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===Offices to Contact===
===Offices to Contact===


Civil Registry Department St. Eustatius (known locally as ‘Statia’)<br>
'''Civil Registry Department St. Eustatius (known locally as ‘Statia’)'''<br>
Government Administration Building<br>
Government Administration Building<br>
De Graaffweg 13<br>
De Graaffweg 13<br>
St. Eustatius<br>
St. Eustatius<br>
<br>


Telephone: (+599) 318-2497 or, for urgent inquiries: (+599) 318-4029<br>
Telephone: (+599) 318-2497 or, for urgent inquiries: (+599) 318-4029<br>
Email: [mailto:census.office@statiagov.com census.office@statiagov.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], (accessed 23 February 2021.</ref>
Email: [mailto:census.office@statiagov.com census.office@statiagov.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], (accessed 23 February 2021.</ref><br><br>


[https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/en The National Archives of the Netherlands] has two other record groups that have information about St. Eustatius, including civil registration:
[https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/en '''The National Archives of the Netherlands'''] has two other record groups that have information about St. Eustatius, including civil registration:<br>


*'''1828-1860''' - St. Eustatius and Saba after 1828, mostly 1828-1845 (record group 1.05.13.02).
*'''1828-1860''' - St. Eustatius and Saba after 1828, mostly 1828-1845 (record group 1.05.13.02)<br>
*'''1709-1828''' - St. Eustatius and Saba before 1828, mostly 1790-1828 (record group 1.05.13.01).
*'''1709-1828''' - St. Eustatius and Saba before 1828, mostly 1790-1828 (record group 1.05.13.01)<br>


Most of the records are not online yet.  
Most of the records are not online yet.  


[https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/onderzoeken/archief/1.05.13.02?searchTerm=eustatius 1828-1860 finding aids]
[https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/onderzoeken/archief/1.05.13.02?searchTerm=eustatius 1828-1860 finding aids]
[https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/onderzoeken/archief/1.05.13.01?searchTerm=eustatius 1709-1828 finding aids]
[https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/onderzoeken/archief/1.05.13.01?searchTerm=eustatius 1709-1828 finding aids]


[https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/en/contact-and-visitor-information The National Archives Contact page]
[https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/en/contact-and-visitor-information The National Archives Contact page]


Visitors address:
Visitors address:<br>
Prins Willem-Alexanderhof 20
Prins Willem-Alexanderhof 20<br>
2595 BE The Hague
2595 BE The Hague<br>
The Netherlands<br>


Postal address:
Postal address:<br>
PO Box 90520
PO Box 90520<br>
2509 LM The Hague
2509 LM The Hague<br>
The Netherlands<br>


Telephone: +31 (0)70 3315400
Telephone: +31 (0)70 3315400<br>
[https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/en/contact-and-visitor-information Email]
[https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/en/contact-and-visitor-information Email]



Revision as of 14:27, 27 March 2021

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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Online Collections[edit | edit source]

St. Eustatius and Saba before 1828 (record group 1.05.13.01). This record group covers the period 1709-1828, but most of the records are for the 1790-1828 period.

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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]

The National Archives of the Netherlands has two other record groups that have information about St. Eustatius, including civil registration:

  • 1828-1860 - St. Eustatius and Saba after 1828, mostly 1828-1845 (record group 1.05.13.02)
  • 1709-1828 - St. Eustatius and Saba before 1828, mostly 1790-1828 (record group 1.05.13.01)

Most of the records are not online yet.

1828-1860 finding aids 1709-1828 finding aids

The National Archives Contact page

Visitors address:
Prins Willem-Alexanderhof 20
2595 BE The Hague
The Netherlands

Postal address:
PO Box 90520
2509 LM The Hague
The Netherlands

Telephone: +31 (0)70 3315400
Email

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." It is now a special municipality of the Netherlands. Slavery was abolished in 1863.[2]

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. U.S. SSA, Program Operations Manual System (POMS), Procedure For Obtaining Birth, Marriage, And Death Certificates From Caribbean Netherlands, (accessed 23 February 2021.
  2. Wikipedia contributors, Sint Eustatius, (accessed 13 March 2021).