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==Online Records== | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1682798|Puerto Rico, Civil Registration, 1805-2001}} - at FamilySearch. Partial index, images, incomplete. | |||
Births, marriages, deaths, indexes and other records created by civil registration offices in Puerto Rico. Some records may date prior to 1885 as a few municipalities began civil registration before that date. Some of these records have been indexed and are searchable as part of this collection. Additional indexed records will be published as they become available.<br> | |||
'''To search the same collection by municipality, use:''' | |||
*{{RecordSearch|1682798|Puerto Rico, Civil Registration, 1805-2001|access=browse}} - at FamilySearch. Images, incomplete. | |||
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'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:''' | |||
*[[Puerto Rico Civil Registration Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | |||
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To find church, civil or other records for your ancestor in Puerto Rico using the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch catalog], you will need to know the various levels of jurisdictions (government or religious administrative divisions) in Puerto Rico. Only two locality levels are normally used. The country of Puerto Rico is divided into municipalities (municipios), and cities, towns, villages, etc. | To find church, civil or other records for your ancestor in Puerto Rico using the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch catalog], you will need to know the various levels of jurisdictions (government or religious administrative divisions) in Puerto Rico. Only two locality levels are normally used. The country of Puerto Rico is divided into municipalities (municipios), and cities, towns, villages, etc. | ||