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== Civil registration == | == Civil registration == | ||
These online classes in Spanish from FamilySearch teach fundamental principles you should remember when searching for ancestors in civil registration records. | |||
[https://www.familysearch.org/ | *[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/registros-civiles-y-censos Registros Civiles y Censos] | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/registros-civiles-y-parroquiales Registros Civiles y Parroquiales] | |||
The majority of the governments in Latin America began civil registration after 1870, however a few began earlier. After civil registration began, almost everyone, Catholics or not, were recorded in civil registration records. This is especially useful for those who were not Catholic as many other religions began to thrive in parts of Latin America about this same time. It should also be noted that a large number of immigrants | The majority of the governments in Latin America began civil registration after 1870, however a few began earlier. After civil registration began, almost everyone, Catholics or not, were recorded in civil registration records. This is especially useful for those who were not Catholic as many other religions began to thrive in parts of Latin America about this same time. It should also be noted that a large number of immigrants who came to Latin America did so towards the end of the 1800s. | ||
In the list below you will find the year when civil registration began in each Latin American country. | In the list below you will find the year when civil registration began in each Latin American country and Spain. | ||
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| Argentina | | Argentina | ||
| 1881 | | 1881 | ||
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| | | Brazil | ||
| 1850 | | 1850 | ||
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| Chile | | Chile | ||
| 1885 | | 1885 | ||
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| Dominican Republic | |||
| 1828 | |||
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| Ecuador | | Ecuador | ||
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| 1881 | | 1881 | ||
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| | | Mexico | ||
| 1857 | | 1857 | ||
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| 1879 | | 1879 | ||
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| | | Panama | ||
| 1914 | | 1914 | ||
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| 1880 | | 1880 | ||
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| | | Peru | ||
| 1886 | | 1886 | ||
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| 1885 | | 1885 | ||
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| | | Spain | ||
| | | 1870 | ||
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| Uruguay | | Uruguay | ||
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=== Deaths === | === Deaths === | ||
Death records usually include the following information about the deceased | Death records usually include the following information about the deceased: | ||
*Residence – municipio or district where the death was registered. Name of the town or city where the deceased lived. | *Residence – municipio or district where the death was registered. Name of the town or city where the deceased lived. | ||
*Deceased’s Information – Full name of the deceased, his or her residence and/or birth place, occupation, age, marital status, cause of death, place of burial. | *Deceased’s Information – Full name of the deceased, his or her residence and/or birth place, occupation, age, marital status, cause of death, place of burial. | ||
*Family Information – Full names of father and mother (if single or child) or full name of spouse (if married). Occasionally deaths will mention names of children (if deceased had living children at the time of death). | *Family Information – Full names of father and mother (if single or child) or full name of spouse (if married). Occasionally deaths will mention names of children (if deceased had living children at the time of death). | ||
== Extract Forms == | |||
The following extract forms were created by Dr. George Ryskamp, JD, AG. These particular forms are designed to be used for Spanish research; however, they can help in other research areas, such as Italy, France, Portugal, etc. Click on the type of record form you would like to use and print it for your own files. | |||
[[Media:Baptism_template.pdf|Birth/Baptism Extract Form]] | |||
[[Media:Marriage_Template.pdf|Marriage Extract Form]] | |||
[[Media:Death_Template.pdf|Death/Burial Extract Form]] | |||
These forms are designed to help you quickly analyze and organize your documents. They can become a personal index for your family records. | |||
== Locating the records == | == Locating the records == | ||
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In order to locate civil registration records for your ancestor you will need to know where they lived. If your ancestors lived in a small town or a remote location, you will need to locate the nearest municipality with a civil registration office where they might have gone to record these vital events. Online maps or gazetteers can be helpful in locating jurisdictions. More information may be found in the Wiki gazetteers pages for each individual country. In Spanish the most helpful gazetteers are called diccionarios geográficos. It is also important to know approximate years when the events took place. | In order to locate civil registration records for your ancestor you will need to know where they lived. If your ancestors lived in a small town or a remote location, you will need to locate the nearest municipality with a civil registration office where they might have gone to record these vital events. Online maps or gazetteers can be helpful in locating jurisdictions. More information may be found in the Wiki gazetteers pages for each individual country. In Spanish the most helpful gazetteers are called diccionarios geográficos. It is also important to know approximate years when the events took place. | ||
Many Civil Registration records can be found online at FamilySearch.org. Where indexes are available begin by searching for a name first. If there are no options to search by name, you will need to | Many Civil Registration records can be found online at FamilySearch.org. Where indexes are available begin by searching for a name first. If there are no options to search by name, you will need to browse the records page by page. You will first choose the province, department, or state, then the city, and then the record type. | ||
Births = nacimientos; Marriages = matrimonios; Deaths = defunciones. | Births = nacimientos; Marriages = matrimonios; Deaths = defunciones. | ||
*[https://familysearch.org/search/ | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/location/south-america/brazil Brazil] | ||
* | *{{RecordSearch|1630787|Chile, 1885-1903}} | ||
* | *{{RecordSearch|1925429|Costa Rica, 1823-1975}} | ||
* | *{{RecordSearch|1619814|Dominican Republic, 1801-2010}} | ||
* | *{{RecordSearch|1821208|El Salvador, 1704-2001}} | ||
*[https://familysearch.org/search/ | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/location/caribbean-and-central-america/guatemala Guatemala] | ||
*[https://familysearch.org/search/ | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/location/mexico Mexico] | ||
* | *{{RecordSearch|1601210|Nicaragua, 1809-2013}} | ||
*[https://familysearch.org/search/ | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/location/south-america/peru Peru] | ||
* | *{{RecordSearch|1682798|Puerto Rico, 1805-2001}} | ||
*[https://familysearch.org/search/ | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/location/continental-europe/spain Spain] Many pre-1870 civil registration records for Spain will be found by province in municipal records collections. | ||
* | *{{RecordSearch|1837849|Uruguay Civil Registration, 1879-1930}} | ||
* | *{{RecordSearch|1823609|Venezuela Civil Registration, 1873-2003}} | ||
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