Haiti Civil Registration
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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]
Online Collections[edit | edit source]
- 1666-1809 Santo Domingo (Haiti) French Overseas Civil Registration, 1666-1809, index and imagges.
- 1794-2012 Haiti, Port-au-Prince, Civil Registration, 1794-2012, images. Also at Ancestry ($)
- 1590-1928 Caribbean Births and Baptisms, 1590-1928, index
- 1790-1906 Caribbean Deaths and Burials, 1790-1906, index.
- 1591-1905 Caribbean Marriages, 1591-1905, index.
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Haiti, index and images, ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Haiti, index and images, ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, index and images, ($)
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
Archives Nationales d'Haiti
22 Angle des Rues Borgella et Geffrard
Port-au-Prince
Haiti
Telephone: (509)36615151
Fax: (509)22468666
- (509)22468668
- (509)22468668
Email: bertrandlouissaint@yahoo.fr [1]
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
"The US Department of State Reciprocity Schedule provides the following information about birth certificates: Births can be registered by either the father or the mother. If the child is born out of wedlock and is registered by the mother, the father is not specified and the child is registered with the surname of the mother. Extraits can be obtained from the National Archives ... If no record exists or cannot be found, the National Archives can prepare an extrait ... and including the text of a baptismal certificate. These negative extraits are considered unreliable as proof of relationship. (25 Aug. 2005)"[2]
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
The president of the Insurance Association of Haiti, Fritz Decatalogne, said in an April 2004 article that "only 40 percent of the population possesses an acte de naissance" (birth certificate) (Haiti Press Network 8 Apr. 2004)." [2]
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
Birth Records[edit | edit source]
- Name of child
- Gender
- Baptism/birth date
- Baptism/birth place
- Father’s name
- Mother’s name
Marriage Records[edit | edit source]
- Names of bride and groom
- Date of marriage
- Place of marriage
- Names of parents
Death Records[edit | edit source]
- Name of the deceased
- Birth date of the deceased
- Ages of the deceased
- Residence
- Parent's name
- Spouse's name
- Event Date
- Event Place
Hidden Civil Registration Records[edit | edit source]
The following tables list places in Haiti that can only be found in FamilySearch using the method described below.
Finding Hidden Records[edit | edit source]
To access these records:
- From the FamilySearch main page click the Search menu and select Catalog to open the Catalog main page.
- To open a search field, click either the Subjects link or the Keywords link. Make sure the Place field is blank.
- From one of the tables below, choose the commune, communal section, or communal place that you wish to research.
- In the Subjects or Keywords field, enter the name you chose in Step 3, followed by the word "Haiti."
- Click the Search button.
Hidden Records by Departments[edit | edit source]
Below are tables for nine of the ten departments in Haiti. In some cases, the records cover only a section or place in the commune, rather than the entire commune.
Artibonite[edit | edit source]
| Arrondissement | Communne | Place | Range | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dessalines | Dessalines | 1845-1915 | ||
| Dessalines | Petite Rivière de l'Artibonite | Savanne a Roche | 1989-2015 | communal section |
| Gonaïves | L'Estère | 1950-2016 | ||
| Gonaïves | Gonaïves | Petite Riviere de Bayonnaise | 1989-2013 | communal section |
| Gros-Morne | Anse Rouge | Port-a-Piment-du-Nord | 2009-2015 | |
| Gros-Morne | Terre-Neuve | 1845-2015 | ||
| Marmelade | Saint Michel de l'Attalaye | 1873-2014 | ||
