Turks and Caicos Islands Civil Registration

Turks and Caicos Islands

Civil Registration

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How to Find the Records

Online Collections

• 1792-1934 Turks & Caicos Births & Baptisms, 1792-1934 at Findmypast — index, ($)
• 1799-1940 Turks & Caicos Marriages, 1799-1940 at Findmypast — index, ($)
• 1804-1947 Turks & Caicos Deaths & Burials, 1804-1947 at Findmypast — index, ($)
• 1822-1991 Turks and Caicos Islands, Civil Registration, 1822-1991 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1864-1991 - Turks and Caicos Islands. Registry of Records, Parish register transcripts, 1864-1991, Registers of births, baptisms, marriages, deaths, and burials from the parishes of Turks and Caicos Islands. Not all the records have been digitized yet.

Offices to Contact

Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands
Hon. N.J.S. Francis Building
Pond St. Grand Turk
Turks and Caicos Islands

Hot Line
(649) 946-2801
(649) 946-2807
(649) 946-4776

Email: info@gov.tc

Historical Background

The Turks and Caicos Islands, after a long period of rival French and Spanish claims, were eventually secured to the British Crown by the appointment in 1766 of a Resident British Agent, and became a separate colony in 1973 after association at various times with the colonies of the Bahamas and Jamaica.

Coverage and Compliance

Civil registration in Turks and Caicos became compulsory in 1863. Voluntary registration began in 1802.