Bermuda Colonial Records
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British Colonization (1609-currently)[edit | edit source]
The Islands of Bermuda were discovered in 1609 when a British ship was driven onto the island during a severe storm. The ship's crew stayed for ten months, establishing a settlement. The group of islands were claimed for the English Crown, and the charter of the Virginia Company was later extended to include them. Although Bermuda is self-governed, the country is considered a British Overseas Territory and are under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom for defense and foreign relations.[1]
| Record collection | Years covered | Record type | Language | Who is in the records |
| The Prerogative Court of Canterbury (PCC), 1384-1858 | 1621-1858 | Wills | English | Until 1858, all wills had to be proved by the church and other courts. Most of the individuals in these records were relatively wealthy. |
| British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, COUNTRY at FindMyPast - index and images ($) | 1898-1915 | Births and baptisms | English | Children born to those working within the armed forces, merchant navy, and consular forces, as well as, civilian ship passengers. |
| British Civil Service Evidence Of Age at FindMyPast - index ($) | 1833-1923 | Civil Service applications and paperwork | English | Individuals who worked for, or applied to join, the British Civil Service. |
| UK, Foreign and Overseas Registers of British Subjects, 1628-1969, COUNTRY at Ancestry - index ($) | 1870 | Birth, baptism, marriage, death, and burial records | English | Records in this collection come from a variety of sources. Events include both British and non-British nationals |
| Bermuda customs records : 1780-1864 | 1780-1864 | Shipping records | English | This collection lists ships that arrived in Bermuda, including what they transported. |
| Census of Bermuda, 1788-1789 | 1788-1789 | Census | English | Freeholders, or people who owned property |
| Ireland Island, Bermuda, church records, 1826-1946 (ADM 6/434-436) and Boaz Island garrison baptisms, 1903-1911, 1918 (ADM 6/439) | 1826-1946 | Church records | English | Anglican Bermudians |
| Bermuda police records : 1839-1908 | 1839-908 | Police records | English | While this collection will be very useful if your ancestor was a criminal, it will also contain anyone that needed to petition the police |
| Court records, 1694-1897 | 1694-1897 | Court records | English | This collection contains records from the Court of Assizes. The people that had to go to this court were involved in the most serious criminal and civil cases |
| Court records, 1728-1841 | 1728-1841 | Court records | English | |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Bermuda," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda#Settlement_by_the_English, accessed 13 August 2019.