Jamaica Genealogy

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Jamaica

Guide to Jamaica ancestry, family history and genealogy parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Jamaica Wiki Topics
Beginning Research
Jamaica Guided Research Record Finder Finding Town of Origin
Record Types
Cemeteries Census Church Records Civil Registration Colonial Records Court Records Directories Emigration & Immigration Compiled Genealogies Land & Property	Military Records Naturalization & Citizenship Newspapers Occupations Online Records Periodicals Probate Records Religious Records School Records Slavery Taxation
Jamaica Background
Biography Gazetteers History Jurisdictions Languages	Law and Legislation Maps Personal Names For Further Reading
Cultural Groups
Chinese
Local Research Resources
Archives & Libraries Societies Family History Centers

Country Information

Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean whose closest neighbors are Cuba, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. It was formerly a colony of Spain and Great Britain. The official language is English.

Getting Started

Getting Started with Jamaica Research Links to articles on getting started with Jamaica research. Jamaica Civil Registration Jamaica Church Records

Jamaica Research Tools Links to articles and websites that assist in Jamaica research. Jamaican Family Search Jamaica GenForum Jamaica Genealogical Resources (Candoo) Jamaica Genealogy (RootsWeb) Jamaica Genealogy Blog Family History of Jamaica, West Indies Jamaican Family Search Genealogy Research Library

Jamaica Online Genealogy Records

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Jamaica Map

Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Jamaica.

Map of the parishes of Jamaica

Parishes

Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Jamaica. Click on a place below to go to the corresponding Wiki article listing more information.

Parishes are Jamaica’s fundamental civil administrative unit. Parishes in Jamaica's three counties:

Cornwall County

Hanover Parish

Saint Elizabeth Parish

Saint James Parish

Trelawney Parish

Westmoreland Parish

Middlesex County

Clarendon Parish

Manchester Parish

Saint Ann Parish

Saint Catherine Parish

Saint Mary Parish

Surrey County

Kingston Parish

Portland Parish

Saint Andrew Parish

Saint Thomas Parish

Additional Parishes

Metcalfe Parish Port Royal Parish

Saint David Parish Saint Dorothy Parish

Saint George Parish Saint John Parish

Saint Thomas ye Vale Parish Vere Parish

FamilySearch Resources

Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.

• Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
• Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
• Historical Records
• Family History Center locator map