Jamaican Family Search Genealogy Research Library

The purpose of this page is to direct you in the use of the microfilms which can be rented and used at Mormon Family History Centers throughout the world. Here the microfilms are listed in 3 different sections:

1. Microfilms of Civil Registration of births, marriages and deaths for 1879 to 20th century.

2. Microfilms of Anglican Parish Register Transcripts 1664-1880, and Dissenter Marriages. (The term "Parish Register" always refers to records of the "Anglican Church," the Church of England in Jamaica

3. Microfilms of actual existing wills.

This is an extensive collection. Start by consulting the Index in order to get the Registration District and Number you need. The index was listed by year and by parish. The indexes generally cover the following years:

Births 1879-1920

Marriages 1880-1950

Deaths 1878 - 1960 approximately.

Once you have the parish and registration number, you can then order the microfilm that contains a picture of the actual registration form.

To access the catalog for these microfilms, go to https://www.familysearch.org

Click the "Library" tab at the top

Click "Family History Library Catalog"

Select and click "Place Search"

In the two blocks that come up, type your Parish in "Place", and Jamaica in "Part of". Click "Search"

Approve your choice in the Search Results

On the Place Details page, choose "Jamaica, (parish), Civil Registration"

On the Topic page choose Birth, Marriage or Death

On the Title details page click "View Film Notes". This takes you to the list of available films.

It is suggested that you use the catalog on this page, as it contains some corrections to the Family History Library Catalog.

The registers are arranged in 5 series:

1)"Copy Registers" of individual parishes, from the earliest records up through 1825.

2) Parish Registers (transcripts compiled at the Diocesan Office), 1826-1850, 1860-1871. (Some of the records for 1837-1839 were transcribed into the back of the early "Copy Registers" after the 1825 records, and will be seen listed as such in the Index .)

3) Parish registers, new series (transcripts), 1849-1860.

4) Law 6 Registers (refers to Law 6 passed in 1871).

5) Birth and death registers 1844-1851 (mandated by law in 1843, but the law was not observed and was repealed).

The Index for each parish covers the first three registers listed above. There is also an incomplete Index for some records for 1860-1871. The Law 6 Registers have a separate Index.

(Corrections to the Family History Catalog are shown in red)

Kingston -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1291761
Baptism index v. 1-4............................ 1722-1870
Marriage Index v. 1 & 6........................ 1721-1871

Burial index v. 1-4)................................1722-1871---------------------------------1291762

Baptisms v. 1-2.....................................1722-1825 -------------------------------- 1291763
Marriages v. 1.......................................1721-1825

Burials v. 1-2.........................................1722-1825 -------------------------------- 1291764
Baptisms, marriages, burials v. 6 ...........1851-1859

Baptisms, marriages, burials v. 2 and 3.....1837-1843---------------------------------- 1291765 (2 & 3 are in one volume, the first part of which is referred to in the the Index as v.2, and the second part as v.3)
Baptisms, marriages, burials v. 4............1842-1848

Baptisms, marriages, burials v. 5........... 1846-1851 -----------------------------------1291766
Baptisms, marriages, burials v. 7 ...........1858--1871

Baptisms, burials v. 8.............................1867-1871 ---------------------------------- 1291767
....(includes baptisms for Vere, 1866-1868)

Port Royal --------------------------------------------------------------------1291768
Baptism, marriage, burial index v. 1-2..............1728-1868

Baptisms, marriages, burials v. 1 and 2.......... 1725-1860---------------------------------1291769

St. Andrew --------------------------------------------------------------------1291698
Baptism index.............................................1664-1866
Marriage, burial index v. 1-3.......................1664-1870
See list of where to find unindexed entries
Baptisms, marriages, burials v. 1..................1664-1807

Baptisms, marriages, burials v. 2................. 1807-1826---------------------------------1291699

St. Thomas --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1291700
Baptism, marriage, burial index v. 1-3.......1708-1871 (some of this is in fragments)
Baptisms, marriages, burials v. 1................1708-1817

Baptisms, marriages, burials v. 2-3........... 1817-1840 ---------------------------------- 1291701

Portland --------------------------------------------------------------------------1291709
Baptism. marriage, burial index v. 1-2...... 1807-l871
Baptisms, marriages, burials v. 1...............1804-1825

