Bahamas Civil Registration: Difference between revisions

Adoptions are completed at the Supreme Court. The information is then sent to the Registrar General’s Department where the adoption is recorded in the Adoption Book.^[1]

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Civil registration in the Bahamas became compulsory in 1931. Voluntary registration began as early as 1802.

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

The information in these records usually include the following:

Birth Records[edit | edit source]

Child’s name
Birth date
Child's gender and race
Birth place
Parents' names
Father’s title or occupation

Marriage Records[edit | edit source]

Marriage date
Marriage place
Full names of bride and groom
Ages of bride and groom
Civil status, age and residence of bride and groom
Occupation
Name of fathers of bride and groom
Witnesses

Death Records[edit | edit source]

Name of deceased
Date of death
Place of death
Age, gender and race of deceased
Occupation of deceased
Cause of death

References[edit | edit source]

↑ The Government of the Bahamas, Adoption Certificate, © 2011 The Official Website of the Government of The Bahamas. (accessed 12 February 2020)]

[1] The Government of the Bahamas, Adoption Certificate, © 2011 The Official Website of the Government of The Bahamas. (accessed 12 February 2020)]

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 ==How to Find the Records==
 ===Online Collections===
-*'''1850-1959''' : [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1922411 Bahamas Civil Registration, 1850-1959]
-*'''1850-1891''' : [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1520621 Bahamas Births, 1850-1891]
+*'''1591-1905''' {{RecordSearch|1805647|Caribbean Marriages, 1591-1905}} at FamilySearch — [[Caribbean Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images; ''Also at: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60247/ Ancestry]($), [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/1577/caribbean-marriages-1591-1905 American Ancestors]($), [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/caribbean-marriage-index-1591-1905 Findmypast] ($)''
-*'''1850-1891''' : [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9783/ Bahamas, Select Births, 1850-1891]
