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==Resources== | |||
===Online Resources=== | |||
*'''1590-1928''' {{RecordSearch|1804229|Caribbean Births and Baptisms, 1590-1928}} at FamilySearch - [[Caribbean Births and Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index; ''Also at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/1576/caribbean-births-and-baptisms-1590-1928 American Ancestors] ($), [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30247/caribbean-births-baptisms-1590-1928?s=275764761 MyHeritage]''($)<br> | |||
*'''1591-1905''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/caribbean-marriage-index-1591-1905 Caribbean Marriage Index 1591-1905] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] ($) - index | |||
*'''1854-1879''' {{RecordSearch|1520599|Barbados Marriages, 1854-1879}} at FamilySearch — [[Barbados Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | |||
*'''1854-1879''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9787/ Barbados, Select Marriages, 1854-1879], Ancestry.com ($) - index | |||
*'''1854-1879''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30102/barbados-marriages-1854-1879?s=493917561 Barbados Marriages, 1854-1879], MyHeritage ($) - index | |||
*'''1590-1928''' | *'''1854-1879''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/barbados-marriage-index-1854-1879 Barbados Marriage Index 1854-1879], Findmypast ($) - index<br> | ||
*'''1591-1905''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/caribbean-marriage-index-1591-1905 Caribbean Marriage Index 1591-1905] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ | *'''1854-1885''' {{RecordSearch|1520600|Barbados Burials, 1854-1885}} at FamilySearch — [[Barbados Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
*'''1854-1879''' | *'''1854-1885''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/barbados-burial-index-1854-1885 Barbados Burial Index 1854-1885], Findmypast ($) - index | ||
*'''1854-1879''' | *'''1854-1885''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30103/barbados-burials-1854-1885?s=493917561 Barbados Burials, 1854-1885], MyHeritage ($) - index | ||
*'''1854-1879''' | *'''1854-1885''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9786/ Barbados, Select Burials, 1854-1885], Ancestry.com ($) - index | ||
*'''1854-1879''' | *'''1900-1931''' {{RecordSearch|4318336|Barbados, Civil Registration, 1900-1931}} at FamilySearch — [[Barbados, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
*'''1854-1885''' | |||
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===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
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Email: [mailto:archives@sunbeach.net archives@sunbeach.net]<br> | Email: [mailto:archives@sunbeach.net archives@sunbeach.net]<br> | ||
== | ==Background== | ||
Birth registers began in 1890, marriage registers in 1930, and death registers in 1925.<ref>Thomas Jay Kemp, International Vital Records Handbook, 7th ed., (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, c2017), p. 457.</ref> | Birth registers began in 1890, marriage registers in 1930, and death registers in 1925.<ref>Thomas Jay Kemp, International Vital Records Handbook, 7th ed., (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, c2017), p. 457.</ref> | ||
In 1843 a law was made for birth and death registers and were kept for a few years. Unfortunately this law was mostly ignored, and the law was repealed a few years later. <ref name="LC">Library of Congress, [https://guides.loc.gov/barbados-local-history-genealogy/vital-records Barbados: Local History & Genealogy Resource Guide, Vital Records], (accessed 22 March 2024).</ref> | |||
In 1878, civil Registration began. District and Parish clerks now record births and deaths.<ref name="LC"/> | |||
==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
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==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||
===Birth Records=== | |||
*Date | *Date | ||
*Name of child | *Name of child | ||
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*Residence | *Residence | ||
*Profession of father | *Profession of father | ||
*Name and residence of informant | |||
*May give death information if child died very young | |||
===Marriage Records=== | |||
*Place of marriage | *Place of marriage | ||
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*Signature of Marriage Officer or Magistrate<ref>Barbados Integrated Government, [https://www.gov.bb/Citizens/register-marriage Register a Marriage], (accessed 17 August 2020).</ref> | *Signature of Marriage Officer or Magistrate<ref>Barbados Integrated Government, [https://www.gov.bb/Citizens/register-marriage Register a Marriage], (accessed 17 August 2020).</ref> | ||
===Death Records=== | |||
*Name of deceased | *Name of deceased | ||
*Date of death | *Date of death | ||
===Burial Records=== | |||
*When buried | *When buried | ||
*Name | *Name | ||
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[[Category:Barbados]] | [[Category:Barbados]] [[Category:Civil Registration]] | ||
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