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| ==Resources==
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| *'''1590-1928''' {{RecordSearch|1804229|Caribbean Births and Baptisms, 1590-1928}} at FamilySearch - [[Caribbean Births and Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index; ''Also at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/1576/caribbean-births-and-baptisms-1590-1928 American Ancestors] ($), [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30247/caribbean-births-baptisms-1590-1928?s=275764761 MyHeritage]''($)<br>
| | ==How to Find the Records== |
| *'''1591-1905''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/caribbean-marriage-index-1591-1905 Caribbean Marriage Index 1591-1905] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] ($) - index
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| *'''1854-1879''' {{RecordSearch|1520599|Barbados Marriages, 1854-1879}} at FamilySearch — [[Barbados Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| *'''1854-1879''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9787/ Barbados, Select Marriages, 1854-1879], Ancestry.com ($) - index
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| *'''1854-1879''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30102/barbados-marriages-1854-1879?s=493917561 Barbados Marriages, 1854-1879], MyHeritage ($) - index
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| *'''1854-1879''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/barbados-marriage-index-1854-1879 Barbados Marriage Index 1854-1879], Findmypast ($) - index<br>
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| *'''1854-1885''' {{RecordSearch|1520600|Barbados Burials, 1854-1885}} at FamilySearch — [[Barbados Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| *'''1854-1885''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/barbados-burial-index-1854-1885 Barbados Burial Index 1854-1885], Findmypast ($) - index
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| *'''1854-1885''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30103/barbados-burials-1854-1885?s=493917561 Barbados Burials, 1854-1885], MyHeritage ($) - index
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| *'''1854-1885''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9786/ Barbados, Select Burials, 1854-1885], Ancestry.com ($) - index
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| *'''1900-1931''' {{RecordSearch|4318336|Barbados, Civil Registration, 1900-1931}} at FamilySearch — [[Barbados, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| ===Offices to Contact=== | | ===Online Collections=== |
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| [https://www.gov.bb/Departments/registration '''The Registrar of the Supreme Court''']<br> | | *'''1854-1879''' : [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9787/ Barbados, Select Marriages, 1854-1879], Ancestry.com ($) - index |
| Registration Department<br>
| | *'''1854-1879''' : [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30102/barbados-marriages-1854-1879?s=493917561 Barbados Marriages, 1854-1879], MyHeritage ($) - index |
| New Supreme Court Complex<br>
| | *'''1854-1879''' : [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/barbados-marriage-index-1854-1879 Barbados Marriage Index 1854-1879], FindMyPast ($) - index |
| Whitepark Road<br>
| | *'''1854-1885''' : [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/barbados-burial-index-1854-1885 Barbados Burial Index 1854-1885], FindMyPast ($) - index |
| St. Michael<br>
| | *'''1854-1885''' : [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30103/barbados-burials-1854-1885?s=493917561 Barbados Burials, 1854-1885], MyHeritage ($) - index |
| Barbados, W.I.<br> | | *'''1854-1885''' : [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9786/ Barbados, Select Burials, 1854-1885], Ancestry.com ($) - index |
| | *'''1900-1931''' : Barbados. Supreme Court Registry, [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/600216?availability=Family%20History%20Library Parish register transcripts, 1900-1931], FamilySearch (free) |
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| Telephone: 1 (246) 426-2405<br>
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| Fax: 1 (246) 434-9970<br>
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| Email: [mailto:registrar@lawcourts.gov.bb registrar@lawcourts.gov.bb]
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| [https://www.gov.bb/Departments/archives '''Barbados Department of Archives''']<br>
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| Black Rock<br>
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| St. James BB24001<br>
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| Barbados, W.I.<br>
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| PBX: 1(246) 535-0090<br>
| | Registrar Ag. |
| Phone: 1 (246) 424-1270<br>
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| Phone: 1 (246) 425-5150<br>
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| Fax: 1 (246) 425-5911<br>
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| Email: [mailto:bda@caribsurf.com bda@caribsurf.com]<br>
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| Email: [mailto:archives@sunbeach.net archives@sunbeach.net]<br>
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| ==Background==
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| Birth registers began in 1890, marriage registers in 1930, and death registers in 1925.<ref>Thomas Jay Kemp, International Vital Records Handbook, 7th ed., (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, c2017), p. 457.</ref>
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| In 1843 a law was made for birth and death registers and were kept for a few years. Unfortunately this law was mostly ignored, and the law was repealed a few years later. <ref name="LC">Library of Congress, [https://guides.loc.gov/barbados-local-history-genealogy/vital-records Barbados: Local History & Genealogy Resource Guide, Vital Records], (accessed 22 March 2024).</ref>
| | Phone: 1 (246) 426-2405 |
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| In 1878, civil Registration began. District and Parish clerks now record births and deaths.<ref name="LC"/>
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| ==Information Recorded in the Records== | | ==Information Recorded in the Records== |
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| ===Birth Records===
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| *Date
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| *Name of child
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| *Names of father
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| *Maiden name of mother
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| *Residence
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| *Profession of father
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| *Name and residence of informant
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| *May give death information if child died very young
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| ===Marriage Records===
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| *Place of marriage
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| *Date of marriage
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| *Name and Surname of the husband
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| *Name and Surname of the wife
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| *Age of the husband
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| *Age of the wife
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| *Marital status of husband and wife
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| *Addresses of husband and wife
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| *Occupation of husband
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| *Occupation of wife
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| *Name and occupation of husband's father
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| *Name and occupation of wife's father
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| *Signatures of husband and wife
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| *Signatures of witnesses
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| *Signature of Marriage Officer or Magistrate<ref>Barbados Integrated Government, [https://www.gov.bb/Citizens/register-marriage Register a Marriage], (accessed 17 August 2020).</ref>
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| ===Death Records===
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| *Name of deceased
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| *Date of death
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| ===Burial Records===
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| *When buried
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| *Name
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| *Age
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| *Profession
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| *Abode
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| *Place of birth
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| == References == | | == References == |
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| [[Category:Barbados]] [[Category:Civil Registration]] | | [[Category:Barbados]] |
