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Guide to '''Dominica ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
==Information==
Dominica is an island country in the Caribbean whose nearest neighbors are [[Guadeloupe Genealogy|Guadeloupe]] and [[Martinique Genealogy|Martinique]]. It was formerly a colony of [[France Genealogy|France]] and [[England Genealogy|Great Britain]]. The official language is English.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Dominica," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica, accessed 3 May 2016.</ref>


Guide to '''Dominica ancestry, family history and genealogy''': birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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== Getting started with Dominica research  ==
 
Dominica is a republic in the West Indies. In the center of the Lesser Antilles, considered the northern most Windward Island, but originally administered as a Leeward Island. Dominica lies on the east side of the Caribbean Sea and helps divide it from the North Atlantic Ocean. It is about 450 miles (700 kilometers) northwest of Venezuela. See the CIA ''World Factbook'' at https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/do.html
 
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==Dominica Map==
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Dominica.
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== Parishes ==
 
Dominica is organized into 10 parishes:
To add your knowledge and help expand the wiki [[FamilySearch Wiki:Help wanted on the Dominica pages|'''click here''']]: <br>
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Dominica Wiki Topics
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Guide to Dominica ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Information

Dominica is an island country in the Caribbean whose nearest neighbors are Guadeloupe and Martinique. It was formerly a colony of France and Great Britain. The official language is English.[1]

Dominica Map

Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Dominica.

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Saint Andrew
Saint
Peter
Saint
John
Saint Joseph
Saint Paul
Saint David
Saint George
Saint
Patrick
Saint Luke
Saint Mark
CARIBBEAN
SEA

Parishes

Dominica is organized into 10 parishes:

  • Saint Andrew
  • Saint David
  • Saint George
  • Saint John
  • Saint Joseph
  • Saint Luke
  • Saint Mark
  • Saint Patrick
  • Saint Paul
  • Saint Peter

References

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Dominica," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica, accessed 3 May 2016.
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