Saint Kitts and Nevis Civil Registration

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How to Find the Records

Online Collections

• 1859-1932 {{|4318342|Saint Kitts and Nevis, Civil Registration, 1859-1932}} at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images

Indexes are available for the following years and places (1875-77 seem to be missing):

Event	Island	Year Range	FHL Number	Image Page Range
Birth	St. Christopher	1859-1874	8071769	1740-2112
Birth	St. Christopher	1878-1899	8071767	1-902
Birth	St. Christopher	1900-1910	8071766	1-403
Birth	Nevis	1886-1910	8071769	2113-2607
Birth	Anguilla	1901-1910	8071769	1319-1390
Birth	St. Christopher; Anguilla, Nevis	1911-1931	8071766	404-1267

Offices to Contact

Mail in Application Forms for Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates

The Registrar General
PO Box 236
Basseterre Health Centre
Connell Street
Basseterre, St. Kitts, West Indies

Telephone: 869 467 1324 or 869-467-1173

Website: https://www.stkittsnevishcuk.gov.kn/birth-and-marriage-certificates/

Email: registry.general@gov.kn

Registrar General Department
Ministry of Health
Administration Building
Charlestown, Nevis

Tel: 869-469-5521 Ext 6501/6500
Fax: 869-469-5629
Email: registrargeneralnev@niagov.com

Historical Background

Saint Kitts had Carib indigenous people for thousands of years. Europeans began arriving in the 1600s. Spanish, French and British settled there. African slaves were soon brought to work the plantations.

The Islands of St. Christopher (now known as St. Kitts) and Nevis, which formed part of the Leeward Islands Federation from 1871 to 1956, and part of the Federation of the West Indies from 1958 to 1962, gained "association" status with Great Britain in 1967 and became fully independent in 1983. Saint Kitts and Nevis is part of the British Commonwealth.

Coverage and Compliance

Birth and death registration began 1 January 1859. The National Archives St. Kitts and Nevis have birth and marriage records 1859 to 1930. Registration of marriages started in 1881. The Archives also have marriage bonds.

The Registrar General of Nevis is the sole repository for Nevis of birth, death, marriage and fetal death records.

Information Recorded in the Records

Births

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• Parish of birth
• When born
• Name of child
• Sex
• Name and surname of father
• Name and maiden surname of mother
• Rank or profession of father
• Signature, description and residence of informant
• Signature of Registrar
• Baptismal name if added after registration of birth

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Marriages

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• Religious denomination (Moravian/Wesleyan Methodist/Church of England)
• Date of marriage
• Name and surname of groom
• Name and surname of bride
• Ages
• Condition (spinster/bachelor/widow/widower)
• Rank or profession
• Residence at time of marriage
• Married after Banns or license
• Consent, by whom given
• Married at
• Married by (minister)
• Witnesses

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Deaths

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• Parish and island of death
• Date of death
• Name and surname of deceased
• Sex
• Age
• Complexion
• Rank or profession
• Cause of death
• Signature, description and residence of informant
• When registered
• Signature of registrar

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