Saint Barthelemy Civil Registration

Saint Barthelemy

Civil Registration

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Online Collections

*1773-1905 - French Overseas Saint Barthelemy Civil Registration and Parish Registers, 1773-1905, index and images; incomplete

*1590-1928 - Caribbean Births and Baptisms, 1590-1928, index; Also at MyHeritage ($)
*1790-1906 - Caribbean Deaths and Burials, 1790-1906, index
*1591-1905 - Caribbean Marriages, 1591-1905, index

Historical Background

The French settled the island by 1648. The island was traded to Sweden in 1784. Slaves were brought to Saint Barthelemy though slavery ended in 1847. In 1878, Sweden returned the island to France, who administered it as part of Guadeloupe.

Information Recorded in the Records

Births

• Name of child
• Names of parents
• Date
• Place

Marriages

• Name of groom
• Name of bride
• Date of marriage
• Place of marriage
• Ages of bride and groom
• Residences of bride and groom
• Names of parents of bride and groom

Deaths

• Name of deceased
• Date
• Place

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