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''[[Caribbean]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Jamaica_Genealogy|Jamaica]]'' | {{Jamaica-sidebar}}''[[Caribbean]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''[[Jamaica_Genealogy|Jamaica]]''' | ||
Civil Registration for Jamaica was mandated in 1878 though actual registration began in isolated districts as much as five years later. Each parish was assigned a letter by the Registrar General, omitting J. Parishes are subdivided into registration districts, which are relevant only to vital-record registrations and have no other civil or fiscal authority. Districts continue to be added as the population grows, so the earliest registrations may have occurred much later than 1878. | Civil Registration for Jamaica was mandated in 1878 though actual registration began in isolated districts as much as five years later. Each parish was assigned a letter by the Registrar General, omitting J. Parishes are subdivided into registration districts, which are relevant only to vital-record registrations and have no other civil or fiscal authority. Districts continue to be added as the population grows, so the earliest registrations may have occurred much later than 1878. | ||