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[http://guyanahclondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Death-Certificate-application-form.pdf Death Certificate Application Form]<br> | [http://guyanahclondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Death-Certificate-application-form.pdf Death Certificate Application Form]<br> | ||
== | ==Background== | ||
Government registration of vital events began as early as 1869. Records are available from the years listed below.<ref>Titford, John. ''My ancestor settled in the British West Indies: (with Bermuda, British Guiana and British Honduras)''. London: Society of Genealogists Enterprises. 2011. pp 87-98</ref> | Government registration of vital events began as early as 1869. Records are available from the years listed below.<ref>Titford, John. ''My ancestor settled in the British West Indies: (with Bermuda, British Guiana and British Honduras)''. London: Society of Genealogists Enterprises. 2011. pp 87-98</ref> | ||
Births 1869 | Births: 1869 | ||
Marriages 1903 | Marriages: 1903 | ||
Deaths 1869 | Deaths: 1869 | ||
==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
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===Birth Certificates=== | ===Birth Certificates=== | ||
*Name of child | |||
*Gender | |||
*Place of birth | |||
*Date of birth | |||
*Mother's maiden name | |||
*Father's name<ref>Based on [http://guyanahclondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Birth-Certificate-application-form.pdf Birth Certificate Application Form]</ref> | |||
===Marriage Certificates=== | ===Marriage Certificates=== | ||
*Names of bride and groom | |||
*Addresses | |||
*Dates of birth of bride and groom | |||
*Occupations of bride and groom | |||
*Date and Place of marriage<ref>Based on [http://guyanahclondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Birth-Certificate-application-form.pdf Marriage Certificate Application Form]</ref> | |||
===Death Certificates=== | ===Death Certificates=== | ||
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*Cause of death | *Cause of death | ||
*Date of birth | *Date of birth | ||
*Place of birth | *Place of birth<ref>Based on [http://guyanahclondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Death-Certificate-application-form.pdf Death Certificate Application Form]</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Guyana]] | [[Category:Guyana]] | ||
[[Category:Civil Registration]] | |||
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