Guanaja, Bay Islands, Honduras Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Guanaja ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History

 * In 1502, Admiral Christopher Columbus arrived on the Island of Guanaja, precisely at Soldado Beach on the north side of the island.
 * In 1887, The island, next to the South West Keys, Graham's Place on the Cay, Shane's, Hog, Pond, Flower Pot, Catherinne, Halfmoon, Channel, Crown, Clark, Stuart, Josh, Hendricks, George, and North East, form the municipality by government decree, as part of the Department of the Bay Islands 2.
 * In the last years, inhabitants of the Cayman Islands settled in the Bay Islands, which explains the spread of the English language in addition to Spanish.
 * In 1998 (October), most of the buildings and houses on the island were affected by Hurricane Mitch.
 * The municipality of Guanaja has a population of approximately 4,500 people.

Civil Registration

 * 1887-1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Church Records

 * There are no records online for Guanaja municipality.

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Guanaja may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio de Guanaja