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===Online | ==Resources== | ||
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*'''1859-1932''' {{RecordSearch|4318342|Saint Kitts and Nevis, Civil Registration, 1859-1932}} at FamilySearch - [[St. Kitts and Nevis, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | |||
'''Indexes are available for the following years and places (1875-77 seem to be missing):''' | |||
'''Indexes are available for the following years and places:''' | |||
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Basseterre, St. Kitts, West Indies<br> | Basseterre, St. Kitts, West Indies<br> | ||
Telephone: 869 467 1324 or 869-467-1173<br> | Telephone: 869 467 1324 or 869-467-1173 | ||
Website: https://www.stkittsnevishcuk.gov.kn/birth-and-marriage-certificates/ | |||
Email: [mailto:registry.general@gov.kn registry.general@gov.kn]<br> | |||
[https://nia.gov.kn/ministries/health/registrar-general/ '''Registrar General Department''']<br> | [https://nia.gov.kn/ministries/health/registrar-general/ '''Registrar General Department''']<br> | ||
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Email: [mailto:registrargeneralnev@niagov.com registrargeneralnev@niagov.com]<br> | Email: [mailto:registrargeneralnev@niagov.com registrargeneralnev@niagov.com]<br> | ||
== | ==Background== | ||
Saint Kitts had Carib indigenous people for thousands of years. Europeans began arriving in the 1600s. Spanish, French and British settled there. African slaves were soon brought to work the plantations. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis], (accessed 21 May 2021).</ref> | Saint Kitts had Carib indigenous people for thousands of years. Europeans began arriving in the 1600s. Spanish, French and British settled there. African slaves were soon brought to work the plantations. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis], (accessed 21 May 2021).</ref> | ||
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==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
The National Archives St. Kitts and Nevis have birth and marriage records 1859 to 1930. Registration of marriages started in 1881. The Archives also have marriage bonds.<ref>The National Archives of St. Kitts and Nevis, [https://www.nationalarchives.gov.kn/faq FAQs'], (accessed 3 May 2021)</ref> | Birth and death registration began 1 January 1859.<ref>Titford, John. ''My ancestor settled in the British West Indies: (with Bermuda, British Guiana and British Honduras)''. London: Society of Genealogists Enterprises LTD. 2011.</ref> The National Archives St. Kitts and Nevis have birth and marriage records 1859 to 1930. Registration of marriages started in 1881. The Archives also have marriage bonds.<ref>The National Archives of St. Kitts and Nevis, [https://www.nationalarchives.gov.kn/faq FAQs'], (accessed 3 May 2021)</ref> | ||
The Registrar General of Nevis is the sole repository for Nevis of birth, death, marriage and fetal death records.<ref>Nevis Island Administration, [https://nia.gov.kn/ministries/health/registrar-general/ Registrar General Department], (accessed 3 May 2021).</ref> | The Registrar General of Nevis is the sole repository for Nevis of birth, death, marriage and fetal death records.<ref>Nevis Island Administration, [https://nia.gov.kn/ministries/health/registrar-general/ Registrar General Department], (accessed 3 May 2021).</ref> | ||
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===Births<ref>1916 Birth Certificate, parish of St. James, Island of Nevis page 265, no. 888</ref>=== | ===Births<ref>1916 Birth Certificate, parish of St. James, Island of Nevis page 265, no. 888</ref>=== | ||
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*Parish of birth | *Parish of birth | ||
*When born | *When born | ||
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*Signature of Registrar | *Signature of Registrar | ||
*Baptismal name if added after registration of birth | *Baptismal name if added after registration of birth | ||
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===Marriages<ref>Basseterre (St. Christopher). Registrar. ''Register of Marriage St. Christopher 1905-1906''. 1905 [ | ===Marriages<ref>Basseterre (St. Christopher). Registrar. ''Register of Marriage St. Christopher 1905-1906''. 1905 [FS Library8071773 image 579.]</ref>=== | ||
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*Religious denomination (Moravian/Wesleyan Methodist/Church of England) | *Religious denomination (Moravian/Wesleyan Methodist/Church of England) | ||
*Date of marriage | *Date of marriage | ||
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*Married by (minister) | *Married by (minister) | ||
*Witnesses | *Witnesses | ||
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===Deaths<ref>Basseterre (St. Christopher). Registrar. ''Registers of Deaths 1895-1908 (St. Christopher)''. 1895 [ | ===Deaths<ref>Basseterre (St. Christopher). Registrar. ''Registers of Deaths 1895-1908 (St. Christopher)''. 1895 [FS Library8006698 image 6.]</ref>=== | ||
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*Parish and island of death | *Parish and island of death | ||
*Date of death | *Date of death | ||
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*When registered | *When registered | ||
*Signature of registrar | *Signature of registrar | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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