Bonaire Civil Registration

Online Collections

 * 1828-2000 - Bonaire (Nederlandse Antillen). Burgerlijke Stand, Registers van de Burgerlijke Stand, 1828-2000


 * Civil records for Bonaire are included in WieWasWie.

Offices to Contact
Administrative Office of the Public Body of Bonaire Plasa Reina Wilhelmina 1 Kralendijk, Bonaire

Telephone: (+599) 717 5330 Email: [mailto:postarchive@bonairegov.com postarchive@bonairegov.com]

Library Kaya Gramel Kralendijk, Bonaire

Telephone: (+599) 717-1728 Email: [mailto:Library@bonairegov.com Library@bonairegov.com]

Civil Registry Department Bonaire Kaya Neerlandia 40, Bonaire

Telephone: (+599) 717-5516/5517 Email: [mailto:burgerzaken@bonairegov.com burgerzaken@bonairegov.com]

Historical Background
The area of what is now Bonaire was under Dutch control 1815-1936. From 1936-1948, it was part of the Territory of Curaçao, also Dutch. It was known as Netherlands Antilles, Bonaire, 1948-2010. Records may be in Dutch, Spanish, or English but mostly Dutch. It is also considered part of the Caribbean Netherlands.

Information Recorded in the Records
Birth records may include


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

Marriage records may include


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

Death records may include
 * Name
 * Date
 * Place
 * Profession
 * Residence
 * Place and date of birth

For additional information, see Dutch Genealogy.