Saint Kitts and Nevis Genealogical Records

Saint Kitts and Nevis Birth & Baptism Records

British Nationals Born Overseas (1818-2006)

An index to births of British citizens born overseas that were registered with the British Consul or High Commissioner. Provides a reference that can be used to order a birth certificate.

Caribbean Births & Baptisms (1590-1928)

An index to around 450,000 mixed birth and baptism records.

Saint Kitts and Nevis Marriage & Divorce Records

British Nationals Married Overseas (1818-2005)

An index to marriages of British citizens overseas that were registered with the British Consul or High Commissioner Provides a reference that can be used to order a marriage certificate.

Caribbean Marriage Index (1591-1905)

An index to around 90,000 marriage records from various sources.

Saint Kitts and Nevis Death & Burial Records

British Nationals Overseas Deaths (1818-2005)

A name index linked to original indices of British citizens who died overseas. Records record the area in which the deceased died and their age.

Caribbean Death & Burial Index (1790-1906)

An index of around 6,000 death records. The index may include names of relatives and details of the death.

Saint Kitts and Nevis Census & Population Lists

Slave Registers of British Colonial Dependencies (1813-1834)

Digital images, searchable by an index of almost three million names, recording lawfully-kept slaves in British dominions. They record a slave's name, place of residence, age, gender, nationality and their owner's name.

Newspapers Covering Saint Kitts and Nevis

Name Card Index to AP Stories (1905-1990)

An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.

AP Stories & Newsfeatures (1937-1985)

An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.

Subject Card Index to AP Stories (1937-1985)

An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.

Saint Kitts and Nevis Immigration & Travel Records

Middlesex Convict Transportation Contracts (1682-1787)

Orders to remove convicts from Middlesex and deport them to penal colonies.

Naturalizations in America & the West Indies (1740-1782)

Early records granting citizenship to largely Protestant individuals in Britain's American dominions.

Derbyshire Transportation Index (1720-1772)

A calendar to records detailing the transportation of people from Derbyshire to parts of the British Empire.

Saint Kitts and Nevis Military Records

WWI Commonwealth Casualty Lists (1914-1920)

A list of over 1.3 million British and Commonwealth servicemen who were injured during World War One.

Prisoners of War (1715-1945)

An index to and images records detailing the incarceration of 1.34 million military personnel, civilians, diplomats, missionaries & merchant seamen who were held as prisoners of war. The records cover British prisoners held by foreign powers and non-British prisoners held by Britain.

WWI British Prisoner of War Records (1914-1918)

Records of over 80,000 British and Commonwealth men captured during the Great War.

Slave Registers of British Colonial Dependencies (1813-1834)

Digital images, searchable by an index of almost three million names, recording lawfully-kept slaves in British dominions. They record a slave's name, place of residence, age, gender, nationality and their owner's name.

Middlesex Convict Transportation Contracts (1682-1787)

Orders to remove convicts from Middlesex and deport them to penal colonies.

Calendar of State Papers Colonial (1513-1739)

Calendars to records relating to British colonies.

Key West Admiralty Records (1829-1911)

These records cover prize, ransom, and salvage cases; suits to establish title to a ship independent of possession of the ship; possessory actions to recover ships; and a variety of maritime contracts and torts.

Derbyshire Transportation Index (1720-1772)

A calendar to records detailing the transportation of people from Derbyshire to parts of the British Empire.

Saint Kitts and Nevis Directories & Gazetteers

Thom's Official Directory of Great Britain & Ireland (1914)

A directory of the court, parliament, aristocracy, mayors, civil service, military, militia and banks in the British Empire.

The American Gazetteer (1798)

One of the earliest attempt to form a comprehensive dictionary of places in The Americas.

CIA World Factbook (1994)

A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.

World Foreign Gazetteer (1998)

Useful for locating places, this searchable gazetteer gives brief details, latitude and longitude for more than 1.5 million features, places and regions throughout the world.

Saint Kitts and Nevis Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

Saint Kitts and Nevis Histories & Books

The American Gazetteer (1798)

One of the earliest attempt to form a comprehensive dictionary of places in The Americas.

Ancestry Member Stories (6000 BC-Present)

Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.

Ancestry Member Photos & Documents (6000 BC-Present)

Over 60 million historic photographs and documents submitted to Ancestry. This rich collection contains many rare sources of interest to local historians and will be relevant to most genealogical research.

Colonial Office List (1870)

A searchable book containing descriptions of British colonies, statistics, information on officials and more.

Colonial Office List (1863)

A searchable book containing descriptions of British colonies, statistics, information on officials and more.

Saint Kitts and Nevis Occupation & Business Records

Slave Registers of British Colonial Dependencies (1813-1834)

Digital images, searchable by an index of almost three million names, recording lawfully-kept slaves in British dominions. They record a slave's name, place of residence, age, gender, nationality and their owner's name.

Crockford's Clerical Directories (1868-1914)

Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.

Slave Voyages Database (1514-1866)

The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database has information on more than 35,000 slave voyages that forcibly embarked over 12 million Africans for transport to the Americas between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Newspaper Press Directory (1927)

A directory describing newspapers in the UK and British Empire, including circulation and political leaning.

Newspaper Press Directory (1913)

A directory describing newspapers in the UK and British Empire, including circulation and political leaning.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Saint Kitts and Nevis

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Ancestry Member Family Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.

Ancestry World Tree (6000 BC-1997)

A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.

