São Tomé and Príncipe Genealogy

Africa Sao Tome and Principe

Guide to Sao Tome and Principe ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Discovered and claimed by Portugal in the late 15th century, the islands' sugar-based economy gave way to coffee and cocoa in the 19th century - all grown with plantation slave labor, a form of which lingered into the 20th century

Jurisdictions
Sao Tome and Principe have 2 provinces of the same names:


 * Principe
 * Sao Tome

Note: Principe has had self government since 29 April 1995.

Research Tools

 * http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/STP/AFR-SAO-TOME-AND-PRINCIPE.html
 * http://surhelp.rootsweb.com/srchall.html
 * Looking 4 Kin Genealogy &amp; Family History Network - Sao Tome &amp; Principe

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