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==Online Resources== | |||
*'''1787-1832''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/220133?availability=Family%20History%20Library Registers van de Burgerlijke Administratie, 1787-1832] at FamilySearch Catalog | |||
*'''1823-2004''' {{RecordSearch|4285043|Aruba, Civil Registration, 1823-2004}} at FamilySearch — [[Aruba, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | |||
*'''1869-1983''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1224559?availability=Family%20History%20Library Registers van de Burgerlijke Stand, 1869-1983] at FamilySearch Catalog | |||
*Civil records for Sint Eustatius are included in [https://www.wiewaswie.nl/ WieWasWie]. | *Civil records for Sint Eustatius are included in [https://www.wiewaswie.nl/ WieWasWie]. | ||
==How to Find the Records== | |||
===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
Civil Registry Department St. Eustatius (known locally as ‘Statia’)<br> | '''Civil Registry Department St. Eustatius (known locally as ‘Statia’)'''<br> | ||
Government Administration Building<br> | Government Administration Building<br> | ||
De Graaffweg 13<br> | De Graaffweg 13<br> | ||
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Telephone: (+599) 318-2497 or, for urgent inquiries: (+599) 318-4029<br> | Telephone: (+599) 318-2497 or, for urgent inquiries: (+599) 318-4029<br> | ||
Email: [mailto:census.office@statiagov.com census.office@statiagov.com]<ref>U.S. SSA, Program Operations Manual System (POMS), [https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0200312282 Procedure For Obtaining Birth, Marriage, And Death Certificates From Caribbean Netherlands], (accessed 23 February 2021.</ref> | Email: [mailto:census.office@statiagov.com census.office@statiagov.com]<ref>U.S. SSA, Program Operations Manual System (POMS), [https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0200312282 Procedure For Obtaining Birth, Marriage, And Death Certificates From Caribbean Netherlands], (accessed 23 February 2021.</ref><br><br> | ||
[https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/en '''The National Archives of the Netherlands'''] has two other record groups that have information about St. Eustatius, including civil registration:<ref>Yvette Hoitink, [https://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/ask-yvette-where-can-i-find-records-for-st-eustatius/ Ask Yvette – Where Can I Find Records For St. Eustatius?], 12 October 2018, (accessed 27 March 2021)</ref><br> | |||
*'''1828-1860''' - St. Eustatius and Saba after 1828, mostly 1828-1845 (record group 1.05.13.02). [https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/onderzoeken/archief/1.05.13.02?searchTerm=eustatius 1828-1860 finding aids]<br> | |||
*'''1709-1828''' - St. Eustatius and Saba before 1828, mostly 1790-1828 (record group 1.05.13.01). [https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/onderzoeken/archief/1.05.13.01?searchTerm=eustatius 1709-1828 finding aids]<br> | |||
Most of the records are not online yet. <br> | |||
[https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/en/contact-and-visitor-information The National Archives contact page] | |||
Visitors address:<br> | |||
Prins Willem-Alexanderhof 20<br> | |||
2595 BE The Hague<br> | |||
The Netherlands<br> | |||
Postal address:<br> | |||
Nationaal Archief<br> | |||
PO Box 90520<br> | |||
2509 LM The Hague<br> | |||
The Netherlands<br> | |||
Telephone: +31 (0)70 3315400<br> | |||
[https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/en/contact-and-visitor-information Email] | |||
==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
From the first European settlement around 1636 "until the early 19th century, St. Eustatius changed hands twenty-one times between the Netherlands, Britain and France." Slavery was abolished in 1863.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint_Eustatius Sint Eustatius], (accessed 13 March 2021).</ref> | From the first European settlement around 1636 "until the early 19th century, St. Eustatius changed hands twenty-one times between the Netherlands, Britain and France." It is now a special municipality of the Netherlands. Slavery was abolished in 1863.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint_Eustatius Sint Eustatius], (accessed 13 March 2021).</ref> | ||
==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||
===Birth Records=== | |||
*Name of child | |||
*Gender | |||
*Date of birth | |||
*Place of birth | |||
*Names of father and mother | |||
===Marriage Records=== | |||
*Names of bride and groom | |||
*Date of marriage | |||
*Place of marriage | |||
*Names of parents | |||
*Names of witnesses | |||
===Death Records=== | |||
*Name of deceased | |||
*Date of death | |||
*Place of death | |||
*Name of spouse or parents | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Sint Eustatius]] | ||
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Online Resources[edit | edit source]
- 1787-1832 Registers van de Burgerlijke Administratie, 1787-1832 at FamilySearch Catalog
- 1823-2004 Aruba, Civil Registration, 1823-2004 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1869-1983 Registers van de Burgerlijke Stand, 1869-1983 at FamilySearch Catalog
- Civil records for Sint Eustatius are included in WieWasWie.
How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
Civil Registry Department St. Eustatius (known locally as ‘Statia’)
Government Administration Building
De Graaffweg 13
St. Eustatius
Telephone: (+599) 318-2497 or, for urgent inquiries: (+599) 318-4029
Email: census.office@statiagov.com[1]
The National Archives of the Netherlands has two other record groups that have information about St. Eustatius, including civil registration:[2]
- 1828-1860 - St. Eustatius and Saba after 1828, mostly 1828-1845 (record group 1.05.13.02). 1828-1860 finding aids
- 1709-1828 - St. Eustatius and Saba before 1828, mostly 1790-1828 (record group 1.05.13.01). 1709-1828 finding aids
Most of the records are not online yet.
The National Archives contact page
Visitors address:
Prins Willem-Alexanderhof 20
2595 BE The Hague
The Netherlands
Postal address:
Nationaal Archief
PO Box 90520
2509 LM The Hague
The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0)70 3315400
Email
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
From the first European settlement around 1636 "until the early 19th century, St. Eustatius changed hands twenty-one times between the Netherlands, Britain and France." It is now a special municipality of the Netherlands. Slavery was abolished in 1863.[3]
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
Birth Records[edit | edit source]
- Name of child
- Gender
- Date of birth
- Place of birth
- Names of father and mother
Marriage Records[edit | edit source]
- Names of bride and groom
- Date of marriage
- Place of marriage
- Names of parents
- Names of witnesses
Death Records[edit | edit source]
- Name of deceased
- Date of death
- Place of death
- Name of spouse or parents
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ U.S. SSA, Program Operations Manual System (POMS), Procedure For Obtaining Birth, Marriage, And Death Certificates From Caribbean Netherlands, (accessed 23 February 2021.
- ↑ Yvette Hoitink, Ask Yvette – Where Can I Find Records For St. Eustatius?, 12 October 2018, (accessed 27 March 2021)
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, Sint Eustatius, (accessed 13 March 2021).