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==How to Find the Records== | ==How to Find the Records== | ||
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*'''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] ($)'' | *'''1591-1905''' {{RecordSearch|1805647|Caribbean Marriages, 1591-1905}} at FamilySearch — [[Caribbean Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images; ''Also at: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60247/ Ancestry]($), [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/1577/caribbean-marriages-1591-1905 American Ancestors]($), [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/caribbean-marriage-index-1591-1905 Findmypast] ($)'' | ||
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*'''1850-1959''' | *'''1850-1959''' {{RecordSearch|1922411|Bahamas Civil Registration, 1850-1959}} at FamilySearch - [[Bahamas Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images. | ||
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*'''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 ($) | *'''1868-1959''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/bahamas-marriage-index-1868-1959 Bahamas Marriage Index 1868-1959] at [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast] — index ($) | ||
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The information in these records usually include the following: | The information in these records usually include the following: | ||
===Birth Records=== | |||
*Child’s name | *Child’s name | ||
*Birth date | *Birth date | ||
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*Parents' names | *Parents' names | ||
*Father’s title or occupation | *Father’s title or occupation | ||
===Marriage Records=== | |||
*Marriage date | *Marriage date | ||
*Marriage place | *Marriage place | ||
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*Name of fathers of bride and groom | *Name of fathers of bride and groom | ||
*Witnesses | *Witnesses | ||
===Death Records=== | |||
*Name of deceased | *Name of deceased | ||
*Date of death | *Date of death | ||
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*Occupation of deceased | *Occupation of deceased | ||
*Cause of death | *Cause of death | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
[[Category:Bahamas]] [[Category:Civil Registration]] | [[Category:Bahamas]] [[Category:Civil Registration]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:49, 20 March 2024
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How to Find the Records
Online Collections
- 1591-1905 Caribbean Marriages, 1591-1905 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images; Also at: Ancestry($), American Ancestors($), Findmypast ($)
- 1790-1906 Caribbean Deaths and Burials, 1790-1906 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images; Also at: Ancestry($) American Ancestors($)
- 1850-1959 Bahamas Civil Registration, 1850-1959 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images.
- 1850-1891 Bahamas Births, 1850-1891 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images.
- 1850-1891 Bahamas, Select Births, 1850-1891, index at Ancestry ($)
- 1850-1891 Bahamas Birth Index 1850-1959 at Findmypast, index ($)
- 1850-1958 Bahamas Death Index 1850-1958 at Findmypast — index ($)
- 1868-1959 Bahamas Marriage Index 1868-1959 at Findmypast — index ($)
Offices to Contact
Registrar General’s Department
Cor. of Shirley and Charlotte Street
P.O. Box N 532
Nassau
New Providence
The Bahamas
Telephone: (242) 397-9105
- (242) 397-8957
- (242) 397-9110
- (242) 397-8957
Fax: (242) 322-5553
Email: Regbirth@bahamas.gov.bs
Email: registrargeneral@bahamas.gov.bs
For additional information on obtaining vital records, see:
Births Birth Certificate
Adoptions Adoption Certificate
Marriages :
Marriage Certificate
Deaths Death Certificate
Non-Residents Services for Non-Residents
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.[1]
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
- ↑ The Government of the Bahamas, Adoption Certificate, © 2011 The Official Website of the Government of The Bahamas. (accessed 12 February 2020)]