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Basseterre, St. Kitts, West Indies<br>
Basseterre, St. Kitts, West Indies<br>


Telephone: 869 467 1324 or 869-467-1173<br>
Telephone: 869 467 1324 or 869-467-1173
 
Website: https://www.stkittsnevishcuk.gov.kn/birth-and-marriage-certificates/
 
Email: [[Mailto:registry.general@gov.kn|registry.general@gov.kn]]<br>


[https://nia.gov.kn/ministries/health/registrar-general/ '''Registrar General Department''']<br>
[https://nia.gov.kn/ministries/health/registrar-general/ '''Registrar General Department''']<br>

Revision as of 15:44, 13 April 2023

Saint Kitts and Nevis Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Saint Kitts and Nevis Background
Local Research Resources

How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Online Collections[edit | edit source]


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[edit | edit source]

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: [[1]]

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[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 to work the plantations. [1]

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[edit | edit source]

Birth and death registration began 1 January 1859.[2] 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.[3]

The Registrar General of Nevis is the sole repository for Nevis of birth, death, marriage and fetal death records.[4]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Births[5][edit | edit source]

  • 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

Marriages[6][edit | edit source]

  • 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

Deaths[7][edit | edit source]

  • 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

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, Saint Kitts and Nevis, (accessed 21 May 2021).
  2. ↑ Titford, John. My ancestor settled in the British West Indies: (with Bermuda, British Guiana and British Honduras). London: Society of Genealogists Enterprises LTD. 2011.
  3. ↑ The National Archives of St. Kitts and Nevis, FAQs', (accessed 3 May 2021)
  4. ↑ Nevis Island Administration, Registrar General Department, (accessed 3 May 2021).
  5. ↑ 1916 Birth Certificate, parish of St. James, Island of Nevis page 265, no. 888
  6. ↑ Basseterre (St. Christopher). Registrar. Register of Marriage St. Christopher 1905-1906. 1905 [FS Library8071773 image 579.]
  7. ↑ Basseterre (St. Christopher). Registrar. Registers of Deaths 1895-1908 (St. Christopher). 1895 [FS Library8006698 image 6.]

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