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===Birth Records=== | |||
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*Birth date | *Birth date | ||
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*Parents' names | *Parents' names | ||
*Father’s title or occupation | *Father’s title or occupation | ||
===Marriage Records=== | |||
*Marriage date | *Marriage date | ||
*Marriage place | *Marriage place | ||
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*Name of fathers of bride and groom | *Name of fathers of bride and groom | ||
*Witnesses | *Witnesses | ||
===Death Records=== | |||
*Name of deceased | *Name of deceased | ||
*Date of death | *Date of death | ||
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*Occupation of deceased | *Occupation of deceased | ||
*Cause of death | *Cause of death | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]
Online Collections[edit | edit source]
- 1591-1905 Caribbean Marriages, 1591-1905 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images; Also at: Ancestry($), American Ancestors($), Findmypast ($)
- 1790-1906 Caribbean Deaths and Burials, 1790-1906 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images; Also at: Ancestry($) American Ancestors($)
- 1850-1959 Bahamas Civil Registration, 1850-1959 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images.
- 1850-1891 Bahamas Births, 1850-1891 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images.
- 1850-1891 Bahamas, Select Births, 1850-1891, index at Ancestry ($)
- 1850-1891 Bahamas Birth Index 1850-1959 at Findmypast, index ($)
- 1850-1958 Bahamas Death Index 1850-1958 at Findmypast — index ($)
- 1868-1959 Bahamas Marriage Index 1868-1959 at Findmypast — index ($)
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
Registrar General’s Department
Cor. of Shirley and Charlotte Street
P.O. Box N 532
Nassau
New Providence
The Bahamas
Telephone: (242) 397-9105
- (242) 397-8957
- (242) 397-9110
- (242) 397-8957
Fax: (242) 322-5553
Email: Regbirth@bahamas.gov.bs
Email: registrargeneral@bahamas.gov.bs
For additional information on obtaining vital records, see:
Births Birth Certificate
Adoptions Adoption Certificate
Marriages :
Marriage Certificate
Deaths Death Certificate
Non-Residents Services for Non-Residents
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
Adoptions are completed at the Supreme Court. The information is then sent to the Registrar General’s Department where the adoption is recorded in the Adoption Book.[1]
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
Civil registration in the Bahamas became compulsory in 1931. Voluntary registration began as early as 1802.
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
The information in these records usually include the following:
Birth Records[edit | edit source]
- Child’s name
- Birth date
- Child's gender and race
- Birth place
- Parents' names
- Father’s title or occupation
Marriage Records[edit | edit source]
- Marriage date
- Marriage place
- Full names of bride and groom
- Ages of bride and groom
- Civil status, age and residence of bride and groom
- Occupation
- Name of fathers of bride and groom
- Witnesses
Death Records[edit | edit source]
- Name of deceased
- Date of death
- Place of death
- Age, gender and race of deceased
- Occupation of deceased
- Cause of death
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The Government of the Bahamas, Adoption Certificate, © 2011 The Official Website of the Government of The Bahamas. (accessed 12 February 2020)]