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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Online Collections[edit | edit source]

1828-2000 - Bonaire (Nederlandse Antillen). Burgerlijke Stand, Registers van de Burgerlijke Stand, 1828-2000

Civil records for Bonaire are included in WieWasWie.

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Administrative Office of the Public Body of Bonaire
Plasa Reina Wilhelmina 1
Kralendijk

Telephone: (+599) 717 5330
Email: postarchive@bonairegov.com

Bonaire Civil Affairs
Kaya Neerlandia 40
Kralendijk, Bonaire

Email: burgerzaken@bonairegov.com

Library
Kaya Gramel
Kralendijk, Bonaire

Telephone: (+599) 717-1728
Email: Library@bonairegov.com

[www.bonairegov.nl Civil Registry Department Bonaire]
Kaya Neerlandia 40

Phone: (+599) 717-5516/5517
Email: [mailto: burgerzaken@bonairegov.com burgerzaken@bonairegov.com]^[1]

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

The area of what is now Bonaire was under Dutch control 1815-1936. From 1936-1948, it was part of the Territory of Curaçao, also Dutch. It was known as Netherlands Antilles, Bonaire, 1948-2010. Records may be in Dutch, Spanish, or English but mostly Dutch. It is also considered part of the Caribbean Netherlands.

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Birth records may include

Name of child
Date
Place
Names of parents

Marriage records may include

Names of bride and groom
Date
Place
Ages
Names of parents

Death records may include

Name
Date
Place
Profession
Residence
Place and date of birth

For additional information, see Dutch Genealogy.

References[edit | edit source]

↑ U.S. SSA, Program Operations Manual System (POMS), Procedure For Obtaining Birth, Marriage, And Death Certificates From Caribbean Netherlands.

[1] U.S. SSA, Program Operations Manual System (POMS), Procedure For Obtaining Birth, Marriage, And Death Certificates From Caribbean Netherlands.

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 Email: [mailto:Library@bonairegov.com Library@bonairegov.com]
-Also see U.S. SSA, Program Operations Manual System (POMS) for [https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/poms.nsf/lnx/0200312282 Procedure For Obtaining Birth, Marriage, And Death Certificates From Caribbean Netherlands].
+[www.bonairegov.nl Civil Registry Department Bonaire]<br>
+Kaya Neerlandia 40<br>
+Phone: (+599) 717-5516/5517<br>
+Email: [mailto: burgerzaken@bonairegov.com burgerzaken@bonairegov.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].</ref>
 ==Historical Background==