+*'''1790-1906''' {{RecordSearch|1809321|Caribbean Deaths and Burials, 1790-1906}} at FamilySearch — [[Caribbean Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images; ''Also at: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60246/ Ancestry]($) [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/1575/caribbean-deaths-and-burials-1790-1906 American Ancestors]($)
+*'''1850-1959'''  {{RecordSearch|1922411|Bahamas Civil Registration, 1850-1959}} at FamilySearch - [[Bahamas Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images.
+*'''1850-1891'''  {{RecordSearch|1520621|Bahamas Births, 1850-1891}} at FamilySearch - [[Bahamas Births - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images.
+*'''1850-1891'''  [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9783/ Bahamas, Select Births, 1850-1891], index at Ancestry ($)
+*'''1850-1891''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/bahamas-birth-index-1850-1959 Bahamas Birth Index 1850-1959] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast], index ($)
+*'''1850-1958''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/bahamas-death-index-1850-1958 Bahamas Death Index 1850-1958] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] — index ($)
+*'''1868-1959''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/bahamas-marriage-index-1868-1959 Bahamas Marriage Index 1868-1959] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] — index ($)
 ===Offices to Contact===
+[https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/!ut/p/b1/vVTJjqNIFPwWf4CLZEvgyI7ZMZvhgrBZylCAsTHb1zfVanWrS5qqOcxU5iGVygjFiwgpkRg5IXGbjtcyHa5dm76932OY4EA2WJagDQvzGHBAeRRqPikLR3wDRBsA_MNiwd982QvAxgfs0UUdYOEoEiInJVo5_nGYRNFN1Ef2JsJnpIjhrM4BTBfGrQcsdapC4u5JcUvzmJkimZuXK6oH-4dQYPS5T-7A713Px1IcSoNyGtbsiiWceypOXVhGEGtVB4tQyUZb-XqTe7cNVQtTzCsziFRkq62lkpdS5NUurAnAlRcFrsJ82Z9sqDlO4O9--fzEyE-fsmU4_PZMQ-I9J888CKKNyyT6FR_7dzl_IvAFP0Tiz6vAfgE-q_KrMk2la3Ik2mDUHxgN1fdZNEvTGQ13FBLxkBMgErdaboe1Xo8VmHXXf66uHk2oiOqDJ5xMT0QH00W3QwWrj3l30_DODvAEYzFMz86Co8-xrKcYCfNR8C_zwNWo_1vwg0OG-G5B9FsjlQUV_W6H_32HKhJfz83LdGlewAukaAZDMRwCQBMETiFB5ROMQGyfkg3uulBoeL40olQDtV4PUd3dOqcdzNwXk-KCPblauSV5MNr5NGWPThxj1rGekLzH6zOMFEZxvZaQeJKDXQD1WnIWJ74mMk9F59zpMEct7jAg6YLnz4bSe6GEBQ7nj-65G_oObzBjH9MtGj5qajjOw9vKdt7skKFGKY-y4BMPjjey4tNGJKSq15rXA_N8VH3Xm4txDtiF6qdCVscxDue9blmgZZlxr7yO8bTbfciBISmaImkG4ChKo0igRsssdMYkbH_z60WqHnn-vIds74oLcCd_C0I-KJESAH0_cpnFZMslY8aK7rXoLkqC9XTmSudz1VGGS86aWr-Wpbm_luPe5dRGQe92CSOpeJRHcmDOMLMDfjqZ9Tkr_KxX0zH1luY4Vu7eBYRBjXLsQs2m3cMRN3bIrfFHTdPhUZm2YX9vvGF3ux9aD15d/dl4/d5/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS80SmtFL1o2XzMwR01BQTQ4TUdUVjAwSTEwQVJTMVEwTzMx/ Registrar General’s Department]<br>
