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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Online Collections[edit | edit source]

1900-1931 Parish register transcripts, 1900-1931, Barbados. Supreme Court Registry, includes births, baptisms, marriages, burials. , FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
1590-1928 : Caribbean Births and Baptisms, 1590-1928, FamilySearch (free) - index; Also at MyHeritage ($)
1591-1905 Caribbean Marriage Index 1591-1905 at Findmypast ($) - index
1854-1879 : Barbados Marriages, 1854-1879, FamilySearch (free) - index
1854-1879 : Barbados, Select Marriages, 1854-1879, Ancestry.com ($) - index
1854-1879 : Barbados Marriages, 1854-1879, MyHeritage ($) - index
1854-1879 : Barbados Marriage Index 1854-1879, Findmypast ($) - index

1854-1885 : Barbados Burials, 1854-1885, FamilySearch (free) - index
1854-1885 : Barbados Burial Index 1854-1885, Findmypast ($) - index
1854-1885 : Barbados Burials, 1854-1885, MyHeritage ($) - index
1854-1885 : Barbados, Select Burials, 1854-1885, Ancestry.com ($) - index

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

The Registrar of the Supreme Court
Registration Department
New Supreme Court Complex
Whitepark Road
St. Michael
Barbados, W.I.

Telephone: 1 (246) 426-2405
Fax: 1 (246) 434-9970
Email: registrar@lawcourts.gov.bb

Barbados Department of Archives
Black Rock
St. James BB24001
Barbados, W.I.

PBX: 1(246) 535-0090
Phone: 1 (246) 424-1270
Phone: 1 (246) 425-5150
Fax: 1 (246) 425-5911
Email: bda@caribsurf.com
Email: archives@sunbeach.net

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Birth registers began in 1890, marriage registers in 1930, and death registers in 1925.^[1]

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Births

Date
Name of child
Names of father
Maiden name of mother
Residence
Profession of father

Marriages

Place of marriage
Date of marriage
Name and Surname of the husband
Name and Surname of the wife
Age of the husband
Age of the wife
Marital status of husband and wife
Addresses of husband and wife
Occupation of husband
Occupation of wife
Name and occupation of husband's father
Name and occupation of wife's father
Signatures of husband and wife
Signatures of witnesses
Signature of Marriage Officer or Magistrate^[2]

Deaths

Name of deceased
Date of death

Burials

When buried
Name
Age
Profession
Abode
Place of birth

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Thomas Jay Kemp, International Vital Records Handbook, 7th ed., (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, c2017), p. 457.
↑ Barbados Integrated Government, Register a Marriage, (accessed 17 August 2020).

[1] Thomas Jay Kemp, International Vital Records Handbook, 7th ed., (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, c2017), p. 457.

[2] Barbados Integrated Government, Register a Marriage, (accessed 17 August 2020).

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 *'''1590-1928''' : {{RecordSearch|1804229|Caribbean Births and Baptisms, 1590-1928}}, FamilySearch (free) - index; ''Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30247/caribbean-births-baptisms-1590-1928?s=275764761 MyHeritage]'' ($)<br>
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 *'''1854-1879''' : [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9787/ Barbados, Select Marriages, 1854-1879], Ancestry.com ($) - index
 *'''1854-1879''' : [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30102/barbados-marriages-1854-1879?s=493917561 Barbados Marriages, 1854-1879], MyHeritage ($) - index
-*'''1854-1879''' : [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/barbados-marriage-index-1854-1879 Barbados Marriage Index 1854-1879], FindMyPast ($) - index<br>
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-*'''1854-1885''' : [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/barbados-burial-index-1854-1885 Barbados Burial Index 1854-1885], FindMyPast ($) - index
+*'''1854-1885''' : [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/barbados-burial-index-1854-1885 Barbados Burial Index 1854-1885], Findmypast ($) - index
 *'''1854-1885''' : [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30103/barbados-burials-1854-1885?s=493917561 Barbados Burials, 1854-1885], MyHeritage ($) - index
 *'''1854-1885''' : [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9786/ Barbados, Select Burials, 1854-1885], Ancestry.com ($) - index<br>