St. Catherine ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1291723
Baptism index v. 1...............................1668-1848 *
*index for "J" starts in 1841. Register for 1729 to 1734 was reconstituted from entries in Family Bibles.
Marriage index v. 1............................. 1668-1850
(pages 17 to 18 are in film 1224314, St. Elizabeth, after page 136, Volume 3)
Burial index v. 1...................................1671-1847
Baptism, marriage, burial index v. 2......1847-1871
Baptism, burial index v. 3.................... 1866-187l

Baptisms, marriages, burials v. 1-2 .......1669-1825 -------------------------------------- 1291724

St. Mary --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1291702
Baptism, marriage, burial index v. 1............1752-1847
(Index volume 2 missing) See list of where to find unindexed entries
Baptisms. marriage, burials v. 1.................1752-1842

Metcalf ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1291676
Baptism, marriage, burial index v. 1...........1843-1867

St. Ann ------------------------------------------------------------------------------1291703
(Volume 1 of Index missing) See list of where to find unindexed entries
Baptism, marriage, burial index v. 2............1836-1868
Baptism index v. 3............................... 1860-1871
Baptisms v. 1........................................1768-1826
Marriages v.1........................................1768-1826; 1836-1839
Burials v.1............................................ 1768-1826

Clarendon ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1291704
Baptism,** marriage, burial index v. 1-3.........1683-1869
Baptisms v. 1........................................1666-1825; 1837
Marriages v. 1.......................................1693-1823
Burials v. 1............................................1805-1825
** Baptism Index Volume 3, pages 25-44 missing for "C", "D", and part of "B". Actual Register 1849-1850 is New Series I, pp. 1-87; 1851-1855 is New Series VI, pp. 1-98, 400-432; 1856-1857 is New Series IX, 317-360; 1858-1859 is New Series X, 260-329; 1860-1862 is XIII, pp 255-308. 1863-64 is XV 381-416; 1865-66 is XVI 91-135; 1866-68 is XVII 332-396; 1868-71 is XIX 396-412.

Manchester -----------------------------------------------------------------------1224313
Baptism, marriage, burial index v. 1-2.....1816-1871
Baptism index v. 3............................... 1860-1871
Marriages v. 1......................................1817-1825
Baptisms v. 1........................................1816 -1825
Burials v. 1 ...........................................1817-1836
Baptisms v. 1.........................................1826-1836
Marriages v. 1........................................1826-1839

St. Elizabeth ----------------------------------------------------------------------1224314
Baptism, marriage, burial index v. 1-2.......1707-1850
   Westmoreland I, page 32 contains St. Elizabeth records for 1749-1750.
Baptism, marriage index v. 3....................1837-1871
(pp. 17-18 of v. 1 of St. Catherine Marriage Index are between pp. 136-137 v. 3)
Baptism index v. 4-5...............................1851- 1869

Marriage index v. 6 ................................1845-1863---------------------------------------1368561
Burial index v. 6......................................1851-1863
Baptisms, marriages, burials v. 1-2..........1707-1825

Baptisms, marriages, burials v. 3-4..........1835-1859 ---------------------------------------1223998

Baptisms v. 5......................................... 1845-1859 ---------------------------------------1223999
Baptisms, marriages, burials v. 6 .............1860-1871

Westmoreland -------------------------------------------------------------------1224000
Baptism, marriage, burial index 1-2......... 1739-1871
Baptism, burial index v. 3....................... 1858-1871
Baptisms, marriages, burials v. 1..............1739-1825

    Volume I, pages 14-16 contain Hanover records for 1749-1752
   Volume I, page 16 contains Hanover records for 1770
   Volume I, page 32 contains St. Elizabeth records for 1749-1750.

Hanover ----------------------------------------------------------------------------1224327
Baptism, marriage, burial index v. 1-2..........1725-1867
....(skips from May 1729 to February 1752)

   Westmoreland I, pages 14-16 contain Hanover records for 1749-1752

   Westmoreland I, page 16 contains Hanover records for 1770.