Saint Kitts and Nevis Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Saint Kitts and Nevis Church Records

Crockford's Clerical Directories (1868-1914)

Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.

Crockford's Clerical Directory (1929)

A directory listing Anglican parishes and other divisions of the Church or England hierarchy and their various religious officers. The directory covers the UK and Anglican churches throughout the world.

Biographical Directories Covering Saint Kitts and Nevis

Crockford's Clerical Directories (1868-1914)

Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.

Saint Kitts and Nevis Maps

Old Maps Online (1497-2010)

An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.

Most Common Surnames in Saint Kitts and Nevis

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Williams1,5691:35
2Browne1,2271:45
3Liburd1,1201:49
4Francis7601:73
5Pemberton7341:75
6Jeffers6701:82
7Henry5571:99
8Warner5551:99
9Richards5491:101
10Hanley5271:105
11Huggins5061:109
12Mills4941:112
13James4931:112
14Maynard4831:114
14Morton4831:114
16Herbert4751:116
17Daniel4651:119
18Gumbs4531:122
19Clarke4461:124
20Caines4411:125
21Rawlins4341:127
22Richardson4321:128
23Matthew4301:128
24Nisbett4291:129
25Thomas4261:130
26Hendrickson4011:138
27Davis3861:143
28Phillip3851:143
29Hodge3721:148
30Walters3591:154
31Archibald3501:158
32Powell3401:162
33Dore3391:163
34Jones3351:165
35Lewis3151:175
36Douglas3091:179
37Thompson3011:183
38Martin2911:190
38Rogers2911:190
40Benjamin2831:195
41Phipps2791:198
42Charles2691:205
43Lawrence2661:208
44Claxton2641:209
45Isaac2591:213
46Taylor2521:219
46Tyson2521:219
48Johnson2441:226
49Harris2421:228
50Woodley2371:233
51Brookes2341:236
52Parris2331:237
53Kelly2251:245
53Webbe2251:245
55Joseph2241:246
56Hobson2231:248
56Morris2231:248
58Stapleton2171:254
59Griffin2151:257
60Smithen2101:263
61Brown2081:265
61Byron2081:265
63Weekes2041:271
64Edwards2001:276
65Samuel1951:283
66Elliott1931:286
67Ward1861:297
68Carty1821:303
69Stevens1811:305
69Wilson1811:305
71Sutton1771:312
72Hazel1751:315
72Smith1751:315
74Bradshaw1711:323
74Connor1711:323
74Wattley1711:323
77Adams1691:327
77Prentice1691:327
79Allen1671:331
80Lake1621:341
80Percival1621:341
82David1601:345
83Freeman1591:347
84Buchanan1551:356
85Grant1481:373
86France1461:378
87Carey1441:383
87Challenger1441:383
89Farrell1381:400
90Bass1351:409
90Liddie1351:409
92Roberts1341:412
93Manners1311:421
94Stanley1301:425
95Belle1281:431
95Chapman1281:431
95Wallace1281:431
98Flemming1261:438
99Gilbert1251:442
100Greene1241:445
100Simmonds1241:445
100Wilkinson1241:445
103Eddy1231:449
103Fyfield1231:449
105Harvey1221:452
106Arthurton1201:460
107Bartlette1181:468
107Collins1181:468
109Saunders1151:480
109Walwyn1151:480
111O'Loughlin1111:497
112Brandy1081:511
113Dasent1071:516
113Rouse1071:516
115Hamilton1061:521
115Hull1061:521
117Duncan1031:536
118Saddler1021:541
119Bussue1011:547
120Audain1001:552
120Christopher1001:552
120Osborne1001:552
123Newton981:563
124Queeley961:575
125Bridgewater951:581
125Webster951:581
125Wilkin951:581
128Leader911:607
129Julius901:613
129Paul901:613
131Blake891:620
132Abbott881:627
132Boddie881:627
134Bailey851:649
135Marsham841:657
136Cornelius831:665
136Henderson831:665
136Sargeant831:665
136Swanston831:665
140Norford821:673
141Moore801:690
142Duporte791:699
142Hughes791:699
144Bryan781:708
144Drew781:708
144Esdaille781:708
144Halliday781:708
144Parry781:708
149Cannonier761:726
149Murray761:726
149Wyatt761:726
152Bassue751:736
152Burke751:736
152Dickenson751:736
152Edmeade751:736
156Isles741:746
157Berridge731:756
157Evelyn731:756
157Patrick731:756
157Woods731:756
161Fraser721:767
161French721:767
163Chiverton701:789
164Bergan691:800
164Dias691:800
164Finch691:800
164Jacobs691:800
164Pennyfeather691:800
164Riley691:800
164Seaton691:800
171Mason681:812
171Peets681:812
173Merritt661:836
173Wilkes661:836
175Pinney651:849
175Tyrell651:849
177Mitcham641:862
177Ottley641:862
179Glasford631:876
179Heyliger631:876
179Jarvis631:876
182Frederick621:890
182Govia621:890
182John621:890
182Whyte621:890
186Moses611:905
187Merchant601:920
187Persaud601:920
189Simon591:936
190Amory581:952
190Glasgow581:952
190Skeete581:952
193Dunrod571:968
193Wharton571:968
195Caesar561:986
195Maloney561:986
197Berry551:1,004
198Dolphin541:1,022
198Fahie541:1,022
198Romney541:1,022
198Ryan541:1,022