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Record Description
This index covers events from 1850 through 1891. It is not necessarily intended to index any specific set of records. This index is not complete for any particular place or region. This collection may include information previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections.
Coverage Table
This collection is a partial index of records for the localities listed below as of April 2010. The table below shows the number of records by locality. Localities not listed may not have any records in this collection.
Most of these records date from the time period indicated in the columns below; however, there may be records before and after these dates. Record counts where the locality information was incomplete are included below under the country name. Because of this, you may wish to search only by country.
As this is an index of records compiled from various sources, it is strongly recommended that you verify the information in original records. Due to privacy laws not all records may be displayed.
| Locality | Births | Deaths* |
| Acklins | 684 | 0 |
| Bahamas | 20,672 | 28 |
| Berry Islands | 0 | 1 |
| Bimini | 0 | 8 |
| Cat Island | 916 | 0 |
| Crooked Island | 696 | 7 |
| East Grand Bahama | 0 | 0 |
| Exuma | 1,610 | 30 |
| Harbour Island, Eleuthera | 2,236 | 26 |
| Inagua | 670 | 0 |
| Long Island | 1,681 | 0 |
| Ragged Island | 288 | 0 |
| Rum Cay | 378 | 0 |
| San Salvador | 1,829 | 0 |
| Spanish Wells, Eleuthera | 318 | 0 |
| Total | 31,978 | 100 |
Citation for This Collection
The following citation refers to the original source of the information for collections published in FamilySearch.org. Source citations include the author, custodian, publisher and archive for the original records.
- "Bahamas Births, 1850-1891" Index. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2013. Index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City.
This collection may include information previously published in the International Genealogical Index or Vital Records Index collections.
Record Content and Use
For details about the contents of these records and help using them see the wiki article Births and Christenings Vital Record Index Collections (FamilySearch Historical Records).
Related Websites
The Bahama Islands GenWeb Project
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