Aruba, Civil Registration, 1823-2004
This is a collection of Civil registration records consisting of births, marriages, and deaths. The civil registrations are from the government in Aruba. These records cover 1823-2004.
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Aruba, Civil Registration
Source: https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Aruba,_Civil_Registration_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records
What is in This Collection?
This collection contains civil registration records of births, marriages, and deaths held by archives and registration offices in the Netherlands Antilles and from the islands of Aruba, Curaçao, Saba, Bonaire, Sint Maarten, and Sint Eustatius. Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
Reading These Records
These records are written in Dutch. For help reading them see:- Netherlands Languages
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- Netherlands Handwriting
- Reading Dutch Records (PDF): Birth, Marriage, Death
- Beginner Dutch Handwriting
- Names in Belgium and the Netherlands
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What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
Births
- Child's name
- Birth date
- Birthplace
- If still-born, illegitimate, or twin
- Gender
- Parent's Names
- Father's occupation
- Residence
- Father's birthplace
- Mother's birthplace
Marriages
- Names of bride and groom
- Ages of bride and groom
- Marriage date
- Marriage place
- Residence
- Civil status
- Parent's names
- Witnesses' names
Deaths
- Deceased's name
- Death date
- Death place
- Cause of death
- Age or birth date
- Residence
- Birthplace
- Cause of death
- Marital status
- Name of spouse
- Parent's names
- Names of witnesses
Collection Content
Inventory
The following titles are included in this index. Please note not all records in each title may be indexed. The link in the FamilySearch Catalog column will open a new window where you can see a full description of the title. Record
| Place | FamilySearch Catalog |
|---|---|
| Aruba | Registers van de Burgerlijke Stand, 1831-2004 |
| Bonaire | Registers van de Burgerlijke Stand, 1828-2000 |
| Curaçao | Registers van de Burgerlijke Stand, 1807-2003 |
| Saba | Registers van de Burgerlijke Stand, 1871-1996 |
| Sint Eustatius | Registers van de Burgerlijke Stand, 1869-1983 |
| Sint Maarten | Registers van de Burgerlijke Stand, 1869-1980 |
Collection Details
Language
Dutch, Flemish
Location of Original Records
Nationaal Archief Curacao
"Aruba, Civil Registration, 1823-2004", Database. FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org : 14 June 2025.
