Genealogy Resources: Caribbean

In the early 1970s the Supreme Court Registry deposited a large collection of wills and related papers into the Archives. Subsequent deposits have since been made from this institution. The wills are recorded in alphabetical order the earliest being 1703 and the latest 1968.

The purpose of The Bahamas Genealogy Group is to promote, preserve and share quality Bahamian genealogical information with its members. We accomplish this through the open and constructive exchange of information on Bahamian genealogy and history.

From Who Do You Think You Are - Jonathan Scott shares his top online resources for tracing your Caribbean ancestry

Our Aim – to make Caribbean Family History accessible to all

To identify, preserve, and provide access to Caribbean genealogy, history, and cultural heritage information resources for the Virgin Islands and the Caribbean, and to promote and encourage their use for family history documentation, education, and scholarship.

From Family Search

The Chinese Immigrants in Cuba collection includes hundreds of original documents, manuscripts and photos covering the migration of 125,000 Chinese who signed up to be cheap labor in Cuba from 1847 until the later 1890s. The archive continues until the 1970s and records the Chinese community in Cuba and is rich with photos. This massive collection, from the archive of James and Ana Melikian Collection, is probably the largest one in private hands concerning Chinese in Cuba. At present, the physical collection contains over 1,341 records and about 8,000-9,000 pages.

Recursos para los que buscan sus raíces Cubanas.

Providing Cuban Genealogy Resources Since 2001.

The Cuban Heritage Collection at the University of Miami collects, preserves, and provides access to primary and secondary sources of enduring historical, research, and artifactual value that relate to Cuba and the Cuban diaspora from colonial times to the present.

List of family names from Haiti and Saint-Domingue

El conocimiento de nuestros orígenes familiares y nacionales, nos hace más conscientes de nuestro ser y más responsables con nuestra Patria

The Department serves as the main repository for the perseveration of government records in paper, audiovisual and electronic formats, relating to the country’s history and heritage.
It collects archival materials relating to Jamaica produced by government ministries, agencies and departments and persons of national importance, as well as churches, charities and other organizations, to ensure that primary materials of cultural value to Jamaica are preserved.

From Who Do You Think You Are - Sharon Hintze reveals how you can trace your Jamaican ancestry using online records, many of them free

This is a virtual genealogy library for those researching family history for Jamaica, West Indies, especially for people born before 1920.

Indenture records are available online, all others by in person visit.