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*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=surinam British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms] at Findmypast - index & images ($) | *[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=surinam British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms] at Findmypast - index & images ($) | ||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=surinam British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages] at Findmypast - index & images ($) | *[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=surinam British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages] at Findmypast - index & images ($) | ||
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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]
Online Collections[edit | edit source]
- Birth Certificates
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms at Findmypast - index & images ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages at Findmypast - index & images ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials at Findmypast - index & images ($)
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
The vital events in Suriname are registered by the Central Office for Civil Registry and her field-offices. There are 10 districts with 42 field offices across the whole country.
Nationaal Archief Suriname (National Archives Suriname)
Jagernath Lachmonstraat #174
Paramaribo, Suriname
Telephone reading room: +597 430035 extension 106
Email: studyingzaal@nationaalarchief.sr
Telephone: +597 430035
Fax: +597 430040
Email: info@nationaalarchief.sr
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
In 1828, a civil registry was started. At first the Civil Registry was not for the entire population.
Until July 1, 1863, people in slavery were noted in the separate slave register.
Most of the people of the interior were not included until after WWII.
For a long time, the civil servants only worked in the old colonial area: Paramaribo and the current districts of Wanica, Para, Commewijne, Saramacca, Coronie and Nickerie.
Maroons and indigenous people were only registered if they had a child or died in those districts, or if they married someone who was already registered.
Paramaribo's birth certificates are currently available for the period 1828-1921. Because very few free people lived outside Paramaribo before July 1, 1863, the birth certificates of the districts from the period between 1828 and 1863 have also been included in the Paramaribo registers.[1]
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
Birth certificates, 1828-1921, mainly have certificates from Paramaribo.[2]
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
Birth Records[edit | edit source]
Marriage Records[edit | edit source]
- Place of marriage
Death Records[edit | edit source]
- Place of death
- Residence of the deceased
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Suriname National Archives, Search guide: Civil Registry Suriname, (accessed 1 December 2023).
- ↑ Suriname National Archives, Search guide: Civil Registry Suriname, (accessed 8 September 2023).