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==Resources==
==How to Find the Records==
===Online Resources===
 
===Online Collections===


*'''1871-1930 '''- Jamaica. Registrar General, {{FSC|617448|item|disp=Indexes of marriages, 1871-1930}}<br>
*'''1871-1930 '''- Jamaica. Registrar General, [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/617448?availability=Family%20History%20Library Indexes of marriages, 1871-1930]<br>
*'''1878-1930''' - Jamaica. Registrar General, {{FSC|617477|item|disp=Indexes of deaths, 1878-1930}}
*'''1878-1930''' - Jamaica. Registrar General, [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/617477?availability=Family%20History%20Library Indexes of deaths, 1878-1930]


===Offices to Contact===
===Offices to Contact===


==Background==
==Historical Background==


An archaeological survey in 1993 found no evidence of prehistoric indigenous people.<ref>Anne V. Stokes and William F. Keegan, [https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/89/2018/07/Grand-Cayman-Settlement-Survey.pdf ''A Settlement Survey for Prehistoric Archaeological Sites on Grand Cayman], Miscellaneous Project Report Number 52, Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, 1993, p. 1, (accessed 19 November 2020).</ref>  The islands were discovered in 1503 by Christopher Columbus.  Various groups settled there, such as pirates and shipwrecked sailors. In 1670, England and Jamaica took control of the islands. A permanent English settlement started in the 1730s.  African slaves were brought to the islands in 1734.  Slavery continued until 1833. In 1863, the islands became part of the Crown Colony of Jamaica.  In 1962, the islands again went under British rule.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki Cayman Islands], ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' accessed 19 November 2020.</ref>
An archaeological survey in 1993 found no evidence of prehistoric indigenous people.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>  The islands were discovered in 1503 by Christopher Columbus.  Various groups settled there, such as pirates and shipwrecked sailors. In 1670, England and Jamaica took control of the islands. A permanent English settlement started in the 1730s.  African slaves were brought to the islands in 1734.  Slavery continued until 1833. In 1863, the islands became part of the Crown Colony of Jamaica.  In 1962, the islands again went under British rule.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>


==Coverage and Compliance==
==Coverage and Compliance==
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==Information Recorded in the Records==
==Information Recorded in the Records==


===Birth Records===
===Marriage Records===
*Names of bride and groom
*Place of marriage
*Date range
===Death Records===


*Name of deceased
*Place
*Date range


== References ==
== References ==
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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

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Historical Background[edit | edit source]

An archaeological survey in 1993 found no evidence of prehistoric indigenous people.Expansion depth limit exceeded The islands were discovered in 1503 by Christopher Columbus. Various groups settled there, such as pirates and shipwrecked sailors. In 1670, England and Jamaica took control of the islands. A permanent English settlement started in the 1730s. African slaves were brought to the islands in 1734. Slavery continued until 1833. In 1863, the islands became part of the Crown Colony of Jamaica. In 1962, the islands again went under British rule.Expansion depth limit exceeded

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

For civil registration before 1962, please see Jamaica Civil Registration.

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

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