Grenada Civil Records 1866 – 1940

Another great island in the Caribbean, Grenada, consists of a main island and six smaller islands. Many have never visited there but there are many that descends from this island.  Cousins that we were not aware of until DNA testing came along. I have found cousin matches from Grenada via DNA and looking at their profiles, they are of African descent and showing Benin, Togo, Mali, Ghana, and African North DNA. While I have not posted records from this island, the Grenada civil records 1866 to 1940 do exist. Therefore, there is plenty to go through without having to leave the region of your world. Unfortunately, I have not posted about this island since I am unable to go through the images and provide a breakdown.

Grenada like many of the other islands, was once inhabited by indigenous people; Arawaks and eventually the Kalinago. Many know the Kalinago as The Caribs but I believe Kalinago is the appropriate name that we should use. The island sits in the Lower Antilles, northwest of Trinidad and Tobago. Many who are researching assume that they have to visit Grenada to view records. While at some point that may be the case, that doesn’t mean that that is the immediate answer in your research and your starting point.

Currently, there are many digitized records for Grenada available. However, it will require traveling a short distance to a local location; a Family History Center.  One great source to use for research is civil records and currently Familysearch has 16 films that have been digitized. However, they are not available online.

When it comes to birth, marriage, and death records, it appears that records are recorded by district that contain parents names.  However, if you have parents names and know they got married, take a look at the marriage record. Afterwards, hunt for birth records of the couple. Lastly, if you have parent’s name, then look for their marriage record, then look to review the birth records for their children. You can do this repeated step and easily go backward in locating information on ancestors.

Click on the below image and it should take you to the collection. Simply scroll down when you arrive at the website to view the collection available. Wish you the best in your research.