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==How to Find the Records==
==Resources==
===Online Resources===


===Online Collections===
*'''1871-1930 '''- Jamaica. Registrar General, {{FSC|617448|item|disp=Indexes of marriages, 1871-1930}}<br>
*'''1878-1930''' - Jamaica. Registrar General, {{FSC|617477|item|disp=Indexes of deaths, 1878-1930}}


'''*1871-1930 '''- Jamaica. Registrar General, [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/617448?availability=Family%20History%20Library Indexes of marriages, 1871-1930]<br>
===Offices to Contact===
'''*1878-1930''' - Jamaica. Registrar General, [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/617477?availability=Family%20History%20Library Indexes of deaths, 1878-1930]


===Offices to Contact===
==Background==


==Historical Background==
An archaeological survey in 1993 found no evidence of prehistoric indigenous people.<ref>Anne V. Stokes and William F. Keegan, [https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/89/2018/07/Grand-Cayman-Settlement-Survey.pdf ''A Settlement Survey for Prehistoric Archaeological Sites on Grand Cayman], Miscellaneous Project Report Number 52, Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, 1993, p. 1, (accessed 19 November 2020).</ref>  The islands were discovered in 1503 by Christopher Columbus.  Various groups settled there, such as pirates and shipwrecked sailors. In 1670, England and Jamaica took control of the islands. A permanent English settlement started in the 1730s.  African slaves were brought to the islands in 1734.  Slavery continued until 1833. In 1863, the islands became part of the Crown Colony of Jamaica.  In 1962, the islands again went under British rule.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki Cayman Islands], ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' accessed 19 November 2020.</ref>


==Coverage and Compliance==
==Coverage and Compliance==


For civil registration before 1962, please see [[Jamaica Civil Registration]].
==Information Recorded in the Records==
===Birth Records===


==Information Recorded in the Records==
===Marriage Records===
 
*Names of bride and groom
*Place of marriage
*Date range


===Death Records===


*Name of deceased
*Place
*Date range


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Cayman Islands]]
[[Category:Cayman Islands]] [[Category:Civil Registration]]

Latest revision as of 20:26, 11 August 2025

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Background

An archaeological survey in 1993 found no evidence of prehistoric indigenous people.[1] The islands were discovered in 1503 by Christopher Columbus. Various groups settled there, such as pirates and shipwrecked sailors. In 1670, England and Jamaica took control of the islands. A permanent English settlement started in the 1730s. African slaves were brought to the islands in 1734. Slavery continued until 1833. In 1863, the islands became part of the Crown Colony of Jamaica. In 1962, the islands again went under British rule.[2]

Coverage and Compliance

For civil registration before 1962, please see Jamaica Civil Registration.

Information Recorded in the Records

Birth Records

Marriage Records

  • Names of bride and groom
  • Place of marriage
  • Date range

Death Records

  • Name of deceased
  • Place
  • Date range

References

  1. Anne V. Stokes and William F. Keegan, A Settlement Survey for Prehistoric Archaeological Sites on Grand Cayman, Miscellaneous Project Report Number 52, Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, 1993, p. 1, (accessed 19 November 2020).
  2. Wikipedia contributors, Cayman Islands, Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, accessed 19 November 2020.