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1881-1951 Belize, Civil Registration, 1881-1951 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images

Offices to Contact

Government of Belize
Vital Statistics Unit
New Road and Hyde's Lane
Belize City
Phone: +(501)-223-5625 / +(501)-223-7405
Fax: +(501)-223-5635

Embassy of Belize
2535 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington, DC 20008-2826

Telephone: (202) 332-9636
Fax: (202) 332-6888
Email: reception.usa@mfa.gov.bz
Vital Statistics Forms has application forms to request a certificate of a birth, marriage, or death through the Embassy of Belize in Washington, D.C.

Historical Background

"Vital Statistics Unit (VSU) is a General Registry in Belize that is accountable to register major events such as births, deaths, marriages, adoptions and deed polls... (Margaret, Edwin, 2007). The VSU have two main locations which is in Belize City and in Belmopan...Technology has impacted the performance of VSU and slowly eliminating paper-based to electronic copies."^[1]

Coverage and Compliance

UNICEF is working to enforce immediate registration of births at hospitals through secure technology. (Williams, 2015).^[1]

For additional information about civil registration in Belize, see Civil Registration in Belize, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division.

Information Recorded in the Records

Birth Records

Information about child:

Date of birth
Place of birth
Name
Gender

Information about parents:

Name of father
Maiden name of mother
Occupation
Address

Other information:

Informant's name, description, address
Date of registration
Name of Registrar
Name, if any, added to registration

Marriage Records

Information about the bride and groom:

Date of marriage
Place of marriage
Names and surnames
Whether under or above age of 21
Condition (marital)
Rank or profession
Residences

Information about fathers:

Name and surname
Rank or profession

Other information:

Names of those who solemnized the marriage
Names of witnesses

Death Records

Information about deceased:

Race
Date of death
Place of death
Name and surname
Gender
Age
Rank or occupation
Cause of death

Other information:

Name of medical practitioner
Informant's name, description, address
When registered
Signature of registrar

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Evaluating Customer Service at the Vital Statistics Unit: A Customers’ Perspective, by Ellen Rudon, Danay Chavarria, Zayri Cocom, Nashla Mendez, and Kensworth Williams (University of Belize: Management Information System, University of Belize, 2018), Link to a downloaded pdf of Evaluating the Success of VSU Customer Service, p. 1.

[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Evaluating Customer Service at the Vital Statistics Unit: A Customers’ Perspective, by Ellen Rudon, Danay Chavarria, Zayri Cocom, Nashla Mendez, and Kensworth Williams (University of Belize: Management Information System, University of Belize, 2018), Link to a downloaded pdf of Evaluating the Success of VSU Customer Service, p. 1.

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