Sources of BVI Family Records (continued) Inland Revenue Office records ownership of houses, land and other property. Tax lists containing pertinent information are published annually Land Registry holds property identifiers: indexes and maps from 1972 Public Library: Newspapers from 1959 and various name indexes; BVI history books Survey Department: Ordinance [Survey] 1953 Maps; Boundary Maps from 1975 The Archives Unit Deputy Governor's office Burhym Building 49 De Castro Street Road Town Tortola VG1110 British Virgin Islands Tel: (284) 468 2365 Fax: (284) 468 2582 Email: [email protected]** Deputy Governor's Office <http://www.dgo.gov.vg> (Newsletter available) Archives and Records: <http://www.dgo.gov.vg/index.php?mpageid=106&mmenuidf=6&mmenuids=34&mmenuidt=49> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: BVI Family records Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 06:59:08 -0400 From: Spring <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] To: [email protected], Dante <[email protected]> CC: Peter Moll <[email protected]> References: <[email protected]> <[email protected]> Good morning, Dante This is the list compiled by the Archives Unit in the DGO - I was going to post a summary of it during the holidays, anyway:: "Sources of BVI Family Records The following Offices hold BVI records relevant to family research. Although they do not all have adequate space and staff to accommodate public searches, if you make an appointment, the appropriate officer would make a way to assist you..... The General Civil Registry Office is responsible for Civil Registration. It holds records of births, marriages, deaths and wills from 1859 to present. The Anglican and Methodist Churches hold records of baptisms, marriages and deaths.... Anglican Church: Baptisms, 1825-1861; Marriages, 1833-1946; Burials, 1819-1867 Methodist Church: Baptisms, 1815-1895; 1889 (?); Marriages, 1877-1934; Burials, 1845-1896 (to be continued after work :-)) Peter Moll BVI Dante wrote 21/12/07: > Peter, > > If the list of "Sources of BVI Family Records" is not too long, it may > be nice to post it to the list directly.