Martinique Civil Registration

Online Collections

 * 1662-1847 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
 * 1662-1912 : Births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths of Martinique, (free), ANOM (Archives nationales d'outre Mer)

Offices to Contact
Archives Departinentales de la Martinique (Martinique Departmental Archives) 19 avenue Saint-John Perse 97200, Fort-de-France Martinique

Send letters to: BP 649 97263 Fort-de-France Cedex 97200 Martinique

Telephone: 05.96.55.43.43 Email: [mailto:archives@collectivitedemartinique.mq archives@collectivitedemartinique.mq]

Historical Background
The first European settlers were French and arrived in 1635. In 1658, the French killed or expelled the native population. In 1654 Dutch Jews created sugar plantations with many African slaves. Martinique is part of the French Republic.

Birth Records

 * Name of child
 * Date
 * Place
 * Gender
 * Names and ages of parents
 * Occupations and residences of parents
 * May have a note in the margin about the marriage of the child
 * Names, ages, occupations, and residences of informants

Marriage Records

 * Date of marriage
 * Place of marriage
 * Names of bride and groom
 * Occupations
 * Ages
 * Places of births
 * Names of parents
 * Ages and occupations of parents
 * Date of death for a deceased parent
 * Names and ages of witnesses with their residences

Death Records

 * Name of deceased
 * Date of death
 * Place of death
 * Age of deceased
 * Names, ages, and residences of informants
 * Names and ages of parents (for children)