Aruba Genealogy

Netherlands Caribbean  Netherlands Antilles  Aruba

Guide to Aruba ancestry, family history and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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Getting started with (Your Locality) research
Aruba officially became a member state of the Kingdom of the Netherlands on January 1, 1986, with full independence set for 1996, within a Dutch Commonwealth of sovereign states. Aruba was the western most island of the Netherland Antilles of the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea, off the north shore of Venezuela.

See also the CIA World Factbook at https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/aa.html

Jurisdictions
Spain 1501, Netherlands 1636, Great Britain 1799, Netherlands 1802, Great Britain 1804, Netherlands 1816.

Aruba's Capital City is Oranjestad. See: (Oranjestad)

Aruba is divided into eight regions:


 * Noord/Tank Leendert
 * Oranjestad (west)
 * Oranjestad (east)
 * Paradera
 * Santa Cruz
 * Savaneta
 * Sint Nicolaas (north)
 * Sint Nicolaas (south).

Research Tools
Useful websites:


 * Netherland Antilles GenWeb

You may also try a Database for genealogical research in Aruba:


 * Aruba Genealogy Databases

If you ever wanted to research your family tree and trace your ancestry, the internet has made this much easier than ever before.


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 * Category:Aruba

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Did you know?
Did you know that Aruba has its own university? See: (University of Aruba)

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