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== | ==How to Find the Records== | ||
===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
Ministry of Home Affairs, Justice and National Security<br> | Ministry of Home Affairs, Justice and National Security<br> | ||
[http://www.govt.lc/ministries/home-affairs-and-national-security/civil-status-section | [http://www.govt.lc/ministries/home-affairs-and-national-security/civil-status-section Civil Status Section]<br> | ||
Castries <br> | Castries <br> | ||
Saint Lucia | Saint Lucia<br> | ||
Telephone: (758) 468-3195<br> | Telephone: (758) 468-3195<br> | ||
Email: [mailto:districtregistrarcastries.legalaffairs@govt.lc districtregistrarcastries.legalaffairs@govt.lc]<br> | Email: [mailto:districtregistrarcastries.legalaffairs@govt.lc districtregistrarcastries.legalaffairs@govt.lc]<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-birth-certificate Birth Certificate]<br> | ||
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[http://www.govt.lc/media.govt.lc/www/resources/forms/CivilStatusCertificateApplication.pdf Application for a Vital Record] | [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). | 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). | ||
==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||
===Birth Records=== | ===Birth Records=== | ||
*Name of baby | *Name of baby | ||
*Gender | *Gender | ||
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*Place of birth | *Place of birth | ||
*Maiden name of mother | *Maiden name of mother | ||
*Name of father | *Name of father | ||
===Adoption Records=== | ===Adoption Records=== | ||
===Marriage Records=== | ===Marriage Records=== | ||
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===Death Records=== | ===Death Records=== | ||
Not sure if all or only some of the certificates. | |||
"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> | |||
*First Name, Last Name<br> | *First Name, Last Name<br> | ||
*Date of | *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> | |||
*Date of death<br> | |||
*Date of adoption | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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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
Apply for a Birth Certificate
Apply for a Certificate of Adoption
Application for a Vital Record
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
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.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
- 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
- Date of death
- Date of adoption