Saint Kitts and Nevis Civil Registration

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Saint Kitts and Nevis

Civil Registration

For a discussion of civil registration in St. Kitts (Saint Kitts) and Nevis, see: www.tc.umn.edu/~terre011/archives.html

For a list of the available civil registration records on microfilm at the Family History Library, see: FHL Collection.

How to Find the Records

Offices to Contact

Archives St. Kitts and Nevis

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.

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.

The Registrar General of Nevis is the sole repository for Nevis of birth, death, marriage and fetal death records.