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== Record Finder Table for Mexico ==
This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for research from 1800 to the present.  
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.  
=== Order of Records ===
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.


== List of Topics ==
Step 1. '''In column 1''' select a research goal. Choose an ancestor you would like to know more about. What new information would you like to learn about that person?
This Record Finder table links to the Mexico topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
 
===Vital Events ===
Step 2. '''In column 2''' find the types of records most likely to have the information you need. Read the FamilySearch Wiki articles about those types of records. They explain what the records might tell you, how to search them, and how to find them in the FamilySearch Catalog. Some records are not at the library.
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Step 3. '''In column 3''' find additional record types that may be useful. Records of previous research (such as Genealogy, Biography, History, Periodicals, and Societies) are useful for most goals but are not listed unless they are ''especially'' helpful.  
 
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| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:'''
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|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| align="left" | Age
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Mexico Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Mexico Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | [[Mexico Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Mexico Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
|-
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Birth date
 
| align="left" | [[Mexico Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| align="left" | [[Mexico Church Records|Church Records]]
|-
| align="left" | Birthplace
| align="left" | [[Mexico Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]  
| align="left" | [[Mexico Church Records|Church Records]]
|-
| align="left" | Boundaries and origins
| align="left" | [[Mexico Maps|Maps]]
| align="left" | [[Mexico Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Mexico History|History]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| align="left" | Customs
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Mexico History|History]], Minorities
*[[Mexico Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | [[Mexico Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]
*[[Mexico Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Mexico Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| align="left" | Country of foreign birth
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Mexico Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]  
*[[Mexico Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | [[Mexico Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Mexico Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Mexico Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
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|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Death information
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[Mexico Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" | [[Mexico Church Records|Church Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| align="left" | Divorce
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Court Records
*[[Mexico Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | [[Mexico Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Mexico Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| align="left" | Emigration information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Mexico Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[Mexico Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" |  
*[[Mexico Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Mexico Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| align="left" | Ethnic background
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Mexico Church Records|Church Records]]  
*[[Mexico Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
| align="left" | [[Mexico Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Mexico Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Mexico Directories|Directories]]
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Historical background
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[Mexico History|History]], Encyclopedia and Dictionaries
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" | [[Mexico Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Mexico Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date  
| align="left" | Immigration date  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Mexico Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[Mexico Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| align="left" | Naturalization and Citizenship
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Mexico Societies|Societies]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
| align="left" | Living relatives
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Mexico Directories|Directories]]  
*[[Mexico Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| align="left" |  
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
 
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=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
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|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Maiden name
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[Mexico Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" | [[Mexico Church Records|Church Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Residence
| align="left" | Marriage information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Mexico Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]  
*[[Mexico Census|Census]]
| align="left" | [[Mexico Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Mexico Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
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=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
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|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Naming customs
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[Mexico History|History]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" | [[Mexico Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Nobility
| align="left" | Naturalization
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | Court Records
*[[Mexico Nobility|Nobility]]
| align="left" |  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Mexico Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| align="left" | Occupations
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Civil Records  
*[[Mexico Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | [[Mexico Census|Censuses]]
*[[Mexico Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Mexico Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| align="left" | Parents
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Civil Records  
*[[Mexico Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | [[Mexico Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Mexico Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Mexico History|History]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| align="left" | Physical description
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Mexico Military Records|Military Records]]  
*[[Mexico Social Life and Customs|Social Life & Customs]]  
| align="left" | [[Mexico Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Mexico Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Mexico History|History]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| align="left" | Place-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Mexico Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]  
*[[Mexico Military Records|Military Records]]
| align="left" | [[Mexico Maps|Maps]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
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===Reading Spanish Records===
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| align="left" |Vocabulary
| align="left" | Places of residence
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Mexico Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]  
*[[Spanish Genealogical Word List]]
| align="left" | [[Mexico Church Records|Church Records]], [[Mexico Biography|Biography]], [[Mexico Census|Census]]
*[[Spanish Records Extraction Manual| Spanish Records Extraction Manual]]
|-
|-
| align="left" |Handwriting
| align="left" | Previous research
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | [[Mexico Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Mexico Biography|Biography]]  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/reading-spanish-handwriting Reading Spanish Handwriting]
| align="left" | [[Mexico Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180131201930/https://script.byu.edu/spanish-handwriting/introduction BYU Spanish Documents Script Tutorial]
*[https://www.iifilologicas.unam.mx/dicabenovo/ Diccionario de Abreviaturas Novohispanas]
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|-
| align="left" |Naming patterns
| align="left" | Religion
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Mexico Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Mexico Names, Personal|Naming patterns]]
| align="left" | [[Mexico Census|Censuses]]
|-
|-
| align="left" |Writing for records
| align="left" | Social activities
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Mexico Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]
*[[Spanish Letter Writing Guide]]  
| align="left" | [[Mexico History|History]]
|}
|}


