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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> | ||
[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: | |||
*'''1828-1860''' - St. Eustatius and Saba after 1828, mostly 1828-1845 (record group 1.05.13.02). | |||
*'''1709-1828''' - St. Eustatius and Saba before 1828, mostly 1790-1828 (record group 1.05.13.01). | |||
Most of the records are not online yet. | |||
[https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/onderzoeken/archief/1.05.13.02?searchTerm=eustatius 1828-1860 finding aids] | |||
[https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/onderzoeken/archief/1.05.13.01?searchTerm=eustatius 1709-1828 finding aids] | |||
[https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/en/contact-and-visitor-information The National Archives Contact page] | |||
Visitors address: | |||
Prins Willem-Alexanderhof 20 | |||
2595 BE The Hague | |||
Postal address: | |||
PO Box 90520 | |||
2509 LM The Hague | |||
Telephone: +31 (0)70 3315400 | |||
[https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/en/contact-and-visitor-information Email] | |||
==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]
Online Collections[edit | edit source]
- Civil records for Sint Eustatius are included in WieWasWie.
- 1787-1832 - Registers van de Burgerlijke Administratie, 1787-1832
- 1869-1983 - Registers van de Burgerlijke Stand, 1869-1983
- 1828-1860 - [St. Eustatius and Saba after 1828 (record group 1.05.13.02). This record group covers the period 1828-1860, but most of the records are for the 1828-1845 period.
St. Eustatius and Saba before 1828 (record group 1.05.13.01). This record group covers the period 1709-1828, but most of the records are for the 1790-1828 period.
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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:
- 1828-1860 - St. Eustatius and Saba after 1828, mostly 1828-1845 (record group 1.05.13.02).
- 1709-1828 - St. Eustatius and Saba before 1828, mostly 1790-1828 (record group 1.05.13.01).
Most of the records are not online yet.
1828-1860 finding aids 1709-1828 finding aids
The National Archives Contact page
Visitors address: Prins Willem-Alexanderhof 20 2595 BE The Hague
Postal address: PO Box 90520 2509 LM The Hague
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.[2]
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
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.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, Sint Eustatius, (accessed 13 March 2021).