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|Country=Bahamas | |||
|Name=Bahamas | |||
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|Topic Type=Records | |||
|Records=Civil Registration | |||
|Rating=Standardized | |||
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| link1=[[Bahamas Genealogy|Bahamas]] | | link1=[[Bahamas Genealogy|Bahamas]] | ||
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| link5=[[Bahamas Civil Registration|Civil Registration]] | | link5=[[Bahamas Civil Registration|Civil Registration]] | ||
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==Resources== | |||
== | ===Online Resources=== | ||
*''' | *'''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] ($)'' | ||
*''' | *'''1790-1906''' {{RecordSearch|1809321|Caribbean Deaths and Burials, 1790-1906}} at FamilySearch — [[Caribbean Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images; ''Also at: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60246/ Ancestry]($) [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/1575/caribbean-deaths-and-burials-1790-1906 American Ancestors]($) | ||
*'''1850-1891''' | *'''1850-1959''' {{RecordSearch|1922411|Bahamas Civil Registration, 1850-1959}} at FamilySearch - [[Bahamas Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images. | ||
*'''1850-1891''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/bahamas-birth-index-1850-1959 Bahamas Birth Index 1850-1959] ($) at [https://www.findmypast.com/ | *'''1850-1891''' {{RecordSearch|1520621|Bahamas Births, 1850-1891}} at FamilySearch - [[Bahamas Births - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images. | ||
*'''1850-1891''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9783/ Bahamas, Select Births, 1850-1891], index at Ancestry ($) | |||
*'''1850-1891''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/bahamas-birth-index-1850-1959 Bahamas Birth Index 1850-1959] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast], index ($) | |||
*'''1850-1958''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/bahamas-death-index-1850-1958 Bahamas Death Index 1850-1958] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] — index ($) | |||
*'''1868-1959''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/bahamas-marriage-index-1868-1959 Bahamas Marriage Index 1868-1959] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] — index ($) | |||
===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
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For additional information on obtaining vital records, see:<br> | For additional information on obtaining vital records, see:<br> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
