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[http://www.govt.lc/ministries/home-affairs-and-national-security/civil-status-section Civil Status Section]<br> | [http://www.govt.lc/ministries/home-affairs-and-national-security/civil-status-section Civil Status Section]<br> | ||
Castries <br> | Castries <br> | ||
Saint Lucia<br> | Saint Lucia, West Indies<br> | ||
Telephone: (758) 468-3195<br> | Telephone: (758) 468-3195<br> | ||
Email: [mailto:districtregistrarcastries.legalaffairs@govt.lc districtregistrarcastries.legalaffairs@govt.lc]<br> | Email: [mailto:districtregistrarcastries.legalaffairs@govt.lc districtregistrarcastries.legalaffairs@govt.lc]<br> | ||
Saint Lucia National Archives<br> | |||
PO Box 3060<br> | |||
Vigie<br> | |||
Castries<br> | |||
Saint Lucia, West Indies<br> | |||
Telephone: (758) 452-1654 | |||
Email: [mailto:mariette900@yahoo.com mariette900@yahoo.com] and [mailto:stlunatarch_mt@candw.lc stlunatarch_mt@candw.lc] | |||
Apply for a [http://www.govt.lc/services/apply-for-a-birth-certificate Birth Certificate]<br> | Apply for a [http://www.govt.lc/services/apply-for-a-birth-certificate Birth Certificate]<br> | ||
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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
Ministry of Home Affairs, Justice and National Security
Civil Status Section
Castries
Saint Lucia, West Indies
Telephone: (758) 468-3195
Email: districtregistrarcastries.legalaffairs@govt.lc
Saint Lucia National Archives
PO Box 3060
Vigie
Castries
Saint Lucia, West Indies
Telephone: (758) 452-1654 Email: mariette900@yahoo.com and stlunatarch_mt@candw.lc
Apply for a Birth Certificate
Apply for a Certificate of Adoption
Application for a Vital Record
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
Native peoples lived on the island before Europeans came. The island switch back and forth several times between the French and British. The British gained final control in 1814. Enslaved people from Africa were brought to work on the sugar plantations by the 1700s. Slavery was fully abolished in 1838. Though an independent country, it is part of the British Commonwealth.[1]
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
Birth Records[edit | edit source]
- Name of baby
- Gender
- Date of birth
- Place of birth
- Maiden name of mother
- Name of father
Adoption Records[edit | edit source]
- Date of adoption
Marriage Records[edit | edit source]
Death Records[edit | edit source]
- First Name, Last Name
- Date of death
"This is information about the person who is named on the certificate."[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, Saint Lucia, (accessed 7 April 2021).
- ↑ Saint Lucia, Registry of Civil Status, Application for a Vital Record, (accessed 7 April 2021).