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From the first European settlement around 1636 "until the early 19th century, St. Eustatius changed hands twenty-one times between the Netherlands, Britain and France."<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint_Eustatius Sint Eustatius], (accessed 13 March 2021).</ref> | From the first European settlement around 1636 "until the early 19th century, St. Eustatius changed hands twenty-one times between the Netherlands, Britain and France." Slavery was abolished in 1863.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint_Eustatius Sint Eustatius], (accessed 13 March 2021).</ref> | ||
==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
Revision as of 16:58, 13 March 2021
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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]
Online Collections[edit | edit source]
- Civil records for Sint Eustatius are included in WieWasWie.
- 1787-1832 - Registers van de Burgerlijke Administratie, 1787-1832
- 1869-1983 - Registers van de Burgerlijke Stand, 1869-1983
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
Civil Registry Department St. Eustatius (known locally as ‘Statia’)
Government Administration Building
De Graaffweg 13
St. Eustatius
Telephone: (+599) 318-2497 or, for urgent inquiries: (+599) 318-4029
Email: census.office@statiagov.com[1]
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
From the first European settlement around 1636 "until the early 19th century, St. Eustatius changed hands twenty-one times between the Netherlands, Britain and France." Slavery was abolished in 1863.[2]
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ U.S. SSA, Program Operations Manual System (POMS), Procedure For Obtaining Birth, Marriage, And Death Certificates From Caribbean Netherlands, (accessed 23 February 2021.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, Sint Eustatius, (accessed 13 March 2021).