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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Online Collections[edit | edit source]

1828-2000 - Bonaire (Nederlandse Antillen). Burgerlijke Stand, Registers van de Burgerlijke Stand, 1828-2000

Civil records for Bonaire are included in WieWasWie.

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Bonaire Civil Affairs
Kaya Neerlandia 40
Kralendijk, Bonaire

Phone: (+599) 717-5516/5517
Email: burgerzaken@bonairegov.com

Library
Kaya Gramel
Kralendijk, Bonaire

Phone:: (+599) 717-1728
Email: Library@bonairegov.com

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

The area of what is now Bonaire was under Dutch control 1815-1936. From 1936-1948, it was part of the Territory of Curaçao, also Dutch. It was known as Netherlands Antilles, Bonaire, 1948-2010. Records may be in Dutch, Spanish, or English but mostly Dutch.

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Birth records may include

Name of child
Date
Place
Names of parents

Marriage records may include

Names of bride and groom
Date
Place
Ages
Names of parents

Death records may include

Name
Date
Place
Profession
Residence
Place and date of birth

For additional information, see Dutch Genealogy.

References[edit | edit source]

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-==Online Resources==
-*'''1823-2004''' {{RecordSearch|4285043|Aruba, Civil Registration, 1823-2004}} at FamilySearch — [[Aruba, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
+==How to Find the Records==
-*'''1828-2000'''  {{FSC|1224533|item|disp=Registers van de Burgerlijke Stand, 1828-2000}} Bonaire (Nederlandse Antillen), Burgerlijke Stand at FamilySearch Catalog - images
-*[https://www.wiewaswie.nl/ WieWasWie], Civil records for Bonaire are included.
+===Online Collections===
+*'''1828-2000''' - Bonaire (Nederlandse Antillen). Burgerlijke Stand, [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1224533?availability=Family%20History%20Library Registers van de Burgerlijke Stand, 1828-2000]
+*Civil records for Bonaire are included in [https://www.wiewaswie.nl/ WieWasWie].
 ===Offices to Contact===
-[https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=nl&u=https://www.bonairegov.com/&prev=search&pto=aue '''Administrative Office of the Public Body of Bonaire''']<br>
+[https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=nl&u=https://www.bonairegov.com/&prev=search&pto=aue '''Bonaire Civil Affairs''']<br>
-Plasa Reina Wilhelmina 1<br>
+Kaya Neerlandia 40<br>
 Kralendijk, Bonaire<br>
-Telephone: (+599) 717 5330<br>
+Phone: (+599) 717-5516/5517<br>
-Email: [mailto:postarchive@bonairegov.com postarchive@bonairegov.com]
+Email: [mailto:burgerzaken@bonairegov.com burgerzaken@bonairegov.com]<br>
 '''Library'''<br>
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 Kralendijk, Bonaire<br>
-Telephone: (+599) 717-1728<br>
+Phone:: (+599) 717-1728<br>
 Email: [mailto:Library@bonairegov.com Library@bonairegov.com]
-'''Civil Registry Department Bonaire'''<br>
+==Historical Background==
-Kaya Neerlandia 40, Bonaire<br>
-Telephone: (+599) 717-5516/5517<br>
-Email: [mailto:burgerzaken@bonairegov.com burgerzaken@bonairegov.com]<ref>U.S. SSA, Program Operations Manual System (POMS), [https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0200312282 Procedure For Obtaining Birth, Marriage, And Death Certificates From Caribbean Netherlands].</ref>
-==Background==
-The area of what is now Bonaire was under Dutch control 1815-1936. From 1936-1948, it was part of the Territory of Curaçao, also Dutch. It was known as Netherlands Antilles, Bonaire, 1948-2010.  Records may be in Dutch, Spanish, or English but mostly Dutch. It is also considered part of the Caribbean Netherlands.
+The area of what is now Bonaire was under Dutch control 1815-1936. From 1936-1948, it was part of the Territory of Curaçao, also Dutch. It was known as Netherlands Antilles, Bonaire, 1948-2010.  Records may be in Dutch, Spanish, or English but mostly Dutch.
 ==Coverage and Compliance==
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+[[Category:Bonaire]]