMQGyfkg3uulBoeL40olQDtV4PUd3dOqcdzNwXk-KCPblauSV5MNr5NGWPThxj1rGekLzH6zOMFEZxvZaQeJKDXQD1WnIWJ74mMk9F59zpMEct7jAg6YLnz4bSe6GEBQ7nj-65G_oObzBjH9MtGj5qajjOw9vKdt7skKFGKY-y4BMPjjey4tNGJKSq15rXA_N8VH3Xm4txDtiF6qdCVscxDue9blmgZZlxr7yO8bTbfciBISmaImkG4ChKo0igRsssdMYkbH_z60WqHnn-vIds74oLcCd_C0I-KJESAH0_cpnFZMslY8aK7rXoLkqC9XTmSudz1VGGS86aWr-Wpbm_luPe5dRGQe92CSOpeJRHcmDOMLMDfjqZ9Tkr_KxX0zH1luY4Vu7eBYRBjXLsQs2m3cMRN3bIrfFHTdPhUZm2YX9vvGF3ux9aD15d/dl4/d5/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS80SmtFL1o2XzMwR01BQTQ4TUdUVjAwSTEwQVJTMVEwTzMx/ Registrar General’s Department]<br> | | '''Marriages'''<br> |
| | [http://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/Records%20and%20Docs/Marriage%20Registration/!ut/p/b1/vZHNbqMwAISfpQ-QYsAYcwQSfgIh_BN8QRASEhMCgRaSPP2m2kqVKrW7h93aJ0vzaTwzDGE2DDnn47HKX47tOT-9vQnKeH298lSIVxhBCZhs6JjzhcvrAvsQpA8B-OLI4DcP9JUsP3g9jMGDB7IfsB5Y8yyTMBsjuonqsKo0F8Qa3ld2rBfUSg5N1Ct23FhRsUi2Fbhke2E3dNNZgIe4l8UChMIR7hXsliJPVbaCgmqqEwlIB-HdPRklxf2CnV5Hatnnmidx3OdRZzkVqb2I47WXLvArNBcrztznbQfX3Q4nywDlVilyMYir8qrzCZguNVINvpWDHGxmmSplnr69RtvsPfs34f6quy957k98wpDv6-XeBd_N86eBHKNtdkz6kIkfMoyWb3-x1pYtWbxnCEzIbADMAnrrzHt99-ndY53Qtx264kAY8YpvNgEhzWtd66dLjpZV2mlDqitHInN-KG0WpeZ7aj7TR--z2ZoL38xUFlmRAAJL_J9mn5JJ8CfN2B-rUZ8v2Z9M9m83WzLkWDTP07Z5Bs9IxBLHcjwCAEPIi0xMIyTSwZwW7i12tFEtas6Y14u5V7dxvoDF9arYQ1nmNgzFmbiuvKsfYWHZKHTANCGC4nngnq1ukmF0S9mUYOdZkZaSSk65lz4bKjLVGJ-nTPXcaRLbrXOfZf0Vt5ri12g28Aknl2drXFFEWTr6bRhsD01K-z7dJ_PNxIa7lxGS4-2Q1vJO43uu2J_uV9QXu9vF1SJcEndK4oRWG7dJ2O3B8HzRQfywf4W0dKQxg4beWEJQPT0xXRONlo18Y2Lxx52efgF-CibR/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ Marriages Section]<br> |
| | Registrar General’s Department<br> |
| Cor. of Shirley and Charlotte Street<br> | | Cor. of Shirley and Charlotte Street<br> |
| P.O. Box N 532<br> | | P.O. Box N 532<br> |
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| New Providence<br> | | New Providence<br> |
| The Bahamas<br> | | The Bahamas<br> |
| Telephone: (242) 397-9105<br> | | Telephone: (242) 397-9179/9113<br> |
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| Fax: (242) 322-5553<br> | | Fax: (242) 322-5553<br> |
| Email: [mailto:Regbirth@bahamas.gov.bs Regbirth@bahamas.gov.bs]<br> | | Email: Regbirth@bahamas.gov.bs <br> |
| Email: [mailto:registrargeneral@bahamas.gov.bs registrargeneral@bahamas.gov.bs]<br> | | Email: RegistrarGeneral@bahamas.gov.bs<br> |
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| '''Births''' [https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/gov/government/services/!ut/p/b1/vVTJcqtIEPwWf4BMszVwZBP7vgkuhCQWCYzQghrB1w-e8LwJO8b2HN4zHIDorEgyK6uwDNtg2WmLjvV2OPan7cvrdwZzEigWz1OspdAAAi1yTd5lVIK18QWQLgDwycWDD_VhDICGA94PcA84JI4l2EZNH4LUW7UsJ4jq0xdlG4BHkrh9dlMOrXKKQm-E1YvZoblFu4q-WaLoB0yWrned41q7edIjXzjdr1oCDxtQKUOEtDl-SQ_chvC2rXEes_ohgW66316M5pEguD4pYseoYNtzjpuK1VCZGbwNdtGzRNPD0rVBMa6s_CqsHjobtE9vOr8Q8rdOxbE8cTlmIcUtx6GtSbJLKjT-XT3x3ieHCF_rRRwaEa1IPvlP_ecE_6_-c8A3fU6w7OtWEm-Ar6LwXRhste9KLF1gzL8wFuqvv2o4hskZpKfSWIhtAJUHzXTW5nb2G_Awg-g-B2Y64jJuDqG0sUMZH-wAXx46mCMivNpWuPNAKFmTZYduEfuRwPOhauXcR8J33oDAYP404QeFHPXThPiPWqpIOv7TCn9_D3UsO-6653HfPYNnyLAcgRMkBIClKJLB4iaiOInSRtkFV1OqDLKcOnndAr2dtbTtz713GuwykvNqT9yFVj3nZYzcchyLWy-jjPecO6Sv2XxPUpVTg_BErUVagH0MzXbtTV52