Butterbb39 (talk | contribs) (Created the page) |
m (Text replacement - "https://familysearch.org/catalog-search " to "https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog ") |
||
| (14 intermediate revisions by 9 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[Peru|Peru]] [[ | {{breadcrumb | ||
| link1=[[Peru Genealogy|Peru]] | |||
| link2= | |||
| link3= | |||
| link4= | |||
| link5=[[Beginning Peru Research|Beginning Peru Research]] | |||
}} | |||
To find church, civil or other records for your ancestor in Peru using the [https://familysearch.org/ | |||
{{Peru-sidebar}} | |||
To find church, civil or other records for your ancestor in Peru using the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch catalog], you will need to know the various levels of jurisdictions (government or religious administrative divisions) in Peru. Five locality levels are normally used. The country of Peru is divided into departments or region (departamentos), provinces (provincias), districts (distritos), and cities, towns, villages, etc. However in the FamilySearch Catalog the records are organizaed by department and province. | |||
== District == | == District == | ||
Under the district level you will find civil registration records. In large cities there may be several offices. You must know to which district your town belongs in order to locate the civil registration records. District records will be located in the [https://familysearch.org/ | Under the district level you will find civil registration records. In large cities there may be several offices. You must know to which district your town belongs in order to locate the civil registration records. District records will be located in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch catalog] under the name of the district. | ||
== Church == | == Church == | ||
| Line 15: | Line 24: | ||
Places are usually written from smallest to largest on a family group record: | Places are usually written from smallest to largest on a family group record: | ||
Huayre, Junin, Junín, Junín, Peru | |||
City/town, District, Province, Department, Country | |||
Huayre belongs to the district of Junin, and you will need to know this to find the civil registration records in the FamilySearch Catalog. | Huayre belongs to the district of Junin, and you will need to know this to find the civil registration records in the FamilySearch Catalog. | ||
| Line 23