Baptisms, marriages, burials (slaves).......1817-1825 (not indexed)

St. James

Baptism, marriage, burial, 1756-1770 appear in the Hanover register, on pages 18, 19, 25-27, 35 --------------1224327

Baptism, marriage, burial, 1770-1774 appear in Trelawny----------------------------------1291671

Baptism, burial index v. 1-2....................1770-1871---------------------------------------1224328
Marriage Index v. 1-2............................1770-1860
Baptisms, marriages, burials v. 1............ 1770-1809
Baptisms v. 2.........................................1810-1825; 1837-1841
Marriages v. 2........................................1810-1825
Burials v. 2.............................................1810-1825

Trelawny -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1291671
Baptism index v. 1-2..............................1771-1870
Marriage index v. 1-2.............................1771-1863
Burial index v. 1-2..................................1771-1858
Baptisms, marriages, burials v. 1....................1771-1839
....(includes St. James 1770-1774)

St. David -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1291672
Baptism, marriage, burial index v. 1............... 1794-1860
Baptisms, marriages, burials v. 1................... 1794-1845

St. Dorothy ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1291673
Baptism, marriage, burial index v. 1..............1693-1849
Baptism, marriage index v. 2........................1839-1867
Baptisms, marriages, burials v. 1...................1693-1826

St. George ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1291674
Baptism, marriage, burial index v. 1............. 1806-1865
Baptism, marriage index v. 2....................... 1836-1866
Baptisms v. 1...........................1806-1825; 1837-1840

St. John -----------------------------------------------------------------------------1291675
Baptism, marriage, burial index v. 1............. 1751-1860
Baptism, marriage index v. 2........................1842-1866
Baptisms, marriages, burials v. 1...................1751-1825

Vere ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1291677
Baptism, marriage, burial index v. 1-3...........1707-1769
Baptisms, marriages, burials v. 1...................1694-1825
....(see Kingston 1291767 for baptisms, 1866-1868)

St. Thomas in the Vale ----------------------------------------------------- 1291678
Baptism, marriage, burial index v. 1-2.........1816-1869
Baptisms, marriages, burials v. 1..................1816-1826

Baptisms v. 1-2.................................................. 1826-1834------------------------------ 1291711

Baptisms v. 3a.................................................... 1835-1836 ------------------------------1291712

Births v. 3 (civil registration).................................1845--1849

Baptisms v. 4-7 (p.193)........................................1834-1845----------------------------- 1291713

Baptisms v. 7 (p. 192)-v. 8 (p. 167)..................... 1840-1848 -----------------------------1291714

Baptisms v. 8 (p. 168)-v. 9................................... 1840-1851---------------------------- 1291715
(pages 434 and 435 follow p. 414)

Baptisms v. 10........................................................1844-1849 ---------------------------1291716

Baptisms v. 11-12................................................. 1846-1850--------------------------- 1291717

(The Parish Registers continue after the New Series)

Clarendon, St. Andrew, Metcalfe, St. George -------------------------------------------- 1291753
Baptisms, marriages, burials v. 1.....................................1848-1861

St. Mary, St. Catherine, Hanover, St. Ann, St. John -------------------------------------- 1291754
Baptisms, marriages, burials v. 2................................... 1848-1860

St. John, Trelawny, St. James, Manchester, Westmoreland, . . .St. Dorothy, St. Thomas in the East -------------------------------------------------- 1291755
Baptisms, marriages, burials v. 3....................................1849-1854

St. Thomas in the Vale, Manchester, St. Ann, Westmoreland,
. . . Portland, St. Dorothy-----------------------------------------------------------------1291756
Baptisms, marriages, burials v. 4................................... 1850-1859

St. Andrew, St. George, Hanover, Trelawny,
. . . Westmoreland, St. Dorothy-----------------------------------------------------------1291757
. . . Baptisms, marriages, burials v. 5................................1849-1862
Clarendon, St. Thomas in the East, St. David, Vere
. . . Baptisms, marriages, burials v. 6................................1851-1859

All parishes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------1291758
Baptisms v. 7 (pp. 1--300).........................................1852-1856

All parishes ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1291759
Baptisms v. 7 (pp. 299-478) and v. 8 (p. 1 to p. 478, entire volume).........1852-1857

All parishes -----------item 1----------------------------------------------------------- 1291680
Baptisms v. 10 (pp. 266-605) ........................................................1858-1860
(at the end of the film are pages 359-378, Kingston deaths 1835-1836, which belong at the end of 1291731, Burials Volume I)

All parishes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1291760
Baptisms v. 9-10 (v. 10 to p. 267; is continued in 1291680)............1856-1863

Misc. baptism index ..........................................1860-1869
Misc. marriage index .........................................1860-1871
Misc. burial index ...............................................1860-1861

Baptisms v. 13-14................................................... 1859-1866-----------------------1291718

Baptisms v. 15......................................................... 1861-1867---------------------- 1291719

Baptisms v. 16-17................................................... 1863-1871---------------------- 1291720

Baptisms v. 18-19................................................... 1861-1871---------------------- 1291721

