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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Ministry of Home Affairs, Justice and National Security
Civil Status Section
Castries
Saint Lucia

Telephone: (758) 468-3195
Email: [districtregistrarcastries.legalaffairs@govt.lc districtregistrarcastries.legalaffairs@govt.lc]

Apply for a Birth Certificate Apply for a Certificate of Adoption

Application for a Vital Record

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Birth Records[edit | edit source]

Name of baby
Gender
Date of birth
Place of birth
Maiden name of mother
Name of father

Adoption Records[edit | edit source]

Marriage Records[edit | edit source]

Death Records[edit | edit source]

"This is information about the person who is named on the certificate."<ref>Saint Lucia, Registry of Civil Status, Application for a Vital Record, (accessed 7 April 2021). First Name, Last Name
If married, enter the maiden name as the last name
Middle Name(s)
Date of birth
Place of birth
Mother’s legal name
Mother's maiden name
Mother’s alias
Father’s name
Father’s alias

References[edit | edit source]

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-==Resources==
+==How to Find the Records==
 ===Offices to Contact===
 Ministry of Home Affairs, Justice and National Security<br>
-[http://www.govt.lc/ministries/home-affairs-and-national-security/civil-status-section '''Civil Status Section''']<br>
+[http://www.govt.lc/ministries/home-affairs-and-national-security/civil-status-section Civil Status Section]<br>
 Castries <br>
-Saint Lucia, West Indies<br>
+Saint Lucia<br>
 Telephone: (758) 468-3195<br>
-Email: [mailto:districtregistrarcastries.legalaffairs@govt.lc districtregistrarcastries.legalaffairs@govt.lc]<br>
+Email: [districtregistrarcastries.legalaffairs@govt.lc districtregistrarcastries.legalaffairs@govt.lc]<br>
-[https://www.facebook.com/NAASLU/ '''National Archives Authority of Saint Lucia'''] <br>
+Apply for a [http://www.govt.lc/services/apply-for-a-birth-certificate Birth Certificate]
-PO Box 3060<br>
+Apply for a [http://www.govt.lc/services/apply-for-a-certificate-of-adoption Certificate of Adoption]
-Vigie<br>
-Castries<br>
-Saint Lucia, West Indies<br>
-Telephone: (758) 452-1654<br>
-Email: [mailto:mariette900@yahoo.com mariette900@yahoo.com] and [mailto:stlunatarch_mt@candw.lc stlunatarch_mt@candw.lc] <ref>Saint Lucia Hospitality & Tourism Association, [http://www.slhta.com/members-2/membership-directory/allied-sector/statutory-corporations/national-archives-authority-of-saint-lucia/ National Archives Authority of Saint Lucia], c2020, (accessed 19 April 2021).</ref> <br>
-Apply for a [http://www.govt.lc/services/apply-for-a-birth-certificate Birth Certificate]<br>
-Apply for a [http://www.govt.lc/services/apply-for-a-certificate-of-adoption Certificate of Adoption]<br>
 [http://www.govt.lc/media.govt.lc/www/resources/forms/CivilStatusCertificateApplication.pdf Application for a Vital Record]
-==Background==
+==Historical Background==
-Native peoples lived on the island before Europeans came. The island switch back and forth several times between the French and British. The British gained final control in 1814. Enslaved people from Africa were brought to work on the sugar plantations by the 1700s. Slavery was fully abolished in 1838. Though an independent country, it is part of the British Commonwealth.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lucia Saint Lucia], (accessed 7 April 2021).</ref>
+==Coverage and Compliance==
-==Coverage and Compliance==
-Civil registration in Saint Lucia began in 1869.
 ==Information Recorded in the Records==
 ===Birth Records===
 *Name of baby
 *Gender
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 *Place of birth
 *Maiden name of mother
-*Name of father<ref>Saint Lucia, Registry of Civil Status, [http://www.govt.lc/media.govt.lc/www/resources/forms/CivilStatusCertificateApplication.pdf Application for a Vital Record], (accessed 7 April 2021).</ref>
+*Name of father
 ===Adoption Records===
-*Date of adoption
 ===Marriage Records===
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 ===Death Records===
-*First Name, Last Name<br>
-*Date of death<br>
-"This is information about the person who is named on the certificate."<ref>Saint Lucia, Registry of Civil Status, [http://www.govt.lc/media.govt.lc/www/resources/forms/CivilStatusCertificateApplication.pdf Application for a Vital Record], (accessed 7 April 2021).</ref>
+"This is information about the person who is named on the certificate."<ref>Saint Lucia, Registry of Civil Status, [http://www.govt.lc/media.govt.lc/www/resources/forms/CivilStatusCertificateApplication.pdf Application for a Vital Record], (accessed 7 April 2021).
+First Name, Last Name<br>
+If married, enter the maiden name as the last name<br>
+Middle Name(s) <br>
+Date of birth <br>
+Place of birth<br>
+Mother’s legal name<br>
+Mother's maiden name <br>
+Mother’s alias<br>
+Father’s name <br>
+Father’s alias <br>
 == References ==