Saint Kitts and Nevis Civil Registration

Online Collections
* 1859-1932 - 

Indexes are available for the following years and places (1875-77 seem to be missing):

Offices to Contact
Mail in Application Forms for Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates

The Registrar General PO Box 236 Basseterre Health Centre Connell Street Basseterre, St. Kitts, West Indies

Telephone: 869 467 1324 or 869-467-1173

Registrar General Department Ministry of Health Administration Building Charlestown, Nevis

Tel: 869-469-5521 Ext 6501/6500 Fax: 869-469-5629 Email: [mailto:registrargeneralnev@niagov.com registrargeneralnev@niagov.com]

Historical Background
Saint Kitts had Carib indigenous people for thousands of years. Europeans began arriving in the 1600s. Spanish, French and British settled there. African slaves were soon brought to work the plantations.

The Islands of St. Christopher (now known as St. Kitts) and Nevis, which formed part of the Leeward Islands Federation from 1871 to 1956, and part of the Federation of the West Indies from 1958 to 1962, gained "association" status with Great Britain in 1967 and became fully independent in 1983. Saint Kitts and Nevis is part of the British Commonwealth.

Coverage and Compliance
Birth and death registration began 1 January 1859. The National Archives St. Kitts and Nevis have birth and marriage records 1859 to 1930. Registration of marriages started in 1881. The Archives also have marriage bonds.

The Registrar General of Nevis is the sole repository for Nevis of birth, death, marriage and fetal death records.

Births

 * Parish of birth
 * When born
 * Name of child
 * Sex
 * Name and surname of father
 * Name and maiden surname of mother
 * Rank or profession of father
 * Signature, description and residence of informant
 * Signature of Registrar
 * Baptismal name if added after registration of birth

Marriages

 * Religious denomination (Moravian/Wesleyan Methodist/Church of England)
 * Date of marriage
 * Name and surname of groom
 * Name and surname of bride
 * Ages
 * Condition (spinster/bachelor/widow/widower)
 * Rank or profession
 * Residence at time of marriage
 * Married after Banns or license
 * Consent, by whom given
 * Married at
 * Married by (minister)
 * Witnesses

Deaths

 * Parish and island of death
 * Date of death
 * Name and surname of deceased
 * Sex
 * Age
 * Complexion
 * Rank or profession
 * Cause of death
 * Signature, description and residence of informant
 * When registered
 * Signature of registrar