Baptisms v. 20-21................................................... 1860-1871---------------------- 1291726

Baptism index v. 13................................................ 1871-1877---------------------- 1291705
...(for 1878--1879 see Civil Registration)

Baptisms v. 1......................................................... 1870-1872-----------------------1291706

Baptisms v. 2-3..................................................... 1872-1874 ---------------------- 1291707

Baptisms v. 4-5......................................................1874-1877-----------------------1291708

Baptisms v. 6.........................................................1876-1879 ----------------------1291722

Marriages v. 1 & 2.................................................1826-1839----------------------- 1291727

Marriages v. 3-4...............................1838-1855; 1840-1853----------------------- 1291728

Marriages v. 5-6.............................. 1842-1864; 1845-1863----------------------- 1291729

Marriages v. 6a (Dissenter Marriages with Index) 1842-1846------------------------1291730

Marriages 6b, 8.................................................. 1856-1871
.......(6b is a duplicate of volume 6 which is on film 1291729)

Marriages 7 ............. second part of Item 1, film 1291746 (which contains Dissenter Marriages)

Marriage index v. 1.............................................1871-1879 ----------------------1291725
Marriages v. 1....................................................1871-1876

Marriages v. 2-3............................................... 1871-1878 ----------------------1291739

Marriages v. 4.................................................. 1876-1880-----------------------1291740

Burials v. 1-2......... 1826-1836; 1836-1844; 1845-1848; 1853-1862 ------- 1291731
(pages 359-378 which are missing from the end of Volume I, are at the end of film 1291680)

Burials v. 1, (pp. 359-370) ----------item 2-----------------------------------1291680

Burials v. 3-4....................... 1841-1859; 1844-1863---------------------- --1291732

Burials v. 5-6....................... 1847-1849, 1864-1871 ------------------------1291733

Burials v. 7-8....................... 1860-1871 ------------------------------------ 1291734

Burial index v. 1.........................1871-1877 -------------------------------- 1291741

Burials v. 1................................1871-1874

Burials v. 2a-3.......................... 1873-1880 ---------------------------------1291742

Index to v. 1 to 4 Births...............1844-1851--------------------------------1563555

Births v. 1-2...............................1844-1846 --------------------------------1291735

Births v. 3 .................................1845--1849--------------------------------1291712

Births v. 4 ..................................1847-1851 ------------------------------- 1291736

Deaths v. 1-3 (p. 137)................1844-1850 --------------------------------1291737

Deaths v. 3 (from p. 138)-v. 4 ....1846-1854 ------------------------------- 1291738

Marriages v. 1 (no index) ......................................1818-1840---------------------1291743

Marriages v. 2 ( p. 1-164), and v.2 index................. 1835-1841

Marriages v. 2(p. 164 to end), 3 and 4 (to p. 153)....1835-1843 ---------------------1291744
(contain indexes to volumes 3 and 4)

Marriages v. 4,5 and 7 (to p. 172)............................ 1841-1850--------------------- 1291745
(contain indexes to volumes 5 and 7)

Marriages v. 6....................................................... 1841-1846 ---------------------1291730
identified as 6a. on the film list. Contains its own index. Duplicated by the film 1768921)

Marriages v. 6 (another copy)................................. 1841-1846 ---------------------1768921

Marriages v. 7 (from 173), 8 and 9 ( to p. 116).1848-1850;1861-1871;1850-1853---1291746
(contain indexes to volumes 8 and 9)
Anglican Parish Register Marriages 7 ............... second part of Item 1

Marriages v. 9 (from p. 117), 10 and11....................... 1842-1862--------------------- 1291747
(contain indexes to volumes 10 and 11)

Marriages v. 12, 13 and 14 (to p. 35)............................1860-1871--------------------- 1291748
(contain indexes to volumes 12, 13, and 14)

Marriages v. 14 (from p. 35), 15 and16 (to p. 306)........ 1854-1871--------------------- 1291749
(contains index to volume 15)

Marriage index for v. 16-20......................................... 1870-1880 -------item 2--------1291751

Marriage index for v. 16-20 (another copy) --------------------------------------------- 1389921

Marriages v. 16 (p. 306), 17 and 18............................... 1860-1878 ----------------------1291750

Marriages v. 19............................................................ 1865-1879--------item 1-------- 1291751

Marriages v. 20............................................................. 1867-1880 ----------------------1291752

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The LDS has now placed images of these Dissenter Marriage Registers online at:

https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A//api.familysearch.org/records/collection/1827268/waypoints

To browse the images, from the list there select: Dissenters

You will be presented with the following list (in black), to which I have made corrections and comments in red.

