Saint Kitts and Nevis Civil Registration

For a discussion of civil registration in St. Kitts (Saint Kitts) and Nevis, see: www.tc.umn.edu/~terre011/archives.html

For a list of the available civil registration records on microfilm at the Family History Library, see:.

Offices to Contact
Archives St. Kitts and Nevis

The Registrar General PO Box 236 Basseterre Health Centre Connell Street Basseterre, St. Kitts, West Indies

Telephone: 869 467 1324 or 869-467-1173

Registrar General Department Ministry of Health Administration Building Charlestown, Nevis

Tel: 869-469-5521 Ext 6501/6500 Fax: 869-469-5629 Email: [mailto:registrargeneralnev@niagov.com registrargeneralnev@niagov.com]

Registrar General (Births) Main St. Charlestown, Nevis [mailto:registrargeneralnev@nia.gov.kn registrargeneralnev@nia.gov.kn]

Telephone: (869) 469-8821 / (ext) 2054 Fax: (869) 469-5629

Historical Background
Saint Kitts had Carib indigenous people for thousands of years. Europeans began arriving in the 1600s. Spanish, French and British settled there. African slaves were soon brought. Saint Kitts and Nevis is currently part of the British Commonwealth.

Coverage and Compliance
The National Archives St. Kitts and Nevis have birth and marriage records 1859 to 1930. Registration of marriages started in 1881. The Archives also have marriage bonds.

The Registrar General of Nevis is the sole repository for Nevis of birth, death, marriage and fetal death records.