Sint Maarten Civil Registration

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Sint Maarten

Civil Registration

How to Find the Records

Online Collections

• Civil records for Saba are included in WieWasWie.
• 1787-1832 - Registers van de Burgerlijke Administratie, 1787-1832
• 1869-1980 - Registers van de Burgerlijke Stand, 1869-1980

Offices to Contact

The Office of Civil Registry
Sualiouga Rd. #6
Philipsbourg, St. Maarten
Phone: 011-59954-22457
Fax: 011-59954-24567

Historical Background

Sint Maarten is the southern half of the island of Saint Martin and is a constituent country of the Netherlands. The other half of the island is a collectivity of France. The border has gone back and forth but is now stable. Few of the native peoples survived. The Spanish had the island for a short time. Massive numbers of African slaves were brought to the island in the 1600s. Therefore the people of the island may have Dutch, French and African ancestry with a little bit of native peoples and Spanish ancestry.

Information Recorded in the Records

Birth Records

• Date and place of birth
• Given name of child
• Full names of parents

Marriage Records

• Date and place of marriage
• Full names of bride and groom
• Names of parents
• Names of witnesses

Death Records

• Date and place of death
• Name of deceased
• Name of spouse or parents