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Civil Registration

How to Find the Records

Record collection	Years covered	Record type	Language	Who is in the records
Birth Certificates from the Registry of Births and Deaths (RBD)	1938-1984	Births	English	Births that were recorded at different registration centres, including City Council Birth Registration, hospitals, and police and constable stations. Also includes a register for late registrations. Birth and death records of Singapore are maintained by the Immigration and Checkpoint Authority.
Death Certificates from the Registry of Births and Deaths (RBD)	1872-1968	Deaths	English	Includes deaths, and still births, that were registered with the Registry of Birth and Death, and at police stations and hospitals. Birth and death records of Singapore are maintained by the Immigration and Checkpoint Authority.
Birth and Death Extracts Application System (eXtracts)	1872- onward	Birth and Death	English	This includes births and deaths that were registered with the the Registry from 1872 and onward. These can be accessed by the public using the Online Birth and Death Extracts Application System (eXtracts).
British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Singapore at Findmypast - index and images ($)	1879-2005	Deaths and burials	English	Members of the British armed forces who died while serving their country overseas, British civilians who died while traveling or working overseas, and individuals (including seaman) who died at sea.
Registry of Marriage (ROM) Certificates and Notices	1859-1961	Marriage	English	Register of civil and Christian marriages.
Registry of Marriage Records Online Database	1961-onward	Birth, baptism, marriage, death, and burial records	English	A paid online service to search for marriages in Singapore from 15 September 1961 and onward. To search for earlier marriages, contact the Singapore National Archives

How to Find the Records

Online Collections

• British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms at Findmypast; index & images ($)
• British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages at Findmypast; index & images ($)
• British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials at Findmypast; index & images ($)
• 1628-1969: UK, Foreign and Overseas Registers of British Subjects at Ancestry; index & images ($)

Offices to Contact

National Archives of Singapore
1 Canning Rise
Singapore 179868

E-mail: nas@nlb.gov.sg
Website
NAS online

It should be noted that most records relating to Singapore were damaged or lost during the Japanese occupation, but the country has done a marvelous job of preserving what records could be recovered.

City Council Birth Registration

hospitals, and police and constable stations have birth and death records

Birth and death records of Singapore are maintained by the Immigration and Checkpoint Authority

Registry of Birth and Death

Information Recorded in the Records

Birth Records

• Name
• Gender
• Date of birth

Death Records

• Name
• Gender
• Date of death