Jamaica Births and Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
This index is an electronic index for the years 1752 to 1920.

It is not necessarily intended to index any specific set of records. This index is not complete for any particular place or region. This collection may include information previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections.

Citation for This Collection
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Suggested citation format for a record in this collection.

Record Content and Use
For details about the contents of these records and help using them see the wiki article Births and Christenings Vital Record Index Collections (FamilySearch Historical Records).

Coverage Table
The Coverage Table shows the places and time periods of the original records in this collection. The table indicates how many records the collection has from each place. Most of the records in the collection are from the time periods listed in the table; however, the collection may have a few records from before or after the time period.

Records marked by a star (*) are published in the Caribbean Marriages collection. Records marked by two stars (**) are published in the Caribbean Deaths collection.

Related Websites
Jamaican Family Search ($) To register, scroll all the way to the bottom of the page and click "submit" - Some pages are free

Related Wiki Articles

 * Jamaica
 * Jamaica: Civil Registration

Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections
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Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection
"Jamaica Births and Baptisms, 1752-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 11 March 2011), John Lawrence Anglin, born 3 July 1775; citing Jamaica, Birth Records, FHL microfilm 1.224.327; Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records, International Genealogical Index, Family History Library Salt Lake City, Utah.