Saint Kitts and Nevis Civil Registration
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How to Find the Records
Online Collections
* 1859-1932 - Civil registration, 1859-1932
Offices to Contact
Mail in Application Forms for Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates
The Registrar General
PO Box 236
Basseterre Health Centre
Connell Street
Basseterre, St. Kitts, West Indies
Telephone: 869 467 1324 or 869-467-1173
Registrar General Department
Ministry of Health
Administration Building
Charlestown, Nevis
Tel: 869-469-5521 Ext 6501/6500
Fax: 869-469-5629
Email: registrargeneralnev@niagov.com
Registrar General (Births)
Main St.
Charlestown, Nevis
registrargeneralnev@nia.gov.kn
Telephone: (869) 469-8821 / (ext) 2054
Fax: (869) 469-5629
Historical Background
Saint Kitts had Carib indigenous people for thousands of years. Europeans began arriving in the 1600s. Spanish, French and British settled there. African slaves were soon brought. Saint Kitts and Nevis is currently part of the British Commonwealth.[1]
Coverage and Compliance
The National Archives St. Kitts and Nevis have birth and marriage records 1859 to 1930. Registration of marriages started in 1881. The Archives also have marriage bonds.[2]
The Registrar General of Nevis is the sole repository for Nevis of birth, death, marriage and fetal death records.[3]
Information Recorded in the Records
Births
- Name of child
- Name of mother
- Name of father
- Date of birth
- Place of birth
Marriages
- Name of groom
- Name of bride
- Date of marriage
- Place of marriage
Deaths
- Name of deceased
- Date of death
- Place of death
References
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, Saint Kitts and Nevis, (accessed 21 May 2021).
- ↑ The National Archives of St. Kitts and Nevis, FAQs', (accessed 3 May 2021)
- ↑ Nevis Island Administration, Registrar General Department, (accessed 3 May 2021).