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==How to Find the Records== | ==How to Find the Records== | ||
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==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
Civil registration in Trinidad began in 1848. It began in Tobago in 1868. | Civil registration in Trinidad began in 1848. It began in Tobago in 1868. Prior to those dates the religious institutions would have recorded baptisms, marriages, and deaths. | ||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||
===Birth Records=== | ===Birth Records=== | ||
* Name of child | |||
* Date of birth | |||
* Name of mother | |||
* Maiden surname of mother | |||
===Marriage Records=== | ===Marriage Records=== | ||
* Names of bride and groom | |||
* Place of marriage | |||
* Date of marriage | |||
===Death Records=== | ===Death Records=== | ||
* Name of deceased | |||
* Date of death | |||
* Place of death | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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How to Find the Records
Online Collections
Offices to Contact
Registrar General's Department
North (Head Office)
AGLA Tower, Government Campus Plaza
Corner of London & Richmond Streets
Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago
Telephone: 223-AGLA (2452)
Email: https://agla.gov.tt/home/contact-us/
The Civil Registry Forms for requesting birth, marriage, and death certificates are available here.
For regional offices, see Departments (scroll down to see list). Records are often kept on the local level.
Historical Background
For centuries Trinidad was inhabited by native Amerindian peoples. The island of Tobago changed hands among Spanish, British, French, Dutch and Courlander colonists many times. Africans were also brought to the islands. The citizens have a wide variety of ancestors.[1]
Coverage and Compliance
Civil registration in Trinidad began in 1848. It began in Tobago in 1868. Prior to those dates the religious institutions would have recorded baptisms, marriages, and deaths.
Information Recorded in the Records
Birth Records
- Name of child
- Date of birth
- Name of mother
- Maiden surname of mother
Marriage Records
- Names of bride and groom
- Place of marriage
- Date of marriage
Death Records
- Name of deceased
- Date of death
- Place of death
References
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, Trinidad and Tobago, (accessed 31 March 2021).