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==Resources== | |||
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=== Online Collections === | === Online Collections === | ||
*'''1591-1905''' {{RecordSearch|1805647|Caribbean Marriages, 1591-1905}} at FamilySearch — [[Caribbean Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images; ''Also at: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60247/ Ancestry]($), [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/1577/caribbean-marriages-1591-1905 American Ancestors]($), [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/caribbean-marriage-index-1591-1905 Findmypast] ($)'' | |||
*'''1591-1905 | *'''1790-1906''' {{RecordSearch|1809321|Caribbean Deaths and Burials, 1790-1906}} at FamilySearch — [[Caribbean Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images; ''Also at: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60246/ Ancestry]($) [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/1575/caribbean-deaths-and-burials-1790-1906 American Ancestors]($) | ||
*'''1752-1920:''' {{RecordSearch|1520598|Jamaica Births and Baptisms, 1752-1920}} - [[Jamaica Births and Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index | *'''1752-1920:''' {{RecordSearch|1520598|Jamaica Births and Baptisms, 1752-1920}} - [[Jamaica Births and Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index; also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30101/jamaica-births-baptisms-1752-1920 MyHeritage] - index ($) | ||
*'''1880-1999:''' {{RecordSearch|1538386|Jamaica, Civil Registration, 1880-1999}} at FamilySearch - [[Jamaica, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index | *'''1878-1995''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9910 Jamaica Civil Registration Birth, Marriage, and Death Records] at Ancestry - index only ($) | ||
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/jamaica-civil-marriage-registrations Jamaica Civil Marriage Registrations] at | *'''1880-1999:''' {{RecordSearch|1538386|Jamaica, Civil Registration, 1880-1999}} at FamilySearch - [[Jamaica, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images; also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30136/jamaica-civil-registration-1880-1999 MyHeritage] ($) | ||
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/jamaica-civil-death-registrations Jamaica Civil Death Registrations] at | *[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/jamaica-civil-marriage-registrations Jamaica Civil Marriage Registrations] at Findmypast - index ($) | ||
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/jamaica-civil-death-registrations Jamaica Civil Death Registrations] at Findmypast - index & images ($) | |||
* [https://www.rgd.gov.jm/index.php/products-and-service/genealogical-research/genealogical-application-form OuttaMany Research Form] at Registrar General's Department — index & images ($) | |||
*[http://scholarship.utm.edu/522/ Jamaica's parishes and civil registration districts] | *[http://scholarship.utm.edu/522/ Jamaica's parishes and civil registration districts] | ||
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Online requests available using the Registrar General's Department, [https://www.rgd.gov.jm/index.php/genealogical-application-form Genealogical Application Form]. | Online requests available using the Registrar General's Department, [https://www.rgd.gov.jm/index.php/genealogical-application-form Genealogical Application Form]. | ||
== | ==Background== | ||
Civil Registration started in 1878 though in isolated districts, it started as much as five years later. Each parish was assigned a letter by the Registrar General, omitting J. Parishes are subdivided into registration districts. Districts continue to be added as the population grows. | Civil Registration started in 1878 though in isolated districts, it started as much as five years later. Each parish was assigned a letter by the Registrar General, omitting J. Parishes are subdivided into registration districts. Districts continue to be added as the population grows. | ||
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==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
Until at least 1930 (and probably continuing to the present), when a district registrar’s sequential numbering | Until at least 1930 (and probably continuing to the present), when a district registrar’s sequential numbering reached 10,000 the series started over: e.g., FB9999, FB10000, FB1, FB2, etc. Registration numbers for urban districts obviously turned over much more frequently than isolated rural ones. This means that no Jamaican civil registration number is absolutely unique. | ||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||
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