| Saint-Marc | Liancourt | 1954-2015 | ||
| Saint-Marc | Montrouis | 1987-2015 |
Center[edit | edit source]
| Arrondissement | Communne | Range | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinche | Cerca-Carvajal | 1950-2015 | |
| Hinche | Thomonde | 1886-1915 | |
| Lascahobas | Lascahobas | 1848-1915, 2004-2015 | |
| Lascahobas | Belladère | 2004-2015 | |
| Lascahobas | Savanette | 1907-2014 | |
| Mirebalais | Saut-d'Eau | 1890-1916 | |
| Mirebalais | Boucan-Carré | 2006-2014 |
Grand-Anse[edit | edit source]
| Arrondissement | Communne | Place | Range | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anse d'Hainault | Anse-d'Hainault | 1891-1915 | ||
| Corail | Corail | 1827-2005 | ||
| Corail | Roseaux | 1950-2004 | ||
| Jérémie | Bonbon | 1950-1985 | ||
| Jérémie | Chambellan | 1950-2003 | ||
| Jérémie | Jérémie | Marfranc | 1977-1985 | communal section |
| Jérémie | Moron | 1951-1986 | ||
| Jérémie | Moron | Sources Chaudes | 1952-2005 | communal section |
Nippes[edit | edit source]
| Arrondissement | Communne | Range | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miragoâne | Petite-Rivière-de-Nippes | 1828-1920 | |
| Anse-à-Veau | Anse-à-Veau | 1830-2015 | |
| Anse-à-Veau | L'Asile | 2009-2012 |
North[edit | edit source]
| Arrondissement | Communne | Place | Range | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acul-du-Nord | Acul-du-Nord | Camp Louise | 2007-2012 | communal section |
| Acul-du-Nord | Acul-du-Nord | Grison Garde | 2009-2015 | |
| Limbé | Limbé | Camp Coq | 2005-2014 | communal section |
| Limbé | Bas-Limbé | 2008-2014 | ||
| Plaissance | Pilate | 1991-2015 | ||
| Saint-Raphaël | Saint-Raphaël | 1844-1860 | ||
| Saint-Raphaël | Ranquitte | 1844-1911 |
North East[edit | edit source]
| Arrondissement | Communne | Range | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort-Liberté | Perches | 1847-1898 | |
| Ouanaminthe | Capotille | 2006-2015 | |
| (le) Trou-du-Nord | Caracol | 2008-2014 | |
| Vallières | Mombin-Crochu | 1892-1916 |
West[edit | edit source]
| Arrondissement | Communne | Place | Range | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| l'Arcahaie | l'Arcahaie | Saintard | 2013-2015 | |
| l'Arcahaie | Cabaret | 1848-1916 | ||
| Croix-des-Bouquets | Thomazeau | 1891-1915, 2014 | ||
| Croix-des-Bouquets | Cornillon | Grand Bois | 1830-1915, 2009-2014 | |
| La Gonâve | Anse-à-Galets | 1997 | ||
| La Gonâve | Pointe-à-Raquette. | 1980 | ||
| Léogane | Leogane | Trouin | 2013-2016 | |
| Port-au-Prince | Kenscoff | 1974-2016 | ||
| Port-au-Prince | Kenscoff | Furcy | 2010-2015 |
South East[edit | edit source]
| Arrondissement | Communne | Range | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bainet | Côtes-de-Fer | 1836-1915 | |
| Belle-Anse | Anse-à-Pitres | 2001-2013 | |
| Belle-Anse | Grand-Gosier | 1885-1912 |
South[edit | edit source]
| Arrondissement | Communne | Place | Range | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquin | Aquin | Vieux-Bourg-d'Aquin | 1966-2006 | |
| Les Cayes | Chantal | 1950-2015 | ||
| Les Chardonnières | Les Chardonnières | 1833-1912, 2011-2013 | ||
| Les Chardonnières | Les Chardonnières | Rendel | 1976-2006 | communal section |
| Les Chardonnières | Les Anglais | 1883-2005 | ||
| Les Côteaux | Roche-à-Bateau | 1951-2007 |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Caribbean Archives Association, Migan, Directory of Caribbean Archival Institutions, (accessed 5 February 2021).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 UN Refugee Agency, refworld, Haiti: Procedure to obtain a birth certificate, Copyright notice: This document is published with the permission of the copyright holder and producer Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB). The original version of this document may be found on the offical website of the IRB at http://www.irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/. Documents earlier than 2003 may be found only on Refworld.(accessed 5 February 2021).