zBWRSXel1xOeXl1hTLOVKO4s9RImayL2hAgFu3649GRHWKuMPeHJrWUG_zG8zHwfPjw6MRj1VldiHkJ0phtx28nUurkY3UHj7rfm0l_sydrF_MRcxkrREcqSx8p0HHDiObRSDygbn54--MDRDMvQLAdIHGdxLNbT6bHs9lGSg_ywXze3srxfE_4SyBMIxmgxQtHUVI2BuUJC4XDFtC841LAXI73Ka8m5e4_GFEvdU4d9ydvGZa5re3Ws0SoQ9E7Fr24N03V1q3164HawcGNx3Njtrqii4qJv0TacOh81wSoAlMUgJQug4bKB5pPW08fMvN9HrA_-IzP2jRE0KxonEMambZqRvVtrFmfgtqkBPAJE0FggCBMykDQiKDZvmREo4W7F3ywaQP9pQoV22GWtM6HL0wQAIvnDhMHvt_Rd_EgW5wgOAEhDiHMUi8VmOptib_OSHOe-X2XdZWb04mwriRuN5qT1iZuj1jqr5lG9z_UyuwbEx70XKcMAmtjeCKZ3SoxVbVxiKalNFT1CIT2Yxa1zZjrfN43tGQhd89E-b1gUmHuP2iyzkpXdYdi6Hc0Kx-t1mPbWmmoca9NlTFnXy9icuwgZhmFCXx2XSfl1k92v1_EvePT4RQ!!/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ Birth Certificate]<br>
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| | Adoptions are completed at the Supreme Court. The information is then sent to the Registrar General’s Department where it is recorded in the Adoption Book. |
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| '''Non-Residents''' [https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/!ut/p/b1/vVTJjqNIFPwWf4CLZEvgyI7ZMZvhgrBZylCAsTHb1zc1ak2rS-qqPsxU5iH1lBF6LyKkh8TICYnbdLyW6XDt2vTtvY5hggPZYFmCNizMY8AB5VGo-aQsHPENEG0A8IfDgt_5sheAjQ_Yo4s6wMJRJEROSrRy_OMwiaKbqI_sTYTPSBHDWZ0DmC6MWw9Y6lSFxN2T4pbmMTNFMjcvV1QP9g-hwOhzn9yB37uej6U4lAblNKzZFUs491ScurCMINaqDhahko228vUm924bqhammFdmEKnIVltLJS-lyKtdWBOAKy8KXIX5sj_ZUHOcwN_91PmJkH90ypbh8Ns3DYl3nzzzIIg2LpPoV3zsL_l_BnyRU4jEn0eB_QR8FuVXYZpK1-RItMGoXzAaqu-zaJamMxruKCTiISdAJG613A5rvR4rMOuu_1xdPZpQEdUHTziZnogOpotujwpWH_PupuGdHeAJxmKYnp0FR59jWU8xEuZjw9_EA1ej_u-GHxQyxHc3RL_VUllQ0e9W-N9nqCLx9dy8TJfmBbxAimYwFMMhADRB4BQSVD7BCMS2lGxw14VCw_OlEaUaqPV6iOru1jntYOa-mBQX7MnVyi3Jg9HOpyl7dOIYs471hOQ9Xp9hpDCK67WExJMc7AKo15KzOPE1kXkqOudOhzlqcYcBSRc8fzaU3gslLHA4f3TP3dB3eIMZ-5hu0fBRU8NxHt5WtvNmhww1SnmUBZ94cLyRFZ82IiFVvda8Hpjno-q73lyMc8AuVD8VsjqOcTjvdcsCLcuMe-V1jKfd7oMPDEnRFEkzAEdRGkUCNVpmoTMmYdvNrxepeuT58x6yvSsuwJ38zQj5oERKAPT9yGUWky2XjBkruteiuygJ1tOZK53PVUcZLjlrav1alub-Wo57l1MbBb3bJYyk4lEeyYE5w8wO-Olk1ues8LNeTcfUW5rjWLl7FxAGNcqxCzWbdg9H3Nght8YfNU2HR2Xahv334g272_0AvC6CFA!!/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/# Services for Non-Residents]
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| ==Background==
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| Adoptions are completed at the Supreme Court. The information is then sent to the Registrar General’s Department where the adoption is recorded in the Adoption Book.<ref>The Government of the Bahamas, [https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/gov/government/services/adoption%20certificate/!ut/p/b1/vVTJkptIEP2W_gBZxVbAEQFi3zfBRSEEQmIRYgd9vekJ2xPdE-2eg93UgaLqZTzy5cvcRtvDNrqfxlt26m_1_VS-fkfwiAFBYxic0gQCQCB5psqYpIhSOrICwhUAPngY8C7e9QGQEMDYDmIBA0O2wfYghvOO67SMY5xjUQzGwrMyWg2Xwp-amH82Ss1LrQqPjS4rGqZHqMDm9SPdhBHWBxdDPZX8YJRdFEuBOKdGaLTpyJuJHcIyVVpfm3lQssAvBZ4-YFw5lyRG3RZ3txSjUB39WhPLO5NFLdAx297PXWhQ1JBxd_xoUkwcnuL2_PIjz98k8k-egqFZ7HpNQZxer11d4ngTEwjks3j0rU4G6r7GswhUPELgbOxn_McE_y_-Y8AndQ620e9Lif4A_M4Kn5lBF-sq3YYrjPwXRkH59VcVQ1FpBbNEYutuDwA_OvnykJ7F087BrDre8HTUcEJ4RO1d7qC7PNLrDrK-ZPD0ULfVNTe2gMtpi6a7ZuLb3o5hXFE70u8J32gDHIX824TvMqTxryZEvlRSgZORr87wz9dQ3ka3uPo2natv4BskKRpFUAwCQOE4Rm793MNpDpcm3gStyl0ULF0qfl8AuXhKYVE_auve66nHHy9ndNgV4uOY-qOZTlPS1fwYMZYxQKKNnkMQirTouHd8zxI7WPtQLfbWYkW3o8CSYZxaNWrJlxb6BHVh2VgTGzfYo76180YnrvumxipU20TUHQm6guztuS-fTO3OFhEopNhlF_bowvFB5Oyp4vF93ijVVaKHLm_qRl-02GcWspkugjyOUTBvVMMAd4YeN-J1jKaXl3c60ARJkQRFAwxBKGTry-Eyc7U2cbxzvJ73eZemQxswjcMvwJm8VQhBEkPRB-pm3CUGnSznhB5zqlHClt9zxmDNucqmsiX255TRleaZZfrmlo0bZydXItKaGQz3ly6ziZ6OYWL67HTQizi5eEkjn8aTu1T2mDsbB-AaOQqRAxWTciQb017ee-btPKJs8F_PTIjrdYue7xRQIIrmqp7uFYuW7HQtt831TNNyb3Jcb9H5etF18adn1Ni3b58MGkD8bUKBMKh1rJOuyRAoACz2xYTOn5f0jf0wCqFRGgBIQIjQOLW2YQhnrpNW_9mr_7w8D85oksMs4fcDbBq76K-Kuzc39yybtRubJDyFYTKIsQN4gqnLQqHvWVE7jazLSJR_ZuKDxLQ3q4hRj4mRAkfnYdPtrnFma10ON0bA1Ydcxurr1SzPXWqa5xssH7zqZZvUwQNk4GTURLDa3J-T1HREmHk1ndPG-ZKVVlPCW1iiFH5tN6pwf-rziGAXde2V82urPSpvVBRFhbY4rd31a2HVr-30HX0Ul1Q!/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ Adoption Certificate], © 2011 The Official Website of the Government of The Bahamas. | |
| (accessed 12 February 2020)] </ref>
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| ==Coverage and Compliance== | | ==Coverage and Compliance== |
| Civil registration in the Bahamas became compulsory in 1931. Voluntary registration began as early as 1802.
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| ==Information Recorded in the Records== | | ==Information Recorded in the Records== |
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| The information in these records usually include the following:
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| ===Birth Records===
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| *Child’s name
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| *Birth date
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| *Child's gender and race
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| *Birth place
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| *Parents' names
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| *Father’s title or occupation
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| ===Marriage Records===
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| *Marriage date
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| *Marriage place
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| *Full names of bride and groom
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| *Ages of bride and groom
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| *Civil status, age and residence of bride and groom
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| *Occupation
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| *Name of fathers of bride and groom
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| *Witnesses
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| ===Death Records===
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| *Name of deceased
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| *Date of death
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| *Place of death
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| *Age, gender and race of deceased
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| *Occupation of deceased
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| *Cause of death
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