Saint Lucia Civil Registration
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How to Find the Records
Offices to Contact
Ministry of Home Affairs, Justice and National Security
Civil Status Section
Castries
Saint Lucia, West Indies
Telephone: (758) 468-3195
Email: districtregistrarcastries.legalaffairs@govt.lc
National Archives Authority of Saint Lucia
PO Box 3060
Vigie
Castries
Saint Lucia, West Indies
Telephone: (758) 452-1654
Email: mariette900@yahoo.com and stlunatarch_mt@candw.lc [1]
Apply for a Birth Certificate
Apply for a Certificate of Adoption
Application for a Vital Record
Historical Background
Native peoples lived on the island before Europeans came. The island switch back and forth several times between the French and British. The British gained final control in 1814. Enslaved people from Africa were brought to work on the sugar plantations by the 1700s. Slavery was fully abolished in 1838. Though an independent country, it is part of the British Commonwealth.[2]
Coverage and Compliance
Civil registration in Saint Lucia began in 1869.
Information Recorded in the Records
Birth Records
- Name of baby
- Gender
- Date of birth
- Place of birth
- Maiden name of mother
- Name of father[3]
Adoption Records
- Date of adoption
Marriage Records
Death Records
- First Name, Last Name
- Date of death
"This is information about the person who is named on the certificate."[4]
References
- ↑ Saint Lucia Hospitality & Tourism Association, National Archives Authority of Saint Lucia, c2020, (accessed 19 April 2021).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, Saint Lucia, (accessed 7 April 2021).
- ↑ Saint Lucia, Registry of Civil Status, Application for a Vital Record, (accessed 7 April 2021).
- ↑ Saint Lucia, Registry of Civil Status, Application for a Vital Record, (accessed 7 April 2021).