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==How to Find the Records==
 
=== Online Collections ===


==How to Find the Records==
* 1856-1935 - [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/693585?availability=Family%20History%20Library Registers of births, marriages, and deaths, 1856-1935] at FamilySearch Catalog; images


===Offices to Contact===
===Offices to Contact===
Civil Registry<br>
High Court<br>
P.O. Box 163<br>
Parliament Drive<br>
St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda<br>
Email: [mailto:mariana.paul@ab.gov.ag mariana.paul@ab.gov.ag (Office Manager)]
::[mailto:leona.simmons@ab.gov.ag leona.simmons@ab.gov.ag (Senior Assistant Secretary)]
Telephone: 268-468-2000/ 268-468-2005/ 268-468-2032<ref>Antigua and Barbuda, The Civil Registry, [https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/notices/Applications_Birth_Death_Adoption_Marriage_Certificates.pdf Procedure for applications for Birth, Death, Adoption and Marriage
Certificates and for an Apostille of a Certificate], (accessed 16 July 2020).</ref>


==Historical Background==
==Historical Background==
Civil registration in Antigua and Barbuda began in 1856.


==Coverage and Compliance==
==Coverage and Compliance==
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==Information Recorded in the Records==
==Information Recorded in the Records==


===Birth Records===
*Day, month and year of the birth of the child
*Sex of the child
*Name of the child, if any
*Names, date of births, address and profession of the father and of the mother
*Nationality of the father and of the mother
*Marital status of the mother<ref name="Antigua Barbuda">Antigua and Barbuda, [http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Civil-Registration-Vital-Statistics-Bill-2020-with-amendments-to-27.01.2020-2.30pm.pdf Civil Registration (Vital Statistics) Bill, 2020], (accessed 16 July 2020).</ref>
===Stillbirth Records===
*Weight of the fetus
*Gestational age of the fetus
*Number of this particular pregnancy for the mother
*Name of the certifying medical practitioner<ref name="Antigua Barbuda"></ref>
===Marriage Records===
*Names of bride and groom
*Birth dates and countries of bride and groom
*Their occupations and addresses
*Date and place of marriage
*Marital status: single, divorce, or widowed
*Person performing marriage
*Witnesses' names, birth date and country, addresses, occupations<ref name="Antigua Barbuda"></ref>
===Divorce Records===
*Year and suit number of the proceedings
*Forenames and surnames of the Parties to the divorce proceedings
*Date and place of marriage
*Name of the Judge that granted the Order
*Date that the Order was granted
*Time period by which the divorce is to take effect<ref name="Antigua Barbuda"></ref>


===Death Record===
*Name
*Date and place of death
*Date and country of birth
*Gender
*Marital status
*Last known address
*Mother's name, address, birth date and country, and occupation
*Father's name, address, birth date and country, and occupation
*Spouse's name, address, birth date and country, and occupation
*Informant's name, address, birth date and country, and occupation
*Informant's relationship to deceased
*Certifying physician<ref name="Antigua Barbuda"></ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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Offices to Contact

Civil Registry
High Court
P.O. Box 163
Parliament Drive
St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda
Email: mariana.paul@ab.gov.ag (Office Manager)

leona.simmons@ab.gov.ag (Senior Assistant Secretary)

Telephone: 268-468-2000/ 268-468-2005/ 268-468-2032[1]

Historical Background

Civil registration in Antigua and Barbuda began in 1856.

Coverage and Compliance

Information Recorded in the Records

Birth Records

  • Day, month and year of the birth of the child
  • Sex of the child
  • Name of the child, if any
  • Names, date of births, address and profession of the father and of the mother
  • Nationality of the father and of the mother
  • Marital status of the mother[2]

Stillbirth Records

  • Weight of the fetus
  • Gestational age of the fetus
  • Number of this particular pregnancy for the mother
  • Name of the certifying medical practitioner[2]

Marriage Records

  • Names of bride and groom
  • Birth dates and countries of bride and groom
  • Their occupations and addresses
  • Date and place of marriage
  • Marital status: single, divorce, or widowed
  • Person performing marriage
  • Witnesses' names, birth date and country, addresses, occupations[2]

Divorce Records

  • Year and suit number of the proceedings
  • Forenames and surnames of the Parties to the divorce proceedings
  • Date and place of marriage
  • Name of the Judge that granted the Order
  • Date that the Order was granted
  • Time period by which the divorce is to take effect[2]

Death Record

  • Name
  • Date and place of death
  • Date and country of birth
  • Gender
  • Marital status
  • Last known address
  • Mother's name, address, birth date and country, and occupation
  • Father's name, address, birth date and country, and occupation
  • Spouse's name, address, birth date and country, and occupation
  • Informant's name, address, birth date and country, and occupation
  • Informant's relationship to deceased
  • Certifying physician[2]

References

  1. ↑ Antigua and Barbuda, The Civil Registry, [https://ab.gov.ag/pdf/notices/Applications_Birth_Death_Adoption_Marriage_Certificates.pdf Procedure for applications for Birth, Death, Adoption and Marriage Certificates and for an Apostille of a Certificate], (accessed 16 July 2020).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Antigua and Barbuda, Civil Registration (Vital Statistics) Bill, 2020, (accessed 16 July 2020).
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