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How to Find the Records

Offices to Contact

The Registrar General^[1]
General Register Office
GPO Building
Robb Street
Georgetown, Guyana

Telephone: +592 225 7561

+592 226 4575

Fax: +592 227 6861

Email: groguyana@gmail.com

Birth Certificate Application Form
Marriage Certificate Application Form
Death Certificate Application Form

Background

Government registration of vital events began as early as 1869. Records are available from the years listed below.^[2]

Births: 1869

Marriages: 1903

Deaths: 1869

Coverage and Compliance

Information Recorded in the Records

Birth Certificates

Name of child
Gender
Place of birth
Date of birth
Mother's maiden name
Father's name^[3]

Marriage Certificates

Names of bride and groom
Addresses
Dates of birth of bride and groom
Occupations of bride and groom
Date and Place of marriage^[4]

Death Certificates

Name of deceased
Date of death
Place of death
Gender
Date of registration
Cause of death
Date of birth
Place of birth^[5]

References

↑ Guyana High Commission, Birth, Death, Marriage & Adoption Certificates, (accessed 22 December 2020).
↑ Titford, John. My ancestor settled in the British West Indies: (with Bermuda, British Guiana and British Honduras). London: Society of Genealogists Enterprises. 2011. pp 87-98
↑ Based on Birth Certificate Application Form
↑ Based on Marriage Certificate Application Form
↑ Based on Death Certificate Application Form

[1] Guyana High Commission, Birth, Death, Marriage & Adoption Certificates, (accessed 22 December 2020).

[2] Titford, John. My ancestor settled in the British West Indies: (with Bermuda, British Guiana and British Honduras). London: Society of Genealogists Enterprises. 2011. pp 87-98

[3] Based on Birth Certificate Application Form

[4] Based on Marriage Certificate Application Form

[5] Based on Death Certificate Application Form

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+|Name=Guyana
+|Type=Topic
+|Topic Type=Records
+|Records=Civil Registration
+|Content=Acceptable
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+| link1=[[Guyana Genealogy|Guyana]]
+| link2=
+| link3=
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+| link5=[[Guyana Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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+== How to Find the Records ==
+===Offices to Contact===
+The Registrar General<ref>Guyana High Commission, [http://guyanahclondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Birth-Death-Marriage-and-Adoption-CertificatesrevisedII.pdf Birth, Death, Marriage & Adoption Certificates], (accessed 22 December 2020).</ref><br>
+General Register Office<br>
+GPO Building<br>
+Robb Street<br>
+Georgetown, Guyana<br>
+Telephone: +592 225 7561<br>
+{{Block indent|+592 226 4575<br>|4}}
+Fax: +592 227 6861<br>
+Email: [mailto:groguyana@gmail.com groguyana@gmail.com]
+[http://guyanahclondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Birth-Certificate-application-form.pdf Birth Certificate Application Form]<br>
+[http://guyanahclondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Birth-Certificate-application-form.pdf Marriage Certificate Application Form]<br>
+[http://guyanahclondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Death-Certificate-application-form.pdf Death Certificate Application Form]<br>
+==Background==
 Government registration of vital events began as early as 1869. Records are available from the years listed below.<ref>Titford, John. ''My ancestor settled in the British West Indies: (with Bermuda, British Guiana and British Honduras)''. London: Society of Genealogists Enterprises. 2011. pp 87-98</ref>
-Births 1869
+Births: 1869
+Marriages: 1903
+Deaths: 1869
-Marriages 1903
+==Coverage and Compliance==
-Deaths 1869
+==Information Recorded in the Records==
+===Birth Certificates===
+*Name of child
+*Gender
+*Place of birth
+*Date of birth
+*Mother's maiden name
+*Father's name<ref>Based on [http://guyanahclondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Birth-Certificate-application-form.pdf Birth Certificate Application Form]</ref>
-Birth, marriage and death certificates can be ordered from the Registrar General<ref>https://www.guyanaembassycuba.com/certificates?language=en</ref>:
+===Marriage Certificates===
-Registrar General's Office
+*Names of bride and groom
-G.P.O. Building
+*Addresses
-Robb Street
+*Dates of birth of bride and groom
-Georgetown
+*Occupations of bride and groom
-Guyana
+*Date and Place of marriage<ref>Based on [http://guyanahclondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Birth-Certificate-application-form.pdf Marriage Certificate Application Form]</ref>
-Phone: 592.225.7561
+===Death Certificates===
-Fax: 592.227.6861
+*Name of deceased
+*Date of death
+*Place of death
+*Gender
+*Date of registration
+*Cause of death
+*Date of birth
+*Place of birth<ref>Based on [http://guyanahclondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Death-Certificate-application-form.pdf Death Certificate Application Form]</ref>
 ==References==
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