Bermuda Civil Registration: Difference between revisions

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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Online Collections[edit | edit source]

1590-1928 Caribbean Births and Baptisms, 1590-1928 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index only; Also at MyHeritage ($) Dates and information vary by place/country.

1591-1905 Caribbean Marriages, 1591-1905 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index only. Dates and information vary by place/country.

1790-1906 Caribbean Deaths and Burials, 1790-1906 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index only. Dates and information vary by place/country.

2003-Current : Caribbean, Obituary Index, 2003-Current, Ancestry.com ($)

British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, index and images, Findmypast ($)

British Civil Service Evidence Of Age, index, Findmypast ($)

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Ministry of Home Affairs
Department of Registry General
30 Parliament Street
Hamilton HM 12
Bermuda

Telephone: (441) 297-7739
Telephone: (441) 297-7707 (or 7709)
Email

Ordering certificates:

Births

Deaths

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

No one was living on Bermuda when it was discovered by the Spanish in 1505 nor a century later when it was settled by the British. People from Africa and Native Americans from the 13 colonies were soon brought to Bermuda as slaves.^[1] Bermuda is part of the British Overseas Territories. ^[2]

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Birth Records[edit | edit source]

Name of child
Birth date
Birth place
Gender
Father's name
Mother's name

Marriage Records[edit | edit source]

Names of bride and groom
Date of marriage
Place of marriage

Death/Burial Records[edit | edit source]

Name of deceased
Date of death or burial
Place of death or burial
Gender of deceased
Occasionally parent's name

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Wikipedia contributors, Bermuda, (accessed 23 November 2020).
↑ Wikipedia contributors, British Overseas Territories, (accessed 23 November 2020).

[1] Wikipedia contributors, Bermuda, (accessed 23 November 2020).

[2] Wikipedia contributors, British Overseas Territories, (accessed 23 November 2020).

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 ===Online Collections===
-*'''1590-1928 :''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1804229 Caribbean Births and Baptisms, 1590-1928] - Index only; ''Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30247/caribbean-births-baptisms-1590-1928?s=275764761 MyHeritage]'' ($) Dates and information vary by place/country.
+*'''1590-1928''' {{RecordSearch|1804229|Caribbean Births and Baptisms, 1590-1928}} at FamilySearch — [[Caribbean Births and Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Index only; ''Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30247/caribbean-births-baptisms-1590-1928?s=275764761 MyHeritage]'' ($) Dates and information vary by place/country.
-*'''1591-1905 :''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1805647 Caribbean Marriages, 1591-1905] - Index only. Dates and information vary by place/country.
-*'''1790-1906 :''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1809321 Caribbean Deaths and Burials, 1790-1906] - Index only. Dates and information vary by place/country.
+*'''1591-1905''' {{RecordSearch|1805647|Caribbean Marriages, 1591-1905}} at FamilySearch — [[Caribbean Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Index only. Dates and information vary by place/country.
+*'''1790-1906''' {{RecordSearch|1809321|Caribbean Deaths and Burials, 1790-1906}} at FamilySearch — [[Caribbean Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Index only. Dates and information vary by place/country.
 *'''2003-Current :''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8963/?event=_bermuda_5038 Caribbean, Obituary Index, 2003-Current], Ancestry.com ($)
 *[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-deaths-and-burials British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials], index and images, Findmypast ($)
 *[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/british-civil-service-evidence-of-age?sourceID=13&utm_source=affiliate&utm_content=Forebears&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=%20fmp_us&awc=5927_1504556704_d81f7994f510d95e3a906e2b23e30a1f&dclid=CIyRsL-ujNYCFQMQPwodqFkOmQ British Civil Service Evidence Of Age], index, Findmypast ($)