[Note that in volumes 1 through 15, the beginning page on the right (retro) was numbered 1, and the next page on the right was numbered 2, and so on. The back of each page (verso) was not numbered, but here will be given the same number as the front, followed by a v.]

In Volumes 1 through 13 only the names of grooms were indexed.

RECORD TYPE AND YEARS

Index to marriages 1870-1880, Vol. 16-20 - 95 images
Index to marriages 1875-1879, Vol. 16-20 - 171 images

Marriages 1838-1864 - This is Volume 12. Index is images 2 to 21. Final image 239 is page 216.

Marriages 1840-1840, Vol. 1-2 - This is the first part of Volume 2 only. Index is images 2 to 20.  Final image 186 is page 164. (For Volume 1 see second line below)

Marriages 1840-1842 - This is the second part of Volume 2, pages 164 to 266v (final image 107).

Marriages 1840-1843 - This is Volume 1. An index of the churches only is images 1 to 4. There is no index of people. Final image 238 is page 231.

Marriages 1841-1843, Vol. 3 - Index is images 2 to 24. Final image is 294 is page 264.

Marriages 1841-1843, Vol. 4 - First part only of Volume 4 - Index is images 2 to 35. Final image 192 is page 153.

Marriages 1842-1843 - Vol. 4., second part only, from page 153. Final image 153 is page 298.

Marriages 1842-1853, Vol. 9 - First part only. Index is images 2 to 24.  Final image 142 is page 116 (Second part of Vol. 9 is 4th item down).

Marriages 1843-1844, Vol. 5 - Index is images 3 to 30r.  Final image 238 is page 198.

Marriages 1843-1852, Vol. 8 - Index is images 2 to 25.  Final image 239 is page 212v.

Marriages 1846-1849 - This is the first part of Volume 7. Index is images 1 to 24. Pages stop at page 172.

Marriages 1848-1871, Vol. 7 - This is the second part of Volume 7, starting with page 172 and ending at page 225 (image 54)
[Note that images 56 to 170 are NOT Dissenter Marriages.  They are Volume 7 of the Parish Register for Marriages in the Anglican Church].

Marriages 1852-1854 - This is the second part of Volume 9, from pages 116 to 204v (final image 91).

Marriages 1854-1858, Vol. 10 - Index is images 2 to 22.  Final image 245 is page 218.

Marriages 1854-1869, Vol. 13- Index is images 3 to 20 ("A" is missing).  Final image 288 is page 265.

Marriages 1858-1861, Vol. 11- Index is images 2 to 21.  Final image 233 is page 207.

Marriages 1860-1870 - This is the second part of Volume 14, from pages 34v and 35 to 207 (final image 174).

Marriages 1860-1877 - This is Volume 17. Image 1 is pages 1 and 2. Final image 243 is page 477.

Marriages 1861-1875- This is the second part of Volume 16, from pages 306 to 461.

Marriages 1863-1869, Vol. 14- This is the first part of Volume 14. Index is images 3 to 28.  Final image 62 is page 34r. For the second part of this volume see 3 lines above.

Marriages 1865-1879, Vol. 19 - Final image 245 is page 485.

Marriages 1867-1886, Vol. 20 - Final image 206 is page 401.

Marriages 1870-1872, Vol. 15 - Index is images 2 to 28.  Final image 246 is page 315v.

Marriages 1870-1875, Vol. 16 - This is the first part of Volume 16, from pages 1 to 306 (final image 154).

Marriages 1876-1878, Vol. 18 - Pages 1 to 481.

NOTE: to view Volume 6 of Dissenter Marriages, go to https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A//api.familysearch.org/records/collection/1827268/waypoints
Select: All Parishes
Select: Marriages 1845-1846.
Images 1 to 26 are the Index.  The final image 295 is page 259v

These are films of the extant (actual) wills in the Island Records Office. They do not include those in the Will Books, which can only be examined in the Island Records Office.

Wills 1725-1882.............................................1937926

Wills 1883-1888, 1891...................................1937927

Wills 1894-1903.............................................1937928

Wills 1904-1913, 1917-1919, 1921...............1937929

Wills 1889, 1914-1923, 1925........................1937930

Wills 1924, 1926-1930..................................1937931

These films do not contain indexes to the wills they contain. Indexes to the wills are in the "Registers and Wills" section of this web site.

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