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==Background==
==Historical Background==


Adoptions are completed at the Supreme Court. The information is then sent to the Registrar General’s Department where the adoption is recorded in the Adoption Book.<ref>The Government of the Bahamas, [https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/gov/government/services/adoption%20certificate/!ut/p/b1/vVTJkptIEP2W_gBZxVbAEQFi3zfBRSEEQmIRYgd9vekJ2xPdE-2eg93UgaLqZTzy5cvcRtvDNrqfxlt26m_1_VS-fkfwiAFBYxic0gQCQCB5psqYpIhSOrICwhUAPngY8C7e9QGQEMDYDmIBA0O2wfYghvOO67SMY5xjUQzGwrMyWg2Xwp-amH82Ss1LrQqPjS4rGqZHqMDm9SPdhBHWBxdDPZX8YJRdFEuBOKdGaLTpyJuJHcIyVVpfm3lQssAvBZ4-YFw5lyRG3RZ3txSjUB39WhPLO5NFLdAx297PXWhQ1JBxd_xoUkwcnuL2_PIjz98k8k-egqFZ7HpNQZxer11d4ngTEwjks3j0rU4G6r7GswhUPELgbOxn_McE_y_-Y8AndQ620e9Lif4A_M4Kn5lBF-sq3YYrjPwXRkH59VcVQ1FpBbNEYutuDwA_OvnykJ7F087BrDre8HTUcEJ4RO1d7qC7PNLrDrK-ZPD0ULfVNTe2gMtpi6a7ZuLb3o5hXFE70u8J32gDHIX824TvMqTxryZEvlRSgZORr87wz9dQ3ka3uPo2natv4BskKRpFUAwCQOE4Rm793MNpDpcm3gStyl0ULF0qfl8AuXhKYVE_auve66nHHy9ndNgV4uOY-qOZTlPS1fwYMZYxQKKNnkMQirTouHd8zxI7WPtQLfbWYkW3o8CSYZxaNWrJlxb6BHVh2VgTGzfYo76180YnrvumxipU20TUHQm6guztuS-fTO3OFhEopNhlF_bowvFB5Oyp4vF93ijVVaKHLm_qRl-02GcWspkugjyOUTBvVMMAd4YeN-J1jKaXl3c60ARJkQRFAwxBKGTry-Eyc7U2cbxzvJ73eZemQxswjcMvwJm8VQhBEkPRB-pm3CUGnSznhB5zqlHClt9zxmDNucqmsiX255TRleaZZfrmlo0bZydXItKaGQz3ly6ziZ6OYWL67HTQizi5eEkjn8aTu1T2mDsbB-AaOQqRAxWTciQb017ee-btPKJs8F_PTIjrdYue7xRQIIrmqp7uFYuW7HQtt831TNNyb3Jcb9H5etF18adn1Ni3b58MGkD8bUKBMKh1rJOuyRAoACz2xYTOn5f0jf0wCqFRGgBIQIjQOLW2YQhnrpNW_9mr_7w8D85oksMs4fcDbBq76K-Kuzc39yybtRubJDyFYTKIsQN4gqnLQqHvWVE7jazLSJR_ZuKDxLQ3q4hRj4mRAkfnYdPtrnFma10ON0bA1Ydcxurr1SzPXWqa5xssH7zqZZvUwQNk4GTURLDa3J-T1HREmHk1ndPG-ZKVVlPCW1iiFH5tN6pwf-rziGAXde2V82urPSpvVBRFhbY4rd31a2HVr-30HX0Ul1Q!/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ Adoption Certificate], © 2011 The Official Website of the Government of The Bahamas.
Adoptions are completed at the Supreme Court. The information is then sent to the Registrar General’s Department where the adoption is recorded in the Adoption Book.<ref>The Government of the Bahamas, [https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/gov/government/services/adoption%20certificate/!ut/p/b1/vVTJkptIEP2W_gBZxVbAEQFi3zfBRSEEQmIRYgd9vekJ2xPdE-2eg93UgaLqZTzy5cvcRtvDNrqfxlt26m_1_VS-fkfwiAFBYxic0gQCQCB5psqYpIhSOrICwhUAPngY8C7e9QGQEMDYDmIBA0O2wfYghvOO67SMY5xjUQzGwrMyWg2Xwp-amH82Ss1LrQqPjS4rGqZHqMDm9SPdhBHWBxdDPZX8YJRdFEuBOKdGaLTpyJuJHcIyVVpfm3lQssAvBZ4-YFw5lyRG3RZ3txSjUB39WhPLO5NFLdAx297PXWhQ1JBxd_xoUkwcnuL2_PIjz98k8k-egqFZ7HpNQZxer11d4ngTEwjks3j0rU4G6r7GswhUPELgbOxn_McE_y_-Y8AndQ620e9Lif4A_M4Kn5lBF-sq3YYrjPwXRkH59VcVQ1FpBbNEYutuDwA_OvnykJ7F087BrDre8HTUcEJ4RO1d7qC7PNLrDrK-ZPD0ULfVNTe2gMtpi6a7ZuLb3o5hXFE70u8J32gDHIX824TvMqTxryZEvlRSgZORr87wz9dQ3ka3uPo2natv4BskKRpFUAwCQOE4Rm793MNpDpcm3gStyl0ULF0qfl8AuXhKYVE_auve66nHHy9ndNgV4uOY-qOZTlPS1fwYMZYxQKKNnkMQirTouHd8zxI7WPtQLfbWYkW3o8CSYZxaNWrJlxb6BHVh2VgTGzfYo76180YnrvumxipU20TUHQm6guztuS-fTO3OFhEopNhlF_bowvFB5Oyp4vF93ijVVaKHLm_qRl-02GcWspkugjyOUTBvVMMAd4YeN-J1jKaXl3c60ARJkQRFAwxBKGTry-Eyc7U2cbxzvJ73eZemQxswjcMvwJm8VQhBEkPRB-pm3CUGnSznhB5zqlHClt9zxmDNucqmsiX255TRleaZZfrmlo0bZydXItKaGQz3ly6ziZ6OYWL67HTQizi5eEkjn8aTu1T2mDsbB-AaOQqRAxWTciQb017ee-btPKJs8F_PTIjrdYue7xRQIIrmqp7uFYuW7HQtt831TNNyb3Jcb9H5etF18adn1Ni3b58MGkD8bUKBMKh1rJOuyRAoACz2xYTOn5f0jf0wCqFRGgBIQIjQOLW2YQhnrpNW_9mr_7w8D85oksMs4fcDbBq76K-Kuzc39yybtRubJDyFYTKIsQN4gqnLQqHvWVE7jazLSJR_ZuKDxLQ3q4hRj4mRAkfnYdPtrnFma10ON0bA1Ydcxurr1SzPXWqa5xssH7zqZZvUwQNk4GTURLDa3J-T1HREmHk1ndPG-ZKVVlPCW1iiFH5tN6pwf-rziGAXde2V82urPSpvVBRFhbY4rd31a2HVr-30HX0Ul1Q!/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ Adoption Certificate], © 2011 The Official Website of the Government of The Bahamas.
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The information in these records usually include the following:
The information in these records usually include the following:
 
