French Guiana Civil Registration

Online Collections

 * 1824-1870: Registres de l'état civil, 1824-1870 Civil registration of births, marriages, deaths for Tour-de-l'Île, near Cayenne, French Guiana at FamilySearch; index & images
 * 1825-1870: Registres de l'état civil, 1825-1870 Civil registration of births, marriages, deaths for Ile-de-Cayenne, French Guiana, at FamilySearch; index & images
 * 1861: Mana (French Guiana) - BMD Records (Birth, Marriage, Death) | 1861 - 1861
 * 1585-1928: France Vital Records at MyHeritage; index only ($)
 * 1536-1863 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1970-2018: France Death Records at Ancestry; index only ($); Also at MyHeritage ($)

Offices to Contact
To obtain civil registration documents, ask the local authorities in French Guiana where to get the documents.

For a list of the administrative divisions, see the Wikipedia article, French Guiana. Click on a division to find the smaller divisions.

Historical Background
The French made the first European settlement in 1643. African slaves were soon brought to French Guiana. Slavery was outlawed in 1794. Between 1852 and 1953, France sent many prisoners to French Guiana though many died. In the 1970s, refugees from Laos came.

Birth Records

 * Name of child
 * Date
 * Place
 * Names of parents
 * Ages of parents
 * Occupations of parents

Marriage Records

 * Names of bride and groom
 * Date
 * Place
 * Ages of bride and groom
 * Place of birth of bride and groom
 * Names of parents

Death Records

 * Name of deceased
 * Date
 * Place
 * Age
 * Profession