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==Online Resources== | |||
*'''1787-1832''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/220133?availability=Family%20History%20Library Registers van de Burgerlijke Administratie, 1787-1832] at FamilySearch Catalog | |||
*'''1823-2004''' {{RecordSearch|4285043|Aruba, Civil Registration, 1823-2004}} at FamilySearch — [[Aruba, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | |||
*'''1869-1980''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1224554?availability=Family%20History%20Library Registers van de Burgerlijke Stand, 1869-1980] at FamilySearch Catalog | |||
*Civil records for Sint Maarten are included in [https://www.wiewaswie.nl/ WieWasWie]. | |||
==How to Find the Records== | |||
===Offices to Contact=== | |||
'''The Office of Civil Registry''' | |||
<br>Sualiouga Rd. #6 | |||
<br>Philipsbourg, St. Maarten | |||
<br>Phone: 011-59954-22457 | |||
<br>Fax: 011-59954-24567 | |||
==Historical Background== | |||
Sint Maarten is the southern half of the island of Saint Martin and is a constituent country of the Netherlands. The other half of the island is a collectivity of France. The border has gone back and forth but is now stable. Few of the native peoples survived. The Spanish had the island for a short time. Massive numbers of African slaves were brought to the island in the 1600s. Therefore the people of the island may have Dutch, French and African ancestry with a little bit of native peoples and Spanish ancestry.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint_Maarten Sint Maarten], (accessed 24 March 2021). | |||
==Coverage and Compliance== | |||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | |||
===Birth Records=== | |||
*Date and place of birth | |||
*Given name of child | |||
*Full names of parents | |||
===Marriage Records=== | |||
*Date and place of marriage | |||
*Full names of bride and groom | |||
*Names of parents | |||
*Names of witnesses | |||
===Death Records=== | |||
*Date and place of death | |||
*Name of deceased | |||
*Name of spouse or parents | |||
==References== | |||
[[Category:Sint_Maarten]] | |||
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Online Resources
- 1787-1832 Registers van de Burgerlijke Administratie, 1787-1832 at FamilySearch Catalog
- 1823-2004 Aruba, Civil Registration, 1823-2004 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1869-1980 Registers van de Burgerlijke Stand, 1869-1980 at FamilySearch Catalog
- Civil records for Sint Maarten are included in WieWasWie.
How to Find the Records
Offices to Contact
The Office of Civil Registry
Sualiouga Rd. #6
Philipsbourg, St. Maarten
Phone: 011-59954-22457
Fax: 011-59954-24567
Historical Background
Sint Maarten is the southern half of the island of Saint Martin and is a constituent country of the Netherlands. The other half of the island is a collectivity of France. The border has gone back and forth but is now stable. Few of the native peoples survived. The Spanish had the island for a short time. Massive numbers of African slaves were brought to the island in the 1600s. Therefore the people of the island may have Dutch, French and African ancestry with a little bit of native peoples and Spanish ancestry.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, Sint Maarten, (accessed 24 March 2021).
Coverage and Compliance
Information Recorded in the Records
Birth Records
- Date and place of birth
- Given name of child
- Full names of parents
Marriage Records
- Date and place of marriage
- Full names of bride and groom
- Names of parents
- Names of witnesses
Death Records
- Date and place of death
- Name of deceased
- Name of spouse or parents