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Ordering certificates:
Ordering certificates:
::[https://www.gov.bm/online-services/order-birth-certificate Births]
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::[https://www.gov.bm/online-services/order-marriage-certificate Marriages]
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::[https://www.gov.bm/online-services/order-death-certificate Deaths]
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==Background==
==Background==

Latest revision as of 05:09, 19 August 2025

Bermuda Wiki Topics
Flag of Bermuda
Bermuda Beginning Research
Record Types
Bermuda Background
Local Research Resources

Resources[edit | edit source]

Online Resources[edit | edit source]

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Ministry of Home Affairs
Department of Registry General
30 Parliament Street
Hamilton HM 12
Bermuda

Telephone: (441) 297-7739
Telephone: (441) 297-7707 (or 7709)
Email

Ordering certificates:

Background[edit | edit source]

No one was living on Bermuda when it was discovered by the Spanish in 1505 nor a century later when it was settled by the British. People from Africa and Native Americans from the 13 colonies were soon brought to Bermuda as slaves.[1] Bermuda is part of the British Overseas Territories. [2]

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Birth Records[edit | edit source]

  • Name of child
  • Birth date
  • Birth place
  • Gender
  • Father's name
  • Mother's name

Marriage Records[edit | edit source]

  • Names of bride and groom
  • Date of marriage
  • Place of marriage

Death/Burial Records[edit | edit source]

  • Name of deceased
  • Date of death or burial
  • Place of death or burial
  • Gender of deceased
  • Occasionally parent's name

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Wikipedia contributors, Bermuda, (accessed 23 November 2020).
  2. Wikipedia contributors, British Overseas Territories, (accessed 23 November 2020).