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*Name of informant (in more recent years)<br> | *Name of informant (in more recent years)<br> | ||
Be aware that information found in a death record about the deceased person’s parents, birth date, birthplace, and other information may be inaccurate as the person who gave the information may not have had complete information. | Be aware that information found in a death record about the deceased person’s parents, birth date, birthplace, and other information may be inaccurate as the person who gave the information may not have had complete information. | ||
== Search Strategies == | == Search Strategies == | ||
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Civil registration records are kept by all the states on a ‘’municipio’’ level. The exceptions are the states of Guerrero and Oaxaca, where the records are recorded by the ‘’municipio’’ but are archived on a district level, and the Distrito Federal (Federal District), where they are kept in delegations. Because of this, it is difficult to obtain records from these two states and the Federal District. In these three instances, as well as in the rest of the nation, the populace still registered in their local civil registration offices, from which the records were sent to the ‘’municipio’’ office, district office, or delegation office. If you know the town where your family lived, you should be able to find the local civil registration office. | Civil registration records are kept by all the states on a ‘’municipio’’ level. The exceptions are the states of Guerrero and Oaxaca, where the records are recorded by the ‘’municipio’’ but are archived on a district level, and the Distrito Federal (Federal District), where they are kept in delegations. Because of this, it is difficult to obtain records from these two states and the Federal District. In these three instances, as well as in the rest of the nation, the populace still registered in their local civil registration offices, from which the records were sent to the ‘’municipio’’ office, district office, or delegation office. If you know the town where your family lived, you should be able to find the local civil registration office. | ||
For the states that kept records on a ''municipio'' or municipality level, you will need to know the town where your family lived and to which ''municipio'' the town belonged. To determine which municipality a small town or rancho might have belonged, you should use one of the following finding aids. | |||
*[[Mexico Gazetteers|Gazetteer or diccionario geográfico]] | |||
*[http://google.com Google] | |||
*Secretaría de la Economía Nacional, Dirección General de Estadística (México), {{FHL|1014932|title-id|disp=División municipal de las entidades federativas}} (México, D.F. : Dirección General de Estadística, México, 1972), FHL INTL Book 972 E2dm 1972. | |||
Some municipios are small and therefore only have one civil registration office, but there are other larger ''municipios'' that have several sub civil registration offices that report to the main municipio office. These sub civil registration offices are all listed under the municipio seat. For example, in Sonora the ''municipio'' of Cajeme covers a large geographical area and has had ten sub civil registration offices at different times. These offices have been or are now in the following cities: two in the city of Ciudad Obregón and one each in Cumuripa, Esperanza, Cocorit, Providencia, Pueblo Yaqui, El Realito, Oviachic, and Buenavista. All of these offices are listed under Cajeme, with a "see" reference indicated by an arrow from the sub-civil registration office to Cajeme. A person looking for civil registration for Cocorit will be referred to Cajeme by the "see" reference or arrow. However, other records such as church records or censuses will still be listed under Cocorit. Hence, to search all the records the library has for Cocorit you will need to search under two listings: Cajeme for civil registration, because Cocorit civil registration records are listed under Cajeme, and Cocorit for church records because the church records are listed under Cocorit. | |||
Each state now has a central civil registration office to which you can write for information. The address of the state civil registration office for Aguascalientes is: | Each state now has a central civil registration office to which you can write for information. The address of the state civil registration office for Aguascalientes is: | ||
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FamilySearch has microfilmed and digitized the civil registration records of thousands of municipios throughout Mexico. These records are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog. | FamilySearch has microfilmed and digitized the civil registration records of thousands of municipios throughout Mexico. These records are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog. | ||
The specific holdings of the Family History Library are listed in the Family History Library Catalog. To find civil registration records, search in the "Locality" section of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | The specific holdings of the Family History Library are listed in the Family History Library Catalog. To find civil registration records, search in the "Locality" section of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||
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FamilySearch's collection continues to grow as new records are microfilmed and/or digitized and added to the collection from numerous sources. Do not give up if records are not yet available. The FamilySearch.org and the FamilySearch Catalog are updated periodically, so check it occasionally for the records you need. | FamilySearch's collection continues to grow as new records are microfilmed and/or digitized and added to the collection from numerous sources. Do not give up if records are not yet available. The FamilySearch.org and the FamilySearch Catalog are updated periodically, so check it occasionally for the records you need. | ||
To view the list of municipios available | '''Images Online''': To view the list of municipios for Aguascalientes and browser images available online at FamilySearch,org click [https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/records/collection/2072126/waypoints here]. | ||
To read the Wiki article about the collection click [[ | '''Wiki Article about the Collection:''' To read the Wiki article about the collection click [[Mexico, Aguascalientes, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|here]]. | ||
Some civil registration records have been indexed are searchable by name. Begin | '''Indexed Records: '''Some civil registration records in Aguascalientes have been indexed and are searchable by name. Begin your search [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2072126 here] in the indexed records. | ||
== Locating Records Not at the Family History Library == | == Locating Records Not at the Family History Library == | ||
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*A check or cash for the search fee, which is usually $10. Check with the civil registration office or archive about making arrangements for payment as banking practices differ widely. | *A check or cash for the search fee, which is usually $10. Check with the civil registration office or archive about making arrangements for payment as banking practices differ widely. | ||
*The full name and the sex of the person sought. | *The full name and the sex of the person sought. | ||
*The names of his or her parents, if known. | *The names of his or her parents, if known. | ||
*The approximate date and place of the event about which you want information. | *The approximate date and place of the event about which you want information. | ||