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Mexico

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Record Finder Table for Mexico[edit | edit source]

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

This Record Finder table links to the Mexico topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events[edit | edit source]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Birth date and place	Church Records	Military Levying Rolls
Marriage place and date	Church Records
Death date, place, and burial	Church Records	Probate Records Court Records

Maiden Names and Family Members[edit | edit source]

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Maiden name	Church Records
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members	Church Records	Census Probate Records Court Records
Living relatives	Genealogies Societies

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration	Societies

Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Residence	Census

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Nobility	Census	Periodicals
Occupation	Church Records	Census
Religion	Church Records	History
Social activities	Social Life and Customs Societies	History
Physical description	Military Records Military Levying Rolls

Reading Spanish Records[edit | edit source]

Reading Spanish records	Spanish Genealogical Word List	Handwriting	style="align:left; vertical-align:top;" Reading Spanish Handwriting Spanish Records Extraction Manual BYU Spanish Documents Script Tutorial
Naming patterns	Naming patterns
Writing for records	Spanish Letter Writing Guide

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 *[[Spanish Records Extraction Manual| Spanish Records Extraction Manual]]
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-*[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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-==States of Mexico==
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-|[[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.'''
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-<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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