Curaçao Civil Registration

Online Collections

 * 1807-2003 : Curaçao birth, marriage, and death records are indexed at WieWasWie.
 * Once you obtain the date and act number from WieWasWie, browse through the digitized images on FamilySearch, Registers van de Burgerlijke Stand, 1807-2003.


 * 1831-1842 : Rooms Katholieke Kerk. Curaçao, Doopboek van slavenkinderen, 1831-1842, images. Roman Catholic baptisms.
 * 1714-1822 : Nederlands Hervormde Kerk. Curaçao, Kerkelijke registers, 1714-1822, images. Registers of the Dutch Reformed Church; baptisms, marriages and burials.
 * 1757-1831 : Lutherse Kerk. Curaçao, Kerkelijke registers, 1757-1831, images. Lutheran parish registers; baptisms and burials.
 * 1905-1962 : Rooms Katholieke Kerk. Dominicanenvicariaat (Curaçao), Kerkelijke registers, 1905-1962, images. Roman Catholic family records and deaths for the Dominican Vicarage, Curaçao
 * 1807-2003 : Curaçao (Nederlandse Antillen), Registers van de Burgerlijke Stand, 1807-2003, images. Civil births, deaths, marriage proclamations, immigrant and citizenship registers for Curaçao. Indexed on WieWasWie.
 * 1722-1831 : Portugees Joodse Gemeente. Curaçao Joodse dokumenten, 1722-1831, images. Portuguese Jewish births and burials.
 * Marriages performed in Amsterdam, Curaçao or St. Eustatius of couples (one or both) born in North America, images.

Historical Background
In 1499, The Spaniards were the first Europeans to come to Curaçao. They made slaves of most of the native people. In 1634, the Dutch West India Company invaded, and the Spaniards surrendered. From 1662 the Dutch West India Company used Curaçao as a center for the slave trade. The Dutch abolished slavery in 1863.

Other groups came to Curaçao, including Sephardic Jews, people from South America, Portuguese and Lebanese. From 1954 to 2010, Curaçao was part of the Netherlands Antilles. In 2010, Curaçao became a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Birth Records

 * Date of birth
 * Place of birth
 * Name of child
 * Name of parents
 * Gender of child

Marriage Records

 * Date of marriage
 * Place of marriage
 * Names of bride and groom

Death Records

 * Date of death
 * Place of death
 * Name of deceased