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| link5=[[Belize Civil Registration|Civil Registration]] | | link5=[[Belize Civil Registration|Civil Registration]] | ||
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==How to Find Records== | ==How to Find Records== | ||
===Online Records=== | ===Online Records=== | ||
*'''1881-1951''' | *'''1881-1951''' {{RecordSearch|4318337|Belize, Civil Registration, 1881-1951}} at FamilySearch - [[Belize, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
'''Belize | '''Government of Belize'''<br> | ||
New Road and | [https://www.belize.gov.bz/browse/Details/5 Vital Statistics Unit]<br> | ||
New Road and Hyde's Lane<br> | |||
Belize City<br> | Belize City<br> | ||
Phone: +(501)-223-5625 / +(501)-223-7405<br> | |||
Phone: +501 223-5625 | |||
Fax: +(501)-223-5635<br> | Fax: +(501)-223-5635<br> | ||
'''[https://www.belizeembassyusa.mfa.gov.bz/ Embassy of Belize]''' <br> | '''[https://www.belizeembassyusa.mfa.gov.bz/ Embassy of Belize]''' <br> | ||
2535 Massachusetts Ave NW | 2535 Massachusetts Ave NW<br> | ||
Washington, DC 20008-2826 | Washington, DC 20008-2826<br> | ||
Telephone: (202) 332-9636<br> | Telephone: (202) 332-9636<br> | ||
Fax: (202) 332-6888<br> | Fax: (202) 332-6888<br> | ||
Email: reception.usa@mfa.gov.bz<br> | Email: reception.usa@mfa.gov.bz<br> | ||
[https://www.belizeembassyusa.mfa.gov.bz/vital-statistics-forms Vital Statistics Forms] has application forms to | [https://www.belizeembassyusa.mfa.gov.bz/vital-statistics-forms Vital Statistics Forms] has application forms to request a certificate of a birth, marriage, or death through the Embassy of Belize in Washington, D.C. | ||
== | ==Background== | ||
"Vital Statistics Unit (VSU) is a General Registry in Belize that is accountable to register major events such as births, deaths, marriages, adoptions and deed polls... (Margaret, Edwin, 2007). | "Vital Statistics Unit (VSU) is a General Registry in Belize that is accountable to register major events such as births, deaths, marriages, adoptions and deed polls... (Margaret, Edwin, 2007). | ||
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UNICEF is working to enforce immediate registration of births at hospitals through secure technology. (Williams, 2015).<ref name=":0" /> | UNICEF is working to enforce immediate registration of births at hospitals through secure technology. (Williams, 2015).<ref name=":0" /> | ||
[https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/meetings/wshops/Guatemala/2016/docs/Session10-Belize.pdf United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division | For additional information about civil registration in Belize, see [https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/meetings/wshops/Guatemala/2016/docs/Session10-Belize.pdf ''Civil Registration in Belize''], United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division. | ||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||
===Birth Records=== | |||
Information about child: | Information about child: | ||
*Date | *Date of birth | ||
*Place | *Place of birth | ||
*Name | *Name | ||
*Gender | *Gender | ||
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Information about parents:<br> | Information about parents:<br> | ||
*Name of father | *Name of father | ||
*Maiden name of | *Maiden name of mother | ||
*Occupation | *Occupation | ||
*Address | *Address | ||
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*Name, if any, added to registration | *Name, if any, added to registration | ||
===Marriage Records=== | |||
Information about the | Information about the bride and groom: | ||
*Date | *Date of marriage | ||
*Place | *Place of marriage | ||
* | *Names and surnames | ||
*Whether under or above age of 21 | *Whether under or above age of 21 | ||
*Condition (marital) | *Condition (marital) | ||
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*Names of witnesses | *Names of witnesses | ||
===Death Records=== | |||
Information about deceased:<br> | Information about deceased:<br> | ||
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[[Category:Belize]] | [[Category:Belize]] [[Category:Civil Registration]] | ||
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