Sint Eustatius Civil Registration
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Online Resources
- 1787-1832 Registers van de Burgerlijke Administratie, 1787-1832 at FamilySearch Catalog
- 1823-2004 Aruba, Civil Registration, 1823-2004 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1869-1983 Registers van de Burgerlijke Stand, 1869-1983 at FamilySearch Catalog
- Civil records for Sint Eustatius are included in WieWasWie.
How to Find the Records
Offices to Contact
Civil Registry Department St. Eustatius (known locally as ‘Statia’)
Government Administration Building
De Graaffweg 13
St. Eustatius
Telephone: (+599) 318-2497 or, for urgent inquiries: (+599) 318-4029
Email: census.office@statiagov.com[1]
The National Archives of the Netherlands has two other record groups that have information about St. Eustatius, including civil registration:[2]
- 1828-1860 - St. Eustatius and Saba after 1828, mostly 1828-1845 (record group 1.05.13.02). 1828-1860 finding aids
- 1709-1828 - St. Eustatius and Saba before 1828, mostly 1790-1828 (record group 1.05.13.01). 1709-1828 finding aids
Most of the records are not online yet.
The National Archives contact page
Visitors address:
Prins Willem-Alexanderhof 20
2595 BE The Hague
The Netherlands
Postal address:
Nationaal Archief
PO Box 90520
2509 LM The Hague
The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0)70 3315400
Email
Historical Background
From the first European settlement around 1636 "until the early 19th century, St. Eustatius changed hands twenty-one times between the Netherlands, Britain and France." It is now a special municipality of the Netherlands. Slavery was abolished in 1863.[3]
Coverage and Compliance
Information Recorded in the Records
Birth Records
- Name of child
- Gender
- Date of birth
- Place of birth
- Names of father and mother
Marriage Records
- Names of bride and groom
- Date of marriage
- Place of marriage
- Names of parents
- Names of witnesses
Death Records
- Name of deceased
- Date of death
- Place of death
- Name of spouse or parents
References
- ↑ U.S. SSA, Program Operations Manual System (POMS), Procedure For Obtaining Birth, Marriage, And Death Certificates From Caribbean Netherlands, (accessed 23 February 2021.
- ↑ Yvette Hoitink, Ask Yvette – Where Can I Find Records For St. Eustatius?, 12 October 2018, (accessed 27 March 2021)
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, Sint Eustatius, (accessed 13 March 2021).