Trinidad and Tobago Civil Registration

Offices to Contact
Registrar General's Department North (Head Office) AGLA Tower, Government Campus Plaza Corner of London & Richmond Streets Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago

Telephone: 223-AGLA (2452) Email: https://agla.gov.tt/home/contact-us/

The Civil Registry Forms for requesting birth, marriage, and death certificates are available here.

For regional offices, see Departments (scroll down to see list). Records are often kept on the local level.

Historical Background
For centuries Trinidad was inhabited by native Amerindian peoples. The island of Tobago changed hands among Spanish, British, French, Dutch and Courlander colonists many times. Africans were also brought to the islands. The citizens have a wide variety of ancestors.

Coverage and Compliance
Civil registration in Trinidad began in 1848. It began in Tobago in 1868. Prior to those dates the religious institutions would have recorded baptisms, marriages, and deaths.