Contulmo, Arauco, Chile Genealogy

Chile

Biobío

Arauco Province

Commune of Contulmo

Guide to Commune of Contulmo ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History

• In 1884, 48 German families of Protestant religion and, later, Jewish-German families began to populate the city "San Luis de Contulmo".
• The commune of Contulmo was created on August 20, 1918.
• It has an approximate population of 5,515 people.

Civil Registration

• 1885-1903 Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1903 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
• 1885-1903 Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1903 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
• 1885-1932 Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1932 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images

Church Records

• 1579-1930 Chile, Marriages, 1579-1930 at MyHeritage - index ($)
• 1585-1932 Chile, Baptisms, 1585-1932 at MyHeritage - index ($)
• 1633-2015 Chile, Catholic Church Records, 1633-2015 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

• Contulmo was established as a Lutheran colony by colonizing Germans and, therefore, the few existing records of the Catholic Church are likely to be found in the Diócesis Santa María de Los Ángeles

Cemeteries

• Cementerio Municipal de Contulmo

Localities

• Meliman
• Valle de Elicura