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==Online Resources== | |||
= | *'''1856-1935''' {{FSC|693585|item|disp=Registers of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1856-1935}} at FamilySearch Catalog; images | ||
*'''1856-1979''' {{RecordSearch|5000081|Antigua and Barbuda, Civil Registration, 1856-1979}} at FamilySearch — [[Antigua and Barbuda, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images, coverage may vary | |||
==Offices to Contact== | |||
== | Civil Registry<br> | ||
High Court<br> | |||
P.O. Box 163<br> | |||
Parliament Drive<br> | |||
St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda<br> | |||
Email: [mailto:mariana.paul@ab.gov.ag mariana.paul@ab.gov.ag (Office Manager)] | |||
::[mailto:leona.simmons@ab.gov.ag leona.simmons@ab.gov.ag (Senior Assistant Secretary)] | |||
Telephone: 268-468-2000/ 268-468-2005/ 268-468-2032<ref>Antigua and Barbuda, The Civil Registry, [https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/notices/Applications_Birth_Death_Adoption_Marriage_Certificates.pdf Procedure for applications for Birth, Death, Adoption and Marriage | |||
Certificates and for an Apostille of a Certificate], (accessed 16 July 2020).</ref> | |||
==Background== | |||
Civil registration in Antigua and Barbuda began in 1856. | |||
==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
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==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||
===Birth Records=== | |||
*Day, month and year of the birth of the child | *Day, month and year of the birth of the child | ||
*Sex of the child | *Sex of the child | ||
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*Marital status of the mother<ref name="Antigua Barbuda">Antigua and Barbuda, [http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Civil-Registration-Vital-Statistics-Bill-2020-with-amendments-to-27.01.2020-2.30pm.pdf Civil Registration (Vital Statistics) Bill, 2020], (accessed 16 July 2020).</ref> | *Marital status of the mother<ref name="Antigua Barbuda">Antigua and Barbuda, [http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Civil-Registration-Vital-Statistics-Bill-2020-with-amendments-to-27.01.2020-2.30pm.pdf Civil Registration (Vital Statistics) Bill, 2020], (accessed 16 July 2020).</ref> | ||
===Stillbirth Records=== | |||
*Weight of the fetus | *Weight of the fetus | ||
*Gestational age of the fetus | *Gestational age of the fetus | ||
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*Name of the certifying medical practitioner<ref name="Antigua Barbuda"></ref> | *Name of the certifying medical practitioner<ref name="Antigua Barbuda"></ref> | ||
' | ===Marriage Records=== | ||
*Names of bride and groom | |||
*Birth dates and countries of bride and groom | |||
*Their occupations and addresses | |||
*Date and place of marriage | |||
*Marital status: single, divorce, or widowed | |||
*Person performing marriage | |||
*Witnesses' names, birth date and country, addresses, occupations<ref name="Antigua Barbuda"></ref> | |||
===Divorce Records=== | |||
*Year and suit number of the proceedings | *Year and suit number of the proceedings | ||
*Forenames and surnames of the Parties to the divorce proceedings | *Forenames and surnames of the Parties to the divorce proceedings | ||
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*Time period by which the divorce is to take effect<ref name="Antigua Barbuda"></ref> | *Time period by which the divorce is to take effect<ref name="Antigua Barbuda"></ref> | ||
===Death Record=== | |||
*Name | *Name | ||
*Date and place of death | *Date and place of death | ||
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*Marital status | *Marital status | ||
*Last known address | *Last known address | ||
*Mother's name | *Mother's name, address, birth date and country, and occupation | ||
*Father's name, address, birth date and country, and occupation | |||
*Father's name | *Spouse's name, address, birth date and country, and occupation | ||
*Informant's name, address, birth date and country, and occupation | |||
*Spouse's name | |||
*Informant's name | |||
*Informant's relationship to deceased | *Informant's relationship to deceased | ||
*Certifying physician<ref name="Antigua Barbuda"></ref> | *Certifying physician<ref name="Antigua Barbuda"></ref> | ||
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[[Category:Antigua and Barbuda]] | [[Category:Antigua and Barbuda]] [[Category:Civil Registration]] | ||