Barbados Civil Registration
Resources
Online Resources
- 1590-1928 Caribbean Births and Baptisms, 1590-1928 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index; Also at American Ancestors ($), MyHeritage($)
- 1591-1905 Caribbean Marriage Index 1591-1905 at Findmypast ($) - index
- 1854-1879 Barbados Marriages, 1854-1879 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1854-1879 Barbados, Select Marriages, 1854-1879, Ancestry.com ($) - index
- 1854-1879 Barbados Marriages, 1854-1879, MyHeritage ($) - index
- 1854-1879 Barbados Marriage Index 1854-1879, Findmypast ($) - index
- 1854-1885 Barbados Burials, 1854-1885 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1854-1885 Barbados Burial Index 1854-1885, Findmypast ($) - index
- 1854-1885 Barbados Burials, 1854-1885, MyHeritage ($) - index
- 1854-1885 Barbados, Select Burials, 1854-1885, Ancestry.com ($) - index
- 1900-1931 Barbados, Civil Registration, 1900-1931 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
Offices to Contact
The Registrar of the Supreme Court
Registration Department
New Supreme Court Complex
Whitepark Road
St. Michael
Barbados, W.I.
Telephone: 1 (246) 426-2405
Fax: 1 (246) 434-9970
Email: registrar@lawcourts.gov.bb
Barbados Department of Archives
Black Rock
St. James BB24001
Barbados, W.I.
PBX: 1(246) 535-0090
Phone: 1 (246) 424-1270
Phone: 1 (246) 425-5150
Fax: 1 (246) 425-5911
Email: bda@caribsurf.com
Email: archives@sunbeach.net
Background
Birth registers began in 1890, marriage registers in 1930, and death registers in 1925.[1]
In 1843 a law was made for birth and death registers and were kept for a few years. Unfortunately this law was mostly ignored, and the law was repealed a few years later. [2]
In 1878, civil Registration began. District and Parish clerks now record births and deaths.[2]
Coverage and Compliance
Information Recorded in the Records
Birth Records
- Date
- Name of child
- Names of father
- Maiden name of mother
- Residence
- Profession of father
- Name and residence of informant
- May give death information if child died very young
Marriage Records
- Place of marriage
- Date of marriage
- Name and Surname of the husband
- Name and Surname of the wife
- Age of the husband
- Age of the wife
- Marital status of husband and wife
- Addresses of husband and wife
- Occupation of husband
- Occupation of wife
- Name and occupation of husband's father
- Name and occupation of wife's father
- Signatures of husband and wife
- Signatures of witnesses
- Signature of Marriage Officer or Magistrate[3]
Death Records
- Name of deceased
- Date of death
Burial Records
- When buried
- Name
- Age
- Profession
- Abode
- Place of birth
References
- ↑ Thomas Jay Kemp, International Vital Records Handbook, 7th ed., (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, c2017), p. 457.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Library of Congress, Barbados: Local History & Genealogy Resource Guide, Vital Records, (accessed 22 March 2024).
- ↑ Barbados Integrated Government, Register a Marriage, (accessed 17 August 2020).