Roatán, Bay Islands, Honduras Genealogy

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

History

 * In 1502 (July 30), the Island of Roatán was discovered by Admiral Christopher Columbus.
 * In 1510, a small contingent of French buccaneers arrived on Roatan, and they are the first Europeans known to have actually set foot on the island.
 * Between 1638 to 1642, the first English colonists, members of the Company of Providence, settled.
 * Roatan remained quietly under Spanish rule until 1642, when they were attacked by an English pirate.
 * In 1650 (March), the Spanish retake the island destroying the English colony.
 * On June 23, 1742-1748, the British recovered the island and founded Port Royal.
 * In 1782 (March 16), Port Royal was destroyed by the Spanish.
 * In 1783 (September 3), the Treaty of Versailles recognizes that the island territory is the property of the British Crown.
 * In 1788, it was completely abandoned.
 * In 1821 (September 15), Honduras declares itself independent from Spain and claims the islands as its own.
 * In 1828, the British returned to occupy the Bay Islands.
 * Between 1838 and 1845, Honduras and Great Britain engaged in a contest for the island protectorate.
 * In 1852 (June 15), the Bay Islands were declared as part of the territory of British Honduras.
 * In 1859 (April 30), the agreements between Honduras and the British Empire were developed.
 * In 1860 (July 14), the British Empire ceded the Bay Islands to Honduras.
 * In 1861 (June 1), Honduras takes possession of the Bay Islands.
 * The municipality of Roatán has a population of approximately 52,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * Roatán (Islas de la Bahía) Registros civiles, 1906-1924 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Church Records

 * There are no records online for Roatán municipality.

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Roatán may be located in findagrave.com
 * Old Brown Cemetery (Cementerio Municipal de Coxen Hole)
 * Dirección: Carretera Principal, Roatán
 * French Cay Cemetery
 * irección: 9H42+7FQ, French Cay, Roatán
 * French Harbor Cemetery
 * Dirección: 9G2R+598, French Harbor, Roatán
 * Cementerio de Roatán
 * Dirección: RN-35, Roatán
 * Sandy Bay Cementerio
 * Dirección: Carretera Principal, Los Maestros, Roatán
 * Index BillionGraves
 * Cementerio Willie Warren
 * Dirección: Main St, Coxen Hole