+Cor. of Shirley and Charlotte Street<br>
+P.O. Box N 532<br>
+Nassau<br>
+New Providence<br>
+The Bahamas<br>
+Telephone: (242) 397-9105<br>
+::::(242) 397-8957<br>
+::::(242) 397-9110<br>
+Fax: (242) 322-5553<br>
+Email: [mailto:Regbirth@bahamas.gov.bs Regbirth@bahamas.gov.bs]<br>
+Email: [mailto:registrargeneral@bahamas.gov.bs registrargeneral@bahamas.gov.bs]<br>
+For additional information on obtaining vital records, see:<br>
+<br>
+'''Births''' [https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/gov/government/services/!ut/p/b1/vVTJcqtIEPwWf4BMszVwZBP7vgkuhCQWCYzQghrB1w-e8LwJO8b2HN4zHIDorEgyK6uwDNtg2WmLjvV2OPan7cvrdwZzEigWz1OspdAAAi1yTd5lVIK18QWQLgDwycWDD_VhDICGA94PcA84JI4l2EZNH4LUW7UsJ4jq0xdlG4BHkrh9dlMOrXKKQm-E1YvZoblFu4q-WaLoB0yWrned41q7edIjXzjdr1oCDxtQKUOEtDl-SQ_chvC2rXEes_ohgW66316M5pEguD4pYseoYNtzjpuK1VCZGbwNdtGzRNPD0rVBMa6s_CqsHjobtE9vOr8Q8rdOxbE8cTlmIcUtx6GtSbJLKjT-XT3x3ieHCF_rRRwaEa1IPvlP_ecE_6_-c8A3fU6w7OtWEm-Ar6LwXRhste9KLF1gzL8wFuqvv2o4hskZpKfSWIhtAJUHzXTW5nb2G_Awg-g-B2Y64jJuDqG0sUMZH-wAXx46mCMivNpWuPNAKFmTZYduEfuRwPOhauXcR8J33oDAYP404QeFHPXThPiPWqpIOv7TCn9_D3UsO-6653HfPYNnyLAcgRMkBIClKJLB4iaiOInSRtkFV1OqDLKcOnndAr2dtbTtz713GuwykvNqT9yFVj3nZYzcchyLWy-jjPecO6Sv2XxPUpVTg_BErUVagH0MzXbtTV52zBWRSXel1xOeXl1hTLOVKO4s9RImayL2hAgFu3649GRHWKuMPeHJrWUG_zG8zHwfPjw6MRj1VldiHkJ0phtx28nUurkY3UHj7rfm0l_sydrF_MRcxkrREcqSx8p0HHDiObRSDygbn54--MDRDMvQLAdIHGdxLNbT6bHs9lGSg_ywXze3srxfE_4SyBMIxmgxQtHUVI2BuUJC4XDFtC841LAXI73Ka8m5e4_GFEvdU4d9ydvGZa5re3Ws0SoQ9E7Fr24N03V1q3164HawcGNx3Njtrqii4qJv0TacOh81wSoAlMUgJQug4bKB5pPW08fMvN9HrA_-IzP2jRE0KxonEMambZqRvVtrFmfgtqkBPAJE0FggCBMykDQiKDZvmREo4W7F3ywaQP9pQoV22GWtM6HL0wQAIvnDhMHvt_Rd_EgW5wgOAEhDiHMUi8VmOptib_OSHOe-X2XdZWb04mwriRuN5qT1iZuj1jqr5lG9z_UyuwbEx70XKcMAmtjeCKZ3SoxVbVxiKalNFT1CIT2Yxa1zZjrfN43tGQhd89E-b1gUmHuP2iyzkpXdYdi6Hc0Kx-t1mPbWmmoca9NlTFnXy9icuwgZhmFCXx2XSfl1k92v1_EvePT4RQ!!/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ Birth Certificate]<br>