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===Birth Records===
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'''Birth'''
*Child’s name  
*Child’s name  
*Birth date  
*Birth date  
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*Parents' names  
*Parents' names  
*Father’s title or occupation
*Father’s title or occupation
 
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===Marriage Records===
'''Marriage'''
*Marriage date  
*Marriage date  
*Marriage place  
*Marriage place  
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*Name of fathers of bride and groom  
*Name of fathers of bride and groom  
*Witnesses
*Witnesses
 
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===Death Records===
'''Death'''
*Name of deceased  
*Name of deceased  
*Date of death  
*Date of death  
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*Occupation of deceased  
*Occupation of deceased  
*Cause of death
*Cause of death
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==References==
==References==


[[Category:Bahamas]]  [[Category:Civil Registration]]
[[Category:Bahamas]]  [[Category:Civil Registration]]

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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Online Collections[edit | edit source]

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Registrar General’s Department
Cor. of Shirley and Charlotte Street
P.O. Box N 532
Nassau
New Providence
The Bahamas
Telephone: (242) 397-9105

(242) 397-8957
(242) 397-9110

Fax: (242) 322-5553
Email: Regbirth@bahamas.gov.bs
Email: registrargeneral@bahamas.gov.bs

For additional information on obtaining vital records, see:

Births Birth Certificate

Adoptions Adoption Certificate

Marriages : Marriage Certificate

Deaths Death Certificate

Non-Residents Services for Non-Residents

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Adoptions are completed at the Supreme Court. The information is then sent to the Registrar General’s Department where the adoption is recorded in the Adoption Book.[1]

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Civil registration in the Bahamas became compulsory in 1931. Voluntary registration began as early as 1802.

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

The information in these records usually include the following:

Birth

  • Child’s name
  • Birth date
  • Child's gender and race
  • Birth place
  • Parents' names
  • Father’s title or occupation

Marriage

  • Marriage date
  • Marriage place
  • Full names of bride and groom
  • Ages of bride and groom
  • Civil status, age and residence of bride and groom
  • Occupation
  • Name of fathers of bride and groom
  • Witnesses

Death

  • Name of deceased
  • Date of death
  • Place of death
  • Age, gender and race of deceased
  • Occupation of deceased
  • Cause of death

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ The Government of the Bahamas, Adoption Certificate, © 2011 The Official Website of the Government of The Bahamas. (accessed 12 February 2020)]

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