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==Resources==


===Online Records in FamilySearch===
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*'''1560-1938''' {{RecordSearch|1520550|Bolivia Baptisms, 1560-1938}} at FamilySearch — [[Bolivia Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
Civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths began in 1940.<ref name="rys">Ryskamp, George. ''Finding Your Hispanic Roots.'' Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997.</ref>
*'''1630-1940''' {{RecordSearch|1520564|Bolivia Marriages, 1630-1940}} at FamilySearch — [[Bolivia Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1750-1920''' {{RecordSearch|1520566|Bolivia Deaths, 1750-1920}} at FamilySearch — [[Bolivia Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
 
===Offices to Contact===
 
[https://www.oep.org.bo/registro-civico/ Órgano Electoral Plurinacional de Bolivia]<br>
Av. Sánchez Lima esq. Pedro Salazar (Sopocachi) # 2482<br>
La Paz, Bolivia<br>
 
Telephones: 2 2424221 / 2 2422338<br>
Email: [mailto:info@oep.org.bo info@oep.org.bo]
Fax: (591) 2416710
 
See [http://www.guiagenealogica.com/index.php/archivos-en-latinoamerica/bolivia Genealogical Guide - Bolivia]
 
==Background==
 
Civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths began in 1940.<ref name="rys">Ryskamp, George. ''Finding Your Hispanic Roots.'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997).</ref>
 
==Coverage and Compliance==
 
==Information Recorded in the Records==
 
===Birth registers, 1898 to present===
 
Baby:
*Names and surname
*Sex
*Race,
*Time, day, month, year of birth
*Place of birth
 
Parents:
*Names and surnames
*Nationality
*Language
*Race
*Profession
*Address
*Age
*Degree of instruction
 
Witnesses:
*Names and surnames
*Age
*Nationality
*Profession
*Address
*Identity card
 
General observations.
 
NOTE: By the law approved on April 5, 1945, all Bolivians born before 1940, and therefore not registered in the Civil Registry, should obtain a birth certificate by presenting their baptismal record or witnesses. In both cases, the registration is recorded in special books of birth.
 
===Marriage registers, 1898 to present===
Spouses:
*Names and surnames
*Date
*Nationality
*Place of birth
*Domicile
*Profession or occupation
*Age
*Race
*Religion
*Degree of instruction
*Language or dialect spoken
*Amount of possessions you own
*Marital status
*observations
*If the person does not know how to sign their name, they stamp their fingerprint
 
Parents:
*Names and surnames
*Appearances
*Address
 
Paternal grandparents' names and surnames
 
Witnesses' names and surnames
 
NOTE:
There is space for the cancellation of marriages (divorce) with:
*Date on which the divorce decree was issued
*Judge's names and surnames
*Judicial jurisdiction
*Guardianship of the children left with the father and those left with the mother
 
Names of any natural children born before the marriage of the parties.
 
===Death Registers, 1940 to present===
*Names and surnames of the deceased
*Time, day, month and year of death
*Cause of death
*Proof of the cause of death when there was no medical attendant
*Doctor's names, surname and title, who issued the death certificate
*Place where the death took place (domicile or hospital, city, province, department)
*If the place is urban, suburban or rural
*The time of residence in the place
*Habitual residence of the deceased person
*Sex
*Marital status
*Age
*Race: white, mestizo, indigenous or other
 
Until 1973, the following was noted:
*Whether legitimate
*Place of birth
*Nationality
*Profession, occupation or trade
*Names and surnames of father, mother, and if applicable, spouse


== References ==
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Civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths began in 1940.[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Ryskamp, George. Finding Your Hispanic Roots. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997.