Sources in the Jamaica Archives

There are two (2) main sources of information in the collection providing information on baptisms, marriages and burials of persons and are therefore relevant to family history and these are as follows:

Church Records 1666 – 1880
These are the originals registers of baptisms, marriages and burials, chiefly of the Church of England in Jamaica. Copies of these records (Civil Status Records) are in the Registrar General’s Office and as they are indexed they are easier to use.

Registers of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials in the collections deposited by the Anglican, Methodist, Presbyterian and Moravian Churches as well as the records of the Jewish Congregations