Saint Kitts and Nevis Civil Registration: Difference between revisions
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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. It is currently part of the British Commonwealth.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis], (accessed 21 May 2021).</ref> | |||
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For a discussion of civil registration in St. Kitts (Saint Kitts) and Nevis, see: www.tc.umn.edu/~terre011/archives.html
For a list of the available civil registration records on microfilm at the Family History Library, see: FHL Collection.
How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
The Registrar General
PO Box 236
Basseterre Health Centre
Connell Street
Basseterre, St. Kitts, West Indies
Telephone: 869 467 1324 or 869-467-1173
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
Registrar General (Births)
Main St.
Charlestown, Nevis
registrargeneralnev@nia.gov.kn
Telephone: (869) 469-8821 / (ext) 2054
Fax: (869) 469-5629
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
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. It is currently part of the British Commonwealth.[1]
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
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.[2]
The Registrar General of Nevis is the sole repository for Nevis of birth, death, marriage and fetal death records.[3]
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, Saint Kitts and Nevis, (accessed 21 May 2021).
- ↑ The National Archives of St. Kitts and Nevis, FAQs', (accessed 3 May 2021)
- ↑ Registrar General Department, (accessed 3 May 2021).