Curaçao, Civil Registration, 1817-2003
This is a collection of civil registration records consisting of births, marriages, and deaths. The civil registrations are from the government in the Netherlands Antilles, which was dissolved in 2010, including the island of Curaçao. These records cover 1817-2003.
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Curaçao, Civil Registration
What is in This Collection?
This is a collection of civil registration records consisting of births, marriages, and deaths. The civil registrations are from the government in the Netherlands Antilles, which was dissolved in 2010, including the island of Curaçao. These records cover 1817-2003.
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
- Dutch Genealogical Word List
- Netherlands Handwriting
- Reading Dutch Records (PDF): Birth, Marriage, Death
- Beginner Dutch Handwriting
- Names in Belgium and the Netherlands
- Search Classes in the Learning Center for classes with "Dutch" in the title
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
Birth
- Child's name
- Date of birth
- Place of birth
- Gender
- Parent's names
- Parent's occupations
- Parent's residence
- Baptismal date
- Baptismal place
- Names of godparents
Marriage
- Names of bride and groom
- Their ages or birthdates
- Their birthplaces
- Their residences
- Their occupations
- Their marital status
- Parent's or father's names
- Names of witnesses
Death
- Deceased's name
- Date of death
- Age or birthdate
- Residence
- Occupation
- Cause of death
- Spouse or father's name
- Burial place
- Burial date
Collection Content
Sample Images
1909 Birth
1901 Marriage
1865 Death
Inventory
This table lists all the titles from the FamilySearch Catalog included in this collection. Please note not all records on each film or folder may be indexed in this collection. The link in the FamilySearch Catalog column will open a new window where you can see the catalog record for that item.
| Location | Office | FamilySearch Catalog |
|---|---|---|
| Bonaire | Burgerlijke Stand | Registers van de Burgerlijke Stand, 1828-2000 |
| Curaçao | Burgerlijke Stand | Registers van de Burgerlijke Stand, 1807-2003 |
| Saba | Burgerlijke Stand | Registers van de Burgerlijke Stand, 1871-1996 |
| Sint Eustatius | Burgerlijke Stand | Registers van de Burgerlijke Stand, 1869-1983 |
| Sint Maarten | Burgerlijke Stand | Registers van de Burgerlijke Stand, 1869-1980 |
Collection Details
Language
Dutch; Flemish
Location of Original Records
Nationaal Archief Curacao
"Curaçao, Burgerlijke Stand, 1817-2003", Database. FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org : 8 April 2026.
