Bonaire Civil Registration

Bonaire

Civil Registration

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How to Find the Records

Online Collections

• 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

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

Civil Registry Department Bonaire
Kaya Neerlandia 40, Bonaire

Telephone: (+599) 717-5516/5517
Email: burgerzaken@bonairegov.com

Historical Background

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.

Information Recorded in the Records

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.