Trinidad and Tobago Civil Registration

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Trinidad and Tobago

Civil Registration

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How to Find the Records

Offices to Contact

Registrar General's Department
North (Head Office)
AGLA Tower, Government Campus Plaza
Corner of London & Richmond Streets
Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago

Telephone: 223-AGLA (2452)
Email: https://agla.gov.tt/home/contact-us/

The Civil Registry Forms for requesting birth, marriage, and death certificates are available here.

For regional offices, see Departments (scroll down to see list). Records are often kept on the local level.

Historical Background

For centuries Trinidad was inhabited by native Amerindian peoples. The island of Tobago changed hands among Spanish, British, French, Dutch and Courlander colonists many times. Africans were also brought to the islands. The citizens have a wide variety of ancestors.

Coverage and Compliance

Civil registration in Trinidad began in 1848. It began in Tobago in 1868. Prior to those dates the religious institutions would have recorded baptisms, marriages, and deaths.

Information Recorded in the Records

Birth Records

• Name of child
• Date of birth
• Name of mother
• Maiden surname of mother