Mexico Record Finder: Difference between revisions

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Mexico Wiki Topics

Beginning Research
Guided Research Research Strategies Record Finder Finding Town of Origin Online Learning
Record Types
Cemeteries Census Church Directories Church Records Civil Registration Colonial Records Directories Emigration & Immigration Compiled Genealogies Land & Property	Military Records Newspapers Nobility Notarial Records Online Records Periodicals Probate Public Records Religious Records Vital Records
Mexico Background
Biography Church History Gazetteers Historical Geography History	Naming Customs Social Life & Customs Spanish Word List Yucatán Languages
Cultural Groups
Indigenous Peoples
Local Research Resources
Archives & Libraries Societies FamilySearch Centers

Mexico

Record Finder

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 Civil Registration
Marriage place and date	Church Records Civil Registration	Notarial Records
Death date, place, and burial	Church Records Civil Registration	Probate Records Notarial Records

Maiden Names and Family Members[edit | edit source]

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

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

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Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration	Societies
Country of origin	Emigration and Immigration

Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

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

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

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

Reading Spanish Records[edit | edit source]

Vocabulary	Spanish Genealogical Word List Spanish Records Extraction Manual
Handwriting	Reading Spanish Handwriting BYU Spanish Documents Script Tutorial
Naming patterns	Naming patterns
Writing for records	Spanish Letter Writing Guide

States of Mexico[edit | edit source]

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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-*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/reading-spanish-handwriting Reading Spanish Handwriting]
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/570 Reading Spanish Handwriting]
-*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180131201930/https://script.byu.edu/spanish-handwriting/introduction BYU Spanish Documents Script Tutorial]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180131201930/https://script.byu.edu/Pages/Spanish/en/welcome.aspx BYU Spanish Documents Script Tutorial]
-*[https://www.iifilologicas.unam.mx/dicabenovo/ Diccionario de Abreviaturas Novohispanas]
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