Guadeloupe Civil Registration

Guadeloupe

Civil Registration

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How to Find the Records

Online Collections

• 1639-1907 : Guadeloupe Civil Registration and Parish Registers, 1639-1907, index and images.
• 1770-1907 : Saint Martin Civil Registration and Parish Registers, 1770-1907, index and images.

Offices to Contact

Regional Hall Rue Paul Lacavé - PETIT PARIS 97109 BASSE TERRE CEDEX

Opening hours : Monday to Tuesday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Wednesday: 8:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Contacts Telephone: 05 90 80 40 40 Fax: 05 90 81 34 19

Regional space of Raizet Rue du Général de Gaulle Raizet 97139 Abymes

Opening hours : Monday to Tuesday: 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Wednesday: 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Contacts : Telephone: 05 90 48 91 20 Fax: 05 90 48 91 21

Antenna of Marie-Galante 8, rue François Anténor Habazac 97112 Grand-Bourg Marie-Galante

Contacts: Telephone: 05 90 97 45 25 Fax: 05 90 97 45 26

Site to ask questions, Region Guadeloupe

Historical Background

Many indigenous people were in Guadeloupe when a few Spanish settlers arrived in the 16th century. In 1626, the French expelled the Spanish and took over the islands. The first African slaves arrived in 1650. Slavery was abolished in 1848. Between 1810 and 1814, Britain and Sweden each had control of the islands. Starting in 1854, indentured laborers were brought in from the French colony of Pondicherry in India.