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==Resources==
 
==How to Find the Records==


===Online Records in FamilySearch===
===Online Records in FamilySearch===


*'''1560-1938''' {{RecordSearch|1520550|Bolivia Baptisms, 1560-1938}} at FamilySearch — [[Bolivia Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520550 Bolivia baptisms, 1560-1938]
*'''1630-1940''' {{RecordSearch|1520564|Bolivia Marriages, 1630-1940}} at FamilySearch — [[Bolivia Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520564 Bolivia marriages, 1630-1940]
*'''1750-1920''' {{RecordSearch|1520566|Bolivia Deaths, 1750-1920}} at FamilySearch — [[Bolivia Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1520566 Bolivia deaths, 1750-1920]


===Offices to Contact===
===Offices to Contact===


[https://www.oep.org.bo/registro-civico/ Órgano Electoral Plurinacional de Bolivia]<br>
Direcciones Departamentales y Regionales del Registro Civil
Av. Sánchez Lima esq. Pedro Salazar (Sopocachi) # 2482<br>
[http://www.cne.org.bo/RegistroCivil]
La Paz, Bolivia<br>
Dirección Nacional de Registro Civil:
Av. 6 de Agosto esq. Cordero Nº 2798 - Sucre
Tel.: 2433984 - 2430106
 
See [http://www.guiagenealogica.com/index.php/archivos-en-latinoamerica/bolivia Genealogical Guide - Bolivia]


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]
Registro de Estado Civil <br>
Archivo General <br>
Calle Obispo Cardenas 1475 <br>
La Paz, Bolivia <br>


==Background==
==Historical 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>
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>
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==Information Recorded in the Records==
==Information Recorded in the Records==


===Birth registers, 1898 to present===
Registers of births, marriages, and deaths  include the following information:
 
'''Birth registers, 1898 to present'''


Baby:
Baby:
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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.
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===
'''Marriage registers, 1898 to present'''
Spouses:
Spouses:
*Names and surnames
*Names and surnames
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*Judge's names and surnames
*Judge's names and surnames
*Judicial jurisdiction
*Judicial jurisdiction
*Guardianship of the children left with the father and those left with the mother
*Payroll of the children left with the father and those left with the mother
*The game and then canceled?
 
There is a space for nullity?


Names of any natural children born before the marriage of the parties.
Names of any natural children born before the marriage of the parties.


===Death Registers, 1940 to present===
'''Death Registers, 1940 to present'''
*Names and surnames of the deceased
*Names and surnames of the deceased
*Time, day, month and year of death
*Time, day, month and year of death
*Cause of death
*Cause of death
*Proof of the cause of death when there was no medical attendant
*A way to verify the use of death when there was no medical assistance?
*Doctor's names, surname and title, who issued the death certificate
*Doctor's names, surname and title, who issued the death certificate
*Place where the death took place (domicile or hospital, city, province, department)
*Place where the death took place (domicile or hospital, city, province, department)
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*Race: white, mestizo, indigenous or other
*Race: white, mestizo, indigenous or other


Until 1973, the following was noted:
Until 1973, the following was note:
*Whether legitimate
*Whether legitimate
*Place of birth
*Place of birth
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Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Direcciones Departamentales y Regionales del Registro Civil [1] Dirección Nacional de Registro Civil: Av. 6 de Agosto esq. Cordero Nº 2798 - Sucre Tel.: 2433984 - 2430106

See Genealogical Guide - Bolivia


Registro de Estado Civil
Archivo General
Calle Obispo Cardenas 1475
La Paz, Bolivia

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

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

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Registers of births, marriages, and deaths include the following information:

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
  • Payroll of the children left with the father and those left with the mother
  • The game and then canceled?

There is a space for nullity?

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
  • A way to verify the use of death when there was no medical assistance?
  • 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 note:

  • Whether legitimate
  • Place of birth
  • Nationality
  • Profession, occupation or trade
  • Names and surnames of father, mother, and if applicable, spouse

References[edit | edit source]

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


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