Bahamas Civil Registration

Online Collections

 * 1850-1959 : Bahamas Civil Registration, 1850-1959, index and images at FamilySearch.org (free)
 * 1850-1891 : Bahamas Births, 1850-1891, index at FamilySearch.org (free)
 * 1850-1891 : Bahamas, Select Births, 1850-1891, index at Ancestry.com ($)

Offices to Contact
Registrar General’s Department Cor. of Shirley and Charlotte Street P.O. Box N 532 Nassau New Providence The Bahamas Telephone: (242) 397-9105
 * (242) 397-8957
 * (242) 397-9110

Fax: (242) 322-5553 Email: [mailto:Regbirth@bahamas.gov.bs Regbirth@bahamas.gov.bs] Email: [mailto:registrargeneral@bahamas.gov.bs registrargeneral@bahamas.gov.bs]

For additional information on obtaining vital records, see: Births : Birth Certificate

Adoptions : Adoption Certificate

Marriages : Marriage Certificate

Deaths : Death Certificate

Non-Residents : Services for Non-Residents

Historical Background
Adoptions are completed at the Supreme Court. The information is then sent to the Registrar General’s Department where the adoption is recorded in the Adoption Book.

Information Recorded in the Records
The information in these records usually include the following:

Birth
 * Child’s name
 * Birth date
 * Child's gender and race
 * Birth place
 * Parents' names
 * Father’s title or occupation

Marriage
 * Marriage date
 * Marriage place
 * Full names of bride and groom
 * Ages of bride and groom
 * Civil status, age and residence of bride and groom
 * Occupation
 * Name of fathers of bride and groom
 * Witnesses

Death
 * Name of deceased
 * Date of death
 * Place of death
 * Age, gender and race of deceased
 * Occupation of deceased
 * Cause of death