Aruba Genealogy

Caribbean Aruba

Guide to Aruba ancestry, family history and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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Beginning Research
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Record Types
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Local Research Resources
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Getting started with (Your Locality) research

Aruba officially became a member state of the Kingdom of the Netherlands on January 1, 1986, with full independence set for 1996, within a Dutch Commonwealth of sovereign states. Aruba is the western most island of the Netherland Antilles of the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea, off the north shore of Venezuela.

See also the CIA World Factbook at https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/aa.html

Jurisdictions

Aruba's Capital City is Oranjestad. See: (Oranjestad)

Aruba is divided into eight regions:

• Noord/Tank Leendert
• Oranjestad (west)
• Oranjestad (east)
• Paradera
• Santa Cruz
• Savaneta
• Sint Nicolaas (north)
• Sint Nicolaas (south).

Research Tools

Useful websites:

• Netherland Antilles GenWeb

You may also try a Database for genealogical research in Aruba:

• Aruba Genealogy Databases

If you ever wanted to research your family tree and trace your ancestry, the internet has made this much easier than ever before.

• (helpful tools and resources, gazetteers)
• (language dictionary, handwriting guide or tutorial, etc.)

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Did you know?

Did you know that Aruba has its own university? See: (University of Aruba)

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