Dominica Civil Registration

Dominica

Civil Registration

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How to Find the Records

Online Collections

• British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Dominica, index and images, Find my Past ($)
• British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, index and images, Find my Past ($)

Historical Background

The first permanent European settlers were French who came in 1660. They soon had African slaves. In 1763, Dominica went to England by treaty. In 1833, slavery was abolished. In 1871, Dominica became part of the British Leeward Islands. In 1940, the administration of Dominica was transferred to the British Windward Islands. In 1978, Dominica gained its independence.