+'''Adoptions''' [https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/gov/government/services/adoption%20certificate/!ut/p/b1/vVTJkptIEP2W_gBZxVbAEQFi3zfBRSEEQmIRYgd9vekJ2xPdE-2eg93UgaLqZTzy5cvcRtvDNrqfxlt26m_1_VS-fkfwiAFBYxic0gQCQCB5psqYpIhSOrICwhUAPngY8C7e9QGQEMDYDmIBA0O2wfYghvOO67SMY5xjUQzGwrMyWg2Xwp-amH82Ss1LrQqPjS4rGqZHqMDm9SPdhBHWBxdDPZX8YJRdFEuBOKdGaLTpyJuJHcIyVVpfm3lQssAvBZ4-YFw5lyRG3RZ3txSjUB39WhPLO5NFLdAx297PXWhQ1JBxd_xoUkwcnuL2_PIjz98k8k-egqFZ7HpNQZxer11d4ngTEwjks3j0rU4G6r7GswhUPELgbOxn_McE_y_-Y8AndQ620e9Lif4A_M4Kn5lBF-sq3YYrjPwXRkH59VcVQ1FpBbNEYutuDwA_OvnykJ7F087BrDre8HTUcEJ4RO1d7qC7PNLrDrK-ZPD0ULfVNTe2gMtpi6a7ZuLb3o5hXFE70u8J32gDHIX824TvMqTxryZEvlRSgZORr87wz9dQ3ka3uPo2natv4BskKRpFUAwCQOE4Rm793MNpDpcm3gStyl0ULF0qfl8AuXhKYVE_auve66nHHy9ndNgV4uOY-qOZTlPS1fwYMZYxQKKNnkMQirTouHd8zxI7WPtQLfbWYkW3o8CSYZxaNWrJlxb6BHVh2VgTGzfYo76180YnrvumxipU20TUHQm6guztuS-fTO3OFhEopNhlF_bowvFB5Oyp4vF93ijVVaKHLm_qRl-02GcWspkugjyOUTBvVMMAd4YeN-J1jKaXl3c60ARJkQRFAwxBKGTry-Eyc7U2cbxzvJ73eZemQxswjcMvwJm8VQhBEkPRB-pm3CUGnSznhB5zqlHClt9zxmDNucqmsiX255TRleaZZfrmlo0bZydXItKaGQz3ly6ziZ6OYWL67HTQizi5eEkjn8aTu1T2mDsbB-AaOQqRAxWTciQb017ee-btPKJs8F_PTIjrdYue7xRQIIrmqp7uFYuW7HQtt831TNNyb3Jcb9H5etF18adn1Ni3b58MGkD8bUKBMKh1rJOuyRAoACz2xYTOn5f0jf0wCqFRGgBIQIjQOLW2YQhnrpNW_9mr_7w8D85oksMs4fcDbBq76K-Kuzc39yybtRubJDyFYTKIsQN4gqnLQqHvWVE7jazLSJR_ZuKDxLQ3q4hRj4mRAkfnYdPtrnFma10ON0bA1Ydcxurr1SzPXWqa5xssH7zqZZvUwQNk4GTURLDa3J-T1HREmHk1ndPG-ZKVVlPCW1iiFH5tN6pwf-rziGAXde2V82urPSpvVBRFhbY4rd31a2HVr-30HX0Ul1Q!/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ Adoption Certificate]<br>
+'''Marriages''' :
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+'''Deaths''' [https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/gov/government/services/!ut/p/b1/vVbJcqNIFPwWf4BMscORTSCWYilAgguBBEgCI4RAIPj6wR3dPWFP2J5Dt-EAROWLJPNlvSgsxnZYfEmH8zHtz80lfXn9jpmEBKolCBRnqTRgwCZwTMFhNYKD-AKIFgD44BLAu3o_BGCDA8FDuAtsEse22E6LHqLcWKMsoGQ877TJSE9CRPPiy9hCUhPWrhuYkC1aqBsWCeNaVextwGeRb1DaqsrKdjrgqRi8dHOYwnt65rr-iFZyF9E6PsVjEFQIiZd2DirTY-lqKjhDqZWUYDQ-0PytvqI7OOsp17HxUBdTLY8rcHIIqhgYYUcnTUc9_dT5iZAfOlXbcqVlmWMofln24UZWHFKl8a_qibc-2YT_Wi_hjBHQquyRv-o_Jvh_9R8DvujzFos_byXxE_BZFL4KA9SaOseiBcb-C-MY_fVXDdsweYN0NRrzsR2gElRO181czV4JHiYK7jMyoxFXcLP35R30FbyHCF8eOpgDwr9By9-7wJetyYK-k4VeIAqCr1kJ_57wjTcAGezfJnynkKe-mxD_VktVWce_W-Gf76GOxed9_Twe6mfwzLAcT-AEyQDAURTJYmEZULxMbUbFATdTLgwyn2plXQG9mjdR1Vwb99LDPFCS4kDcxUq7Jnk4OPk4Zl2jDLHg2neGvsXzfRtpvIb8C7WWaJFpQsas1u7kxudEldhon7sN4erFjQlprpCkvaW1_nZNhK4YDGjf9G1D1oS1irkLvu0qtvce_cssNP7DpbcGq3XHQkp8ZrjSpZTWCrUuW6M-bfh7V7ZNCydrHwoT246Fqg9DvH2sTNsGF4EfVtppiMenp3c-8DTLsTTHAxLHORwL9