==States of Mexico==
{|
|[[File:Dark_thin_font_green_pin_Version_4.png]]
|The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. '''More specific help is available in topic articles for each state of Mexico, including links to actual records.'''
|}
{|
<ul class="column-spacing-fullscreen" style="padding-right:5px;">
    <li>[[Aguascalientes, Mexico Genealogy|Aguascalientes]]</li>
    <li>[[Baja California, Mexico Genealogy|Baja California]]</li>
    <li>[[Baja California Sur, Mexico Genealogy|Baja California Sur]]</li>
    <li>[[Campeche, Mexico Genealogy|Campeche]]</li>
    <li>[[Chiapas, Mexico Genealogy|Chiapas]]</li>
    <li>[[Chihuahua, Mexico Genealogy|Chihuahua]]</li>
    <li>[[Coahuila, Mexico Genealogy|Coahuila]]</li>
    <li>[[Colima, Mexico Genealogy|Colima]]</li>
    <li>[[Distrito Federal, Mexico Genealogy|Distrito Federal]]</li>
    <li>[[Durango, Mexico Genealogy|Durango]]</li>
    <li>[[Guanajuato, Mexico Genealogy|Guanajuato]]</li>
    <li>[[Guerrero, Mexico Genealogy|Guerrero]]</li>
    <li>[[Hidalgo, Mexico Genealogy|Hidalgo]]</li>
    <li>[[Jalisco, Mexico Genealogy|Jalisco]]</li>
    <li>[[State of Mexico, Mexico Genealogy|State of Mexico]]</li>
    <li>[[Michoacán]]</li>
    <li>[[Morelos, Mexico Genealogy|Morelos]]</li>
    <li>[[Nayarit, Mexico Genealogy|Nayarit]]</li>
    <li>[[Nuevo León, Mexico Genealogy|Nuevo León]]</li>
    <li>[[Oaxaca, Mexico Genealogy|Oaxaca]]</li>
    <li>[[Puebla, Mexico Genealogy|Puebla]]</li>
    <li>[[Querétaro, Mexico Genealogy|Querétaro]]</li>
    <li>[[Quintana Roo, Mexico Genealogy|Quintana Roo]]</li>
    <li>[[San Luis Potosí, Mexico Genealogy|San Luis Potosí]]</li>
    <li>[[Sinaloa, Mexico Genealogy|Sinaloa]]</li>
    <li>[[Sonora, Mexico Genealogy|Sonora]]</li>
    <li>[[Tabasco, Mexico Genealogy|Tabasco]]</li>
    <li>[[Tamaulipas, Mexico Genealogy|Tamaulipas]]</li>
    <li>[[Tlaxcala, Mexico Genealogy|Tlaxcala]]</li>
    <li>[[Veracruz, Mexico Genealogy|Veracruz]]</li>
    <li>[[Yucatán, Mexico Genealogy|Yucatán]]</li>
    <li>[[Zacatecas, Mexico Genealogy|Zacatecas]]</li>
|}
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Revision as of 11:52, 10 June 2015

Mexico Gotoarrow.png Record Selection Table

This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for research from 1800 to the present.

Step 1. In column 1 select a research goal. Choose an ancestor you would like to know more about. What new information would you like to learn about that person?

Step 2. In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need. Read the FamilySearch Wiki articles about those types of records. They explain what the records might tell you, how to search them, and how to find them in the FamilySearch Catalog. Some records are not at the library.

Step 3. In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful. Records of previous research (such as Genealogy, Biography, History, Periodicals, and Societies) are useful for most goals but are not listed unless they are especially helpful.

What you are looking for: Try these records first: Other useful records:
Age Civil Registration Church Records
Birth date Civil Registration Church Records
Birthplace Civil Registration Church Records
Boundaries and origins Maps Gazetteers, History
Customs History, Minorities Social Life and Customs
Country of foreign birth Civil Registration Emigration and Immigration
Death information Civil Registration Church Records
Divorce Court Records Civil Registration
Emigration information Emigration and Immigration
Ethnic background Church Records Emigration and Immigration
Historical background History, Encyclopedia and Dictionaries Gazetteers, Periodicals
Immigration date Emigration and Immigration Naturalization and Citizenship
Living relatives Directories
Maiden name Civil Registration Church Records
Marriage information Civil Registration Church Records
Naming customs History Social Life and Customs
Naturalization Court Records
Occupations Civil Records Censuses
Parents Civil Records Church Records
Physical description Military Records Emigration and Immigration
Place-finding aids Gazetteers Maps
Places of residence Civil Registration Church Records, Biography, Census
Previous research Genealogy, Biography Periodicals
Religion Church Records Censuses
Social activities Social Life and Customs History
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