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by Khadijah
(United State)
QUESTION:
I am doing family history research on my grandson's grandmother who was from Kingston Jamaica. She passed away in approximately 1973 per her daughter, my daughter-in-law. I just please need to know how to request vital records from there.
-Khadijah
ANSWER: by Devin, July 27, 2013
Hi Khadijah,
In 1879, under the Act of Parliament, the Island Record Office (IRO) was established as an arm of the Registrar General’s Department (RGD).
The Registrar General’s Department consists of the General Registrar Office and the Island Record Office.
Under the Act, the Chief Justice of Jamaica is the Keeper of the Records and the Registrar General is the Deputy Keeper of the Records. The IRO is the national repository for laws of Jamaica, wills and public writings.
For persons wishing to research their family history in Jamaica, contact must be made with the Registrar General’s Department to access their Genealogical Research Service within the Island Record Office.
To initiate a search, the individual needs to:
Researches are currently conducted by the Registrar General’s Department or by individuals cost J$850.00 or US$10.00 per hour.
The Cost of a Family Tree is J$2,000.00 or US$20.00. Birth, Death and Marriage Certificate for each family found is currently J$400.00 each.
Note that fee payment by international customers must be (mailed) payable by International Money Order to the Registrar General’s Department, Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, Jamaica.
Upon completion of search, individual will receive the following:
For all other information required, individuals can visit anyone of the nine regional offices in Jamaica, send them a facsimile at 876-749-4229, by their deposit box at Head Office at Twickenham Park or contact the RGD by email at information@rgd.gov.jm or online at www.rgd.gov.jm.
All the best in your search.
See Also: How To get a copy of Marriage Certificate.
Related: How To get married in Jamaica.
Regards,
Devin, for My-Island-Jamaica.com
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