Trinidad and Tobago Genealogical Records

Trinidad and Tobago 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.

Trinidad and Tobago 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.

Trinidad and Tobago Death & Burial Records

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

A searchable database of over 1 million Jewish burials with photographs of the matzevot.

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.

Trinidad and Tobago 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 Trinidad and Tobago

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.

Subject Card Index to AP Stories (1937-1985)

An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.

AP Stories & Newsfeatures (1937-1985)

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

Trinidad and Tobago 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.

Trinidad and Tobago 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.

Trinidad and Tobago 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.

Trinidad and Tobago Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

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

Trinidad and Tobago 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.

Trinidad and Tobago 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 Trinidad and Tobago

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.

Trinidad and Tobago 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.

Trinidad and Tobago 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 Trinidad and Tobago

Crockford's Clerical Directories (1868-1914)

Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.

Trinidad and Tobago 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 Trinidad and Tobago

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Mohammed26,9941:51
2Ali18,2021:75
3Joseph16,1481:84
4Williams14,4581:94
5Singh13,9111:98
6Charles12,1611:112
7Thomas11,9061:115
8Maharaj10,6461:128
9Rampersad9,9561:137
10Khan9,7211:140
11John8,7441:156
12James8,2981:164
13Lewis8,1771:167
14Alexander7,9291:172
15Hosein6,9021:198
16Persad6,1491:222
17George6,1271:223
18Edwards5,8431:233
19Phillip5,7601:237
20Ramkissoon5,6601:241
21Roberts5,4801:249
22Francis5,2471:260
23Baptiste5,0301:271
24Pierre4,8131:283
25Mahabir4,7871:285
26Smith4,6541:293
27Samuel4,3851:311
28Samaroo4,3151:316
29Mitchell4,2491:321
30Ramnarine4,0701:335
31Henry3,9261:347
32Daniel3,8531:354
33Paul3,8361:356
34Jones3,8001:359
35Clarke3,7921:360
36Ramoutar3,5431:385
37Johnson3,5051:389
38Wilson3,4531:395
39Peters3,3311:409
40Boodoo3,3121:412
41Ramroop3,1911:427
42Seepersad3,1781:429
43Garcia3,0361:449
44Maraj2,9541:462
44Ramlal2,9541:462
46Sookdeo2,9381:464
47Noel2,9361:465
48Boodram2,9321:465
49Alleyne2,8981:471
50Brown2,8721:475
51Richards2,8671:476
52Ramdass2,7891:489
53Sankar2,7691:493
54Andrews2,7451:497
55Ramcharan2,6891:507
56Narine2,5701:531
57Ramnath2,4951:547
58King2,4841:549
59Thompson2,4781:550
60Beharry2,4551:556
61Taylor2,3961:569
62Hernandez2,3811:573
63Grant2,3681:576
64Mohan2,3561:579
65Baksh2,3151:589
66Baboolal2,3101:590
67Phillips2,2921:595
68Jack2,2301:612
69Moore2,1931:622
70Ramlogan2,1901:623
71Campbell2,1871:624
71David2,1871:624
73Stewart2,1701:629
74Martin2,1561:633
75Ragbir2,1481:635
76Davis2,1101:646
77Benjamin2,0771:657
78Simon2,0731:658
79Deonarine2,0611:662
80Bernard2,0291:672
81Sookram2,0041:681
82Julien1,9701:692
83Ramlochan1,9501:699
84Cooper1,9471:701
85Gonzales1,9391:703
85Sinanan1,9391:703
87Richardson1,9331:706
88Ramdeen1,9231:709
89Roopnarine1,9091:714
90Gopaul1,9071:715
91Douglas1,9031:717
92Gomez1,8891:722
93Sylvester1,8721:729
94Antoine1,8531:736
95Adams1,8461:739
96Kissoon1,8251:747
97Ragoonanan1,8181:750
98Duncan1,8131:752
99Solomon1,8111:753
100Sooknanan1,7961:759
101Holder1,7881:763
102Nelson1,7791:767
103Ramsaroop1,7471:781
104Ramsaran1,7421:783
105Ramdial1,7121:797
105Sammy1,7121:797
107Griffith1,7101:798
108Fraser1,7021:801
109Mahadeo1,6801:812
110Ramjattan1,6611:821
111Marshall1,6561:824
112Scott1,6481:828
113Lutchman1,6461:829
114Sookoo1,6291:837
115Basdeo1,6131:846
116Morris1,6091:848
117Hamilton1,6041:850
118Mohamed1,6001:852
119Dookie1,5971:854
120Francois1,5841:861
120Lawrence1,5841:861
122Rajkumar1,5801:863
123Alexis1,5781:864
124Murray1,5661:871
125Dass1,5581:875
126Rodriguez1,5521:879
127Moses1,5321:890
128Gordon1,5241:895
129Seecharan1,5161:900
130Harry1,5141:901
131Sandy1,5101:903
132Jackson1,5091:904
133Forde1,5081:904
134Frederick1,5071:905
135Nicholas1,4891:916
136Lezama1,4871:917
137Bailey1,4741:925
138Huggins1,4281:955
139Brathwaite1,4181:962
140Diaz1,3961:977
141Robinson1,3831:986
142Balgobin1,3771:991
142Sahadeo1,3771:991
144Nanan1,3751:992
145Balkaran1,3731:993
146Lee1,3631:1,001
147Browne1,3621:1,001
148Abraham1,3611:1,002
149Mark1,3531:1,008
150Ramsingh1,3471:1,013
151Samlal1,3151:1,037
152Latchman1,2921:1,056
153Ramrattan1,2901:1,057
154Modeste1,2891:1,058
155Mathura1,2881:1,059
156Reid1,2871:1,060
157Felix1,2831:1,063
158Sampson1,2821:1,064
159Lopez1,2781:1,067
160Bachan1,2551:1,087
161Reyes1,2541:1,088
162Isaac1,2501:1,091
163Jordan1,2421:1,098
164Abdool1,2381:1,102
165Walker1,2241:1,114
166Jacob1,2181:1,120
167Bruce1,2091:1,128
168Marcano1,2011:1,136
168Small1,2011:1,136
170Simmons1,2001:1,137
171Harris1,1951:1,141
171Lalla1,1951:1,141
173Ramdeo1,1911:1,145
174Patrick1,1781:1,158
175Toussaint1,1721:1,164
176Harripersad1,1561:1,180
177Guy1,1501:1,186
178Cummings1,1421:1,194
179Sooklal1,1141:1,224
180Ramdhanie1,1051:1,234
181Gobin1,1031:1,237
181Hinds1,1031:1,237
183Arjoon1,0991:1,241
184Ramjit1,0931:1,248
185Young1,0901:1,251
186Alfred1,0871:1,255
187Parris1,0811:1,262
188Bissoon1,0641:1,282
189Guerra1,0631:1,283
190Haynes1,0621:1,284
190Jaggernauth1,0621:1,284
192Bobb1,0461:1,304
193Beckles1,0421:1,309
194Cox1,0211:1,336
195McKenzie1,0171:1,341
195Melville1,0171:1,341
197Constantine1,0151:1,344
198Ramcharitar1,0131:1,346
199Blackman1,0081:1,353
200Matthews1,0021:1,361