Guyana Civil Registration

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How to Find the Records

Offices to Contact

Birth, marriage and death certificates can be ordered from the Registrar General[1]:

The Registrar General General Register Office GPO Building Robb Street Georgetown, Guyana

Telephone: +592 225 7561+592 226 4575 Fax: +592 227 6861

Email: groguyana@gmail.com[2]

Historical Background

Government registration of vital events began as early as 1869. Records are available from the years listed below.[3]

Births 1869

Marriages 1903

Deaths 1869

Coverage and Compliance

Information Recorded in the Records

References

  1. https://www.guyanaembassycuba.com/certificates?language=en
  2. Guyana High Commission, Birth, Death, Marriage & Adoption Certificates, (accessed 22 December 2020).
  3. Titford, John. My ancestor settled in the British West Indies: (with Bermuda, British Guiana and British Honduras). London: Society of Genealogists Enterprises. 2011. pp 87-98