Barbados Colonial Records
British Empire Colonization (1620s-1966)[edit | edit source]
Barbados was claimed from 1625 in the name of King James I of England, being established as a proprietary colony of Britain. Between 1958-1962, Barbados belonged to the West Indies Federation, a group of British colonies. In 1962, Barbados became a self-governing colony and then became an independent state in 1966. At that time, they joined the Commonwealth of Nations, with Queen Elizabeth II as their Monarch.[1]
| Record collection | Years covered | Record type | Language | Who is in the records |
| The Prerogative Court of Canterbury (PCC), 1384-1858 | 1628-1857 | Wills | English | Until 1858, all wills had to be proved by the church and other courts. Most of the individuals in these records were relatively wealthy. |
| Caribbean Association Oath Rolls, 1696 | 1696 | Oath Rolls | English | The record set gives basic details of signatories (and no additional information appears in the original records of this early date). |
| British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Barbados at Findmypast - index & images ($) | 1832-2005 | Births and baptisms | English | Children born to those working within the armed forces, merchant navy, and consular forces, as well as, civilian ship passengers. |
| British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Barbados at Findmypast - index & images ($) | 1831-1945 | Banns and marriages | English | British armed forces members and civilians who were married abroad and at sea |
| British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Barbados at Findmypast - index & images ($) | 1860-1974 | Deaths and burials | English | Members of the British armed forces who died while serving their country overseas, British civilians who died while traveling or working overseas, and individuals (including seaman) who died at sea. |
| British Civil Service Evidence Of Age at Findmypast - index ($) | 1830-1914 | Civil Service applications and paperwork | English | Individuals who worked for, or applied to join, the British Civil Service. |
| Barbados Baptisms, 1739-1891 at FamilySearch - index | 1739-1891 | Baptisms | English | Barbadians |
| Barbados Church Records, 1637-1887 at FamilySearch - index & images | 1637-1887 | Baptisms, marriages and deaths | English | Barbadians |
| Barbados Burials, 1854-1885 at FamilySearch - index | 1854-1885 | Burials | English | Barbadians |
| Barbados Marriages, 1854-1879 at FamilySearch - index | 1854-1879 | Marriages | English | Barbadians |
| Former British Colonial Dependencies, Slave Registers, 1813-1834 at Ancestry ($) - index & images | 1813-1834 | Slave registers | English | Enslaved Barbadians |
| Barbados, Church Records, 1637-1849 at Ancestry ($) - index & images | 1637-1849 | Church Records | English | Barbadians |
| Barbados, Select Baptisms, 1739-1891 at Ancestry ($) - index | 1739-1891 | Baptisms | English | Barbadians |
| Caribbean, English Settlers in Barbados, 1637-1800 at Ancestry ($) - index & images | 1637-1800 | Church and probate records | English | Anglo-Barbadians |
| Barbados, Select Burials, 1854-1885 at Ancestry ($) - index | 1854-1885 | Burials | English | Barbadians |
| Barbados, Select Marriages, 1854-1879 at Ancestry ($) - index | 1854-1879 | Marriages | English | Barbadians |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "History of Barbados," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Barbados, accessed 27 Aug 2019.