Barbados Civil Registration

Online Collections

 * 1590-1928 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index; Also at American Ancestors ($), MyHeritage($)
 * 1591-1905 Caribbean Marriage Index 1591-1905 at Findmypast ($) - index
 * 1854-1879 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1854-1879 Barbados, Select Marriages, 1854-1879, Ancestry.com ($) - index
 * 1854-1879 Barbados Marriages, 1854-1879, MyHeritage ($) - index
 * 1854-1879 Barbados Marriage Index 1854-1879, Findmypast ($) - index
 * 1854-1885 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 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: [mailto:registrar@lawcourts.gov.bb 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: [mailto:bda@caribsurf.com bda@caribsurf.com] Email: [mailto:archives@sunbeach.net archives@sunbeach.net]

Historical Background
Birth registers began in 1890, marriage registers in 1930, and death registers in 1925.

Information Recorded in the Records
Births
 * Date
 * Name of child
 * Names of father
 * Maiden name of mother
 * Residence
 * Profession of father

Marriages


 * 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

Deaths
 * Name of deceased
 * Date of death

Burials
 * When buried
 * Name
 * Age
 * Profession
 * Abode
 * Place of birth