Wh6_JjtCkpOh3XZ5fn9thVapEwAjcFihLrRIi0E5moQM5vPpkPGDyXXGtFNWcv23X2UppTrrtYfcgEa7Xw8wtX5OKyQqNcafnOOTLQuuqNH9_yeyZxQGnew2mdFkLV6OqT-VHtDiVYIUBY7qDFiDIdDG4-0nt5n5u084jzwn8ywLuhl0ULV-MDL0ETzzoP7tQUzEULZIvAyIP1l1FngOFuzaFj87ldmNqe4jr4YNID-24QqbXPLWGd9R6AJACTymwnRn7f0TfxIDucJHgCGZhicpzgsXHY3LTdQkAUpEZpwz8rNcPSRF42PiKju5gvaJvMUGzC1rmKdHeQhm4RRb28BSZS6U0mav64U5hgMltGbxjxQnYQC5j4Vy8mD6x9ic6XzZGQrbbe9QkCdbC1YlabnDNf8xQGRZwz7uDPuqhM_EkHKXFousWsdDIZhmIynjcsu-X2T9e_X8R-ie46e/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ Death Certificate]
-'''Marriages'''
+'''Non-Residents''' [https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/!ut/p/b1/vVTJjqNIFPwWf4CLZEvgyI7ZMZvhgrBZylCAsTHb1zc1ak2rS-qqPsxU5iH1lBF6LyKkh8TICYnbdLyW6XDt2vTtvY5hggPZYFmCNizMY8AB5VGo-aQsHPENEG0A8IfDgt_5sheAjQ_Yo4s6wMJRJEROSrRy_OMwiaKbqI_sTYTPSBHDWZ0DmC6MWw9Y6lSFxN2T4pbmMTNFMjcvV1QP9g-hwOhzn9yB37uej6U4lAblNKzZFUs491ScurCMINaqDhahko228vUm924bqhammFdmEKnIVltLJS-lyKtdWBOAKy8KXIX5sj_ZUHOcwN_91PmJkH90ypbh8Ns3DYl3nzzzIIg2LpPoV3zsL_l_BnyRU4jEn0eB_QR8FuVXYZpK1-RItMGoXzAaqu-zaJamMxruKCTiISdAJG613A5rvR4rMOuu_1xdPZpQEdUHTziZnogOpotujwpWH_PupuGdHeAJxmKYnp0FR59jWU8xEuZjw9_EA1ej_u-GHxQyxHc3RL_VUllQ0e9W-N9nqCLx9dy8TJfmBbxAimYwFMMhADRB4BQSVD7BCMS2lGxw14VCw_OlEaUaqPV6iOru1jntYOa-mBQX7MnVyi3Jg9HOpyl7dOIYs471hOQ9Xp9hpDCK67WExJMc7AKo15KzOPE1kXkqOudOhzlqcYcBSRc8fzaU3gslLHA4f3TP3dB3eIMZ-5hu0fBRU8NxHt5WtvNmhww1SnmUBZ94cLyRFZ82IiFVvda8Hpjno-q73lyMc8AuVD8VsjqOcTjvdcsCLcuMe-V1jKfd7oMPDEnRFEkzAEdRGkUCNVpmoTMmYdvNrxepeuT58x6yvSsuwJ38zQj5oERKAPT9yGUWky2XjBkruteiuygJ1tOZK53PVUcZLjlrav1alub-Wo57l1MbBb3bJYyk4lEeyYE5w8wO-Olk1ues8LNeTcfUW5rjWLl7FxAGNcqxCzWbdg9H3Nght8YfNU2HR2Xahv334g272_0AvC6CFA!!/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/# Services for Non-Residents]
-Marriages Section
-Registrar General’s Department
-Cor. of Shirley and Charlotte Street
-P.O. Box N 532
-Nassau
-New Providence
-The Bahamas
-Tel. (242) 397-9179/9113
-Fax. (242) 322-5553
-Email. Regbirth@bahamas.gov.bs
-Email. RegistrarGeneral@bahamas.gov.bs
 ==Historical Background==