'''Births''' | '''Births''' [https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/gov/government/services/!ut/p/b1/vVTJcqtIEPwWf4BMszVwZBP7vgkuhCQWCYzQghrB1w-e8LwJO8b2HN4zHIDorEgyK6uwDNtg2WmLjvV2OPan7cvrdwZzEigWz1OspdAAAi1yTd5lVIK18QWQLgDwycWDD_VhDICGA94PcA84JI4l2EZNH4LUW7UsJ4jq0xdlG4BHkrh9dlMOrXKKQm-E1YvZoblFu4q-WaLoB0yWrned41q7edIjXzjdr1oCDxtQKUOEtDl-SQ_chvC2rXEes_ohgW66316M5pEguD4pYseoYNtzjpuK1VCZGbwNdtGzRNPD0rVBMa6s_CqsHjobtE9vOr8Q8rdOxbE8cTlmIcUtx6GtSbJLKjT-XT3x3ieHCF_rRRwaEa1IPvlP_ecE_6_-c8A3fU6w7OtWEm-Ar6LwXRhste9KLF1gzL8wFuqvv2o4hskZpKfSWIhtAJUHzXTW5nb2G_Awg-g-B2Y64jJuDqG0sUMZH-wAXx46mCMivNpWuPNAKFmTZYduEfuRwPOhauXcR8J33oDAYP404QeFHPXThPiPWqpIOv7TCn9_D3UsO-6653HfPYNnyLAcgRMkBIClKJLB4iaiOInSRtkFV1OqDLKcOnndAr2dtbTtz713GuwykvNqT9yFVj3nZYzcchyLWy-jjPecO6Sv2XxPUpVTg_BErUVagH0MzXbtTV52zBWRSXel1xOeXl1hTLOVKO4s9RImayL2hAgFu3649GRHWKuMPeHJrWUG_zG8zHwfPjw6MRj1VldiHkJ0phtx28nUurkY3UHj7rfm0l_sydrF_MRcxkrREcqSx8p0HHDiObRSDygbn54--MDRDMvQLAdIHGdxLNbT6bHs9lGSg_ywXze3srxfE_4SyBMIxmgxQtHUVI2BuUJC4XDFtC841LAXI73Ka8m5e4_GFEvdU4d9ydvGZa5re3Ws0SoQ9E7Fr24N03V1q3164HawcGNx3Njtrqii4qJv0TacOh81wSoAlMUgJQug4bKB5pPW08fMvN9HrA_-IzP2jRE0KxonEMambZqRvVtrFmfgtqkBPAJE0FggCBMykDQiKDZvmREo4W7F3ywaQP9pQoV22GWtM6HL0wQAIvnDhMHvt_Rd_EgW5wgOAEhDiHMUi8VmOptib_OSHOe-X2XdZWb04mwriRuN5qT1iZuj1jqr5lG9z_UyuwbEx70XKcMAmtjeCKZ3SoxVbVxiKalNFT1CIT2Yxa1zZjrfN43tGQhd89E-b1gUmHuP2iyzkpXdYdi6Hc0Kx-t1mPbWmmoca9NlTFnXy9icuwgZhmFCXx2XSfl1k92v1_EvePT4RQ!!/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ Birth Certificate]<br> | ||
'''Adoptions''' | '''Adoptions''' [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]<br> | ||
'''Marriages''' : | '''Marriages''' : | ||
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'''Deaths''' | '''Deaths''' [https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/gov/government/services/!ut/p/b1/vVbJcqNIFPwWf4BMscORTSCWYilAgguBBEgCI4RAIPj6wR3dPWFP2J5Dt-EAROWLJPNlvSgsxnZYfEmH8zHtz80lfXn9jpmEBKolCBRnqTRgwCZwTMFhNYKD-AKIFgD44BLAu3o_BGCDA8FDuAtsEse22E6LHqLcWKMsoGQ877TJSE9CRPPiy9hCUhPWrhuYkC1aqBsWCeNaVextwGeRb1DaqsrKdjrgqRi8dHOYwnt65rr-iFZyF9E6PsVjEFQIiZd2DirTY-lqKjhDqZWUYDQ-0PytvqI7OOsp17HxUBdTLY8rcHIIqhgYYUcnTUc9_dT5iZAfOlXbcqVlmWMofln24UZWHFKl8a_qibc-2YT_Wi_hjBHQquyRv-o_Jvh_9R8DvujzFos_byXxE_BZFL4KA9SaOseiBcb-C-MY_fVXDdsweYN0NRrzsR2gElRO181czV4JHiYK7jMyoxFXcLP35R30FbyHCF8eOpgDwr9By9-7wJetyYK-k4VeIAqCr1kJ_57wjTcAGezfJnynkKe-mxD_VktVWce_W-Gf76GOxed9_Twe6mfwzLAcT-AEyQDAURTJYmEZULxMbUbFATdTLgwyn2plXQG9mjdR1Vwb99LDPFCS4kDcxUq7Jnk4OPk4Zl2jDLHg2neGvsXzfRtpvIb8C7WWaJFpQsas1u7kxudEldhon7sN4erFjQlprpCkvaW1_nZNhK4YDGjf9G1D1oS1irkLvu0qtvce_cssNP7DpbcGq3XHQkp8ZrjSpZTWCrUuW6M-bfh7V7ZNCydrHwoT246Fqg9DvH2sTNsGF4EfVtppiMenp3c-8DTLsTTHAxLHORwL9Wh6_JjtCkpOh3XZ5fn9thVapEwAjcFihLrRIi0E5moQM5vPpkPGDyXXGtFNWcv23X2UppTrrtYfcgEa7Xw8wtX5OKyQqNcafnOOTLQuuqNH9_yeyZxQGnew2mdFkLV6OqT-VHtDiVYIUBY7qDFiDIdDG4-0nt5n5u084jzwn8ywLuhl0ULV-MDL0ETzzoP7tQUzEULZIvAyIP1l1FngOFuzaFj87ldmNqe4jr4YNID-24QqbXPLWGd9R6AJACTymwnRn7f0TfxIDucJHgCGZhicpzgsXHY3LTdQkAUpEZpwz8rNcPSRF42PiKju5gvaJvMUGzC1rmKdHeQhm4RRb28BSZS6U0mav64U5hgMltGbxjxQnYQC5j4Vy8mD6x9ic6XzZGQrbbe9QkCdbC1YlabnDNf8xQGRZwz7uDPuqhM_EkHKXFousWsdDIZhmIynjcsu-X2T9e_X8R-ie46e/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ Death Certificate] | ||
'''Non-Residents''' | '''Non-Residents''' [https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/!ut/p/b1/vVTJjqNIFPwWf4CLZEvgyI7ZMZvhgrBZylCAsTHb1zc1ak2rS-qqPsxU5iH1lBF6LyKkh8TICYnbdLyW6XDt2vTtvY5hggPZYFmCNizMY8AB5VGo-aQsHPENEG0A8IfDgt_5sheAjQ_Yo4s6wMJRJEROSrRy_OMwiaKbqI_sTYTPSBHDWZ0DmC6MWw9Y6lSFxN2T4pbmMTNFMjcvV1QP9g-hwOhzn9yB37uej6U4lAblNKzZFUs491ScurCMINaqDhahko228vUm924bqhammFdmEKnIVltLJS-lyKtdWBOAKy8KXIX5sj_ZUHOcwN_91PmJkH90ypbh8Ns3DYl3nzzzIIg2LpPoV3zsL_l_BnyRU4jEn0eB_QR8FuVXYZpK1-RItMGoXzAaqu-zaJamMxruKCTiISdAJG613A5rvR4rMOuu_1xdPZpQEdUHTziZnogOpotujwpWH_PupuGdHeAJxmKYnp0FR59jWU8xEuZjw9_EA1ej_u-GHxQyxHc3RL_VUllQ0e9W-N9nqCLx9dy8TJfmBbxAimYwFMMhADRB4BQSVD7BCMS2lGxw14VCw_OlEaUaqPV6iOru1jntYOa-mBQX7MnVyi3Jg9HOpyl7dOIYs471hOQ9Xp9hpDCK67WExJMc7AKo15KzOPE1kXkqOudOhzlqcYcBSRc8fzaU3gslLHA4f3TP3dB3eIMZ-5hu0fBRU8NxHt5WtvNmhww1SnmUBZ94cLyRFZ82IiFVvda8Hpjno-q73lyMc8AuVD8VsjqOcTjvdcsCLcuMe-V1jKfd7oMPDEnRFEkzAEdRGkUCNVpmoTMmYdvNrxepeuT58x6yvSsuwJ38zQj5oERKAPT9yGUWky2XjBkruteiuygJ1tOZK53PVUcZLjlrav1alub-Wo57l1MbBb3bJYyk4lEeyYE5w8wO-Olk1ues8LNeTcfUW5rjWLl7FxAGNcqxCzWbdg9H3Nght8YfNU2HR2Xahv334g272_0AvC6CFA!!/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/# Services for Non-Residents] | ||
== | ==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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==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
Civil registration in the Bahamas became compulsory in 1931. Voluntary registration began as early as 1802. | |||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||
The information in these records usually include the following: | The information in these records usually include the following: | ||
===Birth Records=== | |||
*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 | ||
===Marriage Records=== | |||
*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 | ||
===Death Records=== | |||
*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 | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
[[Category:Bahamas]] | [[Category:Bahamas]] [[Category:Civil Registration]] | ||
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