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For a discussion of civil registration in St. Kitts (Saint Kitts) and Nevis, see: [http://www.tc.umn.edu/~terre011/archives.html www.tc.umn.edu/~terre011/archives.html]


==Resources==
For a list of the available civil registration records on microfilm at the Family History Library, see: {{FHL|625386|item|disp=FHL Collection}}.
===Online Resources===
*'''1859-1932''' {{RecordSearch|4318342|Saint Kitts and Nevis, Civil Registration, 1859-1932}} at FamilySearch - [[St. Kitts and Nevis, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images


==How to Find the Records==


'''Indexes are available for the following years and places (1875-77 seem to be missing):'''
===Offices to Contact===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Event
!Island
!Year Range
!FHL Number
!Image Page Range
|-
|Birth
|St. Christopher
|1859-1874
|8071769
|1740-2112
|-
|Birth
|St. Christopher
|1878-1899
|8071767
|1-902
|-
|Birth
|St. Christopher
|1900-1910
|8071766
|1-403
|-
|Birth
|Nevis
|1886-1910
|8071769
|2113-2607
|-
|Birth
|Anguilla
|1901-1910
|8071769
|1319-1390
|-
|Birth
|St. Christopher; Anguilla, Nevis
|1911-1931
|8071766
|404-1267
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===Offices to Contact===
[https://www.nationalarchives.gov.kn/faqNational Archives St. Kitts and Nevis]<br>


[https://nia.gov.kn/ministries/health/registrar-general/#forms '''Mail in Application Forms for Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates''']


'''The Registrar General'''<br>
The Registrar General<br>
PO Box 236<br>
PO Box 236<br>
Basseterre Health Centre<br>
Basseterre Health Centre<br>
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Basseterre, St. Kitts, West Indies<br>
Basseterre, St. Kitts, West Indies<br>


Telephone: 869 467 1324 or 869-467-1173
Telephone: 869 467 1324 or 869-467-1173<br>


Website: https://www.stkittsnevishcuk.gov.kn/birth-and-marriage-certificates/
[https://nia.gov.kn/ministries/health/registrar-general/ Registrar General Department]<br>
 
Email: [mailto:registry.general@gov.kn registry.general@gov.kn]<br>
 
[https://nia.gov.kn/ministries/health/registrar-general/ '''Registrar General Department''']<br>
Ministry of Health<br>
Ministry of Health<br>
Administration Building<br>
Administration Building<br>
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Email: [mailto:registrargeneralnev@niagov.com registrargeneralnev@niagov.com]<br>
Email: [mailto:registrargeneralnev@niagov.com registrargeneralnev@niagov.com]<br>


==Background==
Registrar General (Births)<br>
Main St.<br>
Charlestown, Nevis<br>
[mailto:registrargeneralnev@nia.gov.kn registrargeneralnev@nia.gov.kn]<br>


Saint Kitts had Carib indigenous people for thousands of years. Europeans began arriving in the 1600s.  Spanish, French and British settled there. African slaves were soon brought to work the plantations. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis], (accessed 21 May 2021).</ref>
Telephone: (869) 469-8821 / (ext) 2054 <br>
Fax: (869) 469-5629<br>


The Islands of St. Christopher (now known as St. Kitts) and Nevis, which formed part of the Leeward Islands Federation from 1871 to 1956, and part of the Federation of the West Indies from 1958 to 1962, gained "association" status with Great Britain in 1967 and became fully independent in 1983. Saint Kitts and Nevis is part of the British Commonwealth.
==Historical Background==


==Coverage and Compliance==
==Coverage and Compliance==


Birth and death registration began 1 January 1859.<ref>Titford, John. ''My ancestor settled in the British West Indies: (with Bermuda, British Guiana and British Honduras)''. London: Society of Genealogists Enterprises LTD. 2011.</ref> The National Archives St. Kitts and Nevis have birth and marriage records 1859 to 1930. Registration of marriages started in 1881.  The Archives also have marriage bonds.<ref>The National Archives of St. Kitts and Nevis, [https://www.nationalarchives.gov.kn/faq FAQs'], (accessed 3 May 2021)</ref>
The National Archives St. Kitts and Nevis have birth and marriage records 1859 to 1930. Registration of marriages started in 1881.  The Archives also have marriage bonds.<ref>The National Archives of St. Kitts and Nevis, [https://www.nationalarchives.gov.kn/faq FAQs'], (accessed 3 May 2021)</ref>
 
The Registrar General of Nevis is the sole repository for Nevis of birth, death, marriage and fetal death records.<ref>Nevis Island Administration, [https://nia.gov.kn/ministries/health/registrar-general/ Registrar General Department], (accessed 3 May 2021).</ref>


==Information Recorded in the Records==
==Information Recorded in the Records==
===Births<ref>1916 Birth Certificate, parish of St. James, Island of Nevis page 265, no. 888</ref>===
{{columns-list|2|
*Parish of birth
*When born
*Name of child
*Sex
*Name and surname of father
*Name and maiden surname of mother
*Rank or profession of father
*Signature, description and residence of informant
*Signature of Registrar
*Baptismal name if added after registration of birth
}}
===Marriages<ref>Basseterre (St. Christopher). Registrar. ''Register of Marriage St. Christopher 1905-1906''. 1905 [FS Library8071773 image 579.]</ref>===
{{columns-list|2|
*Religious denomination (Moravian/Wesleyan Methodist/Church of England)
*Date of marriage
*Name and surname of groom
*Name and surname of bride
*Ages
*Condition (spinster/bachelor/widow/widower)
*Rank or profession
*Residence at time of marriage
*Married after Banns or license
*Consent, by whom given
*Married at
*Married by (minister)
*Witnesses
}}
===Deaths<ref>Basseterre (St. Christopher). Registrar. ''Registers of Deaths 1895-1908 (St. Christopher)''. 1895 [FS Library8006698 image 6.]</ref>===
{{columns-list|2|
*Parish and island of death
*Date of death
*Name and surname of deceased
*Sex
*Age
*Complexion
*Rank or profession
*Cause of death
*Signature, description and residence of informant
*When registered
*Signature of registrar
}}


==References==
==References==


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Revision as of 20:22, 3 May 2021

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For a discussion of civil registration in St. Kitts (Saint Kitts) and Nevis, see: www.tc.umn.edu/~terre011/archives.html

For a list of the available civil registration records on microfilm at the Family History Library, see: FHL Collection.

How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Archives St. Kitts and Nevis


The Registrar General
PO Box 236
Basseterre Health Centre
Connell Street
Basseterre, St. Kitts, West Indies

Telephone: 869 467 1324 or 869-467-1173

Registrar General Department
Ministry of Health
Administration Building
Charlestown, Nevis

Tel: 869-469-5521 Ext 6501/6500
Fax: 869-469-5629
Email: registrargeneralnev@niagov.com

Registrar General (Births)
Main St.
Charlestown, Nevis
registrargeneralnev@nia.gov.kn

Telephone: (869) 469-8821 / (ext) 2054
Fax: (869) 469-5629

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

The National Archives St. Kitts and Nevis have birth and marriage records 1859 to 1930. Registration of marriages started in 1881. The Archives also have marriage bonds.[1]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ The National Archives of St. Kitts and Nevis, FAQs', (accessed 3 May 2021)
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