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==How to | ==Resources== | ||
===Online Resources=== | |||
*'''1792-1934''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/turks-and-caicos-births-and-baptisms-1792-1934 Turks & Caicos Births & Baptisms, 1792-1934] at Findmypast — index ($) | |||
*'''1799-1940''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/turks-and-caicos-marriages-1799-1940 Turks & Caicos Marriages, 1799-1940] at Findmypast — index ($) | |||
*'''1804-1947''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/turks-and-caicos-deaths-and-burials-1804-1947 Turks & Caicos Deaths & Burials, 1804-1947] at Findmypast — index ($) | |||
*'''1822-1991''' {{RecordSearch|4318343|Turks and Caicos Islands, Civil Registration, 1822-1991}} at FamilySearch - [[Turks and Caicos, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | |||
*'''1864-1991 -''' Turks and Caicos Islands. {{RecordSearch|427453|Registry of Records, Parish register transcripts, 1864-1991}}, Registers of births, baptisms, marriages, deaths, and burials from the parishes of Turks and Caicos Islands. Not all the records have been digitized yet. | |||
=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
''' | [https://gov.tc/contact '''Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands''']<br> | ||
Hon. N.J.S. Francis Building<br> | |||
Pond St. Grand Turk<br> | |||
Turks and Caicos Islands<br> | |||
== | Hot Line<br> | ||
(649) 946-2801<br> | |||
(649) 946-2807<br> | |||
(649) 946-4776<br> | |||
Email: [mailto:info@gov.tc info@gov.tc] | |||
==Background== | |||
The Turks and Caicos Islands, after a long period of rival French and Spanish claims, were eventually secured to the British Crown by the appointment in 1766 of a Resident British Agent, and became a separate colony in 1973 after association at various times with the colonies of the Bahamas and Jamaica. | |||
==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
Civil registration in Turks and Caicos became compulsory in 1863. Voluntary registration began in 1802. | |||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||
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