+Adoptions are completed at the Supreme Court. The information is then sent to the Registrar General’s Department where the adoption is recorded in the Adoption Book.<ref>The Government of the Bahamas, [https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/wps/portal/public/gov/government/services/adoption%20certificate/!ut/p/b1/vVTJkptIEP2W_gBZxVbAEQFi3zfBRSEEQmIRYgd9vekJ2xPdE-2eg93UgaLqZTzy5cvcRtvDNrqfxlt26m_1_VS-fkfwiAFBYxic0gQCQCB5psqYpIhSOrICwhUAPngY8C7e9QGQEMDYDmIBA0O2wfYghvOO67SMY5xjUQzGwrMyWg2Xwp-amH82Ss1LrQqPjS4rGqZHqMDm9SPdhBHWBxdDPZX8YJRdFEuBOKdGaLTpyJuJHcIyVVpfm3lQssAvBZ4-YFw5lyRG3RZ3txSjUB39WhPLO5NFLdAx297PXWhQ1JBxd_xoUkwcnuL2_PIjz98k8k-egqFZ7HpNQZxer11d4ngTEwjks3j0rU4G6r7GswhUPELgbOxn_McE_y_-Y8AndQ620e9Lif4A_M4Kn5lBF-sq3YYrjPwXRkH59VcVQ1FpBbNEYutuDwA_OvnykJ7F087BrDre8HTUcEJ4RO1d7qC7PNLrDrK-ZPD0ULfVNTe2gMtpi6a7ZuLb3o5hXFE70u8J32gDHIX824TvMqTxryZEvlRSgZORr87wz9dQ3ka3uPo2natv4BskKRpFUAwCQOE4Rm793MNpDpcm3gStyl0ULF0qfl8AuXhKYVE_auve66nHHy9ndNgV4uOY-qOZTlPS1fwYMZYxQKKNnkMQirTouHd8zxI7WPtQLfbWYkW3o8CSYZxaNWrJlxb6BHVh2VgTGzfYo76180YnrvumxipU20TUHQm6guztuS-fTO3OFhEopNhlF_bowvFB5Oyp4vF93ijVVaKHLm_qRl-02GcWspkugjyOUTBvVMMAd4YeN-J1jKaXl3c60ARJkQRFAwxBKGTry-Eyc7U2cbxzvJ73eZemQxswjcMvwJm8VQhBEkPRB-pm3CUGnSznhB5zqlHClt9zxmDNucqmsiX255TRleaZZfrmlo0bZydXItKaGQz3ly6ziZ6OYWL67HTQizi5eEkjn8aTu1T2mDsbB-AaOQqRAxWTciQb017ee-btPKJs8F_PTIjrdYue7xRQIIrmqp7uFYuW7HQtt831TNNyb3Jcb9H5etF18adn1Ni3b58MGkD8bUKBMKh1rJOuyRAoACz2xYTOn5f0jf0wCqFRGgBIQIjQOLW2YQhnrpNW_9mr_7w8D85oksMs4fcDbBq76K-Kuzc39yybtRubJDyFYTKIsQN4gqnLQqHvWVE7jazLSJR_ZuKDxLQ3q4hRj4mRAkfnYdPtrnFma10ON0bA1Ydcxurr1SzPXWqa5xssH7zqZZvUwQNk4GTURLDa3J-T1HREmHk1ndPG-ZKVVlPCW1iiFH5tN6pwf-rziGAXde2V82urPSpvVBRFhbY4rd31a2HVr-30HX0Ul1Q!/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/ Adoption Certificate], © 2011 The Official Website of the Government of The Bahamas.
+(accessed 12 February 2020)] </ref>
 ==Coverage and Compliance==
+Civil registration in the Bahamas became compulsory in 1931. Voluntary registration began as early as 1802.
 ==Information Recorded in the Records==
+The information in these records usually include the following:
+===Birth Records===
+*Child’s name
+*Birth date
+*Child's gender and race
+*Birth place
+*Parents' names
+*Father’s title or occupation
+===Marriage Records===
+*Marriage date
+*Marriage place
+*Full names of bride and groom
+*Ages of bride and groom
+*Civil status, age and residence of bride and groom
+*Occupation
+*Name of fathers of bride and groom
+*Witnesses
+===Death Records===
+*Name of deceased
+*Date of death
+*Place of death
+*Age, gender and race of deceased
+*Occupation of deceased
+*Cause of death
 ==References==
-[[Category:Bahamas]]
+[[Category:Bahamas]]  [[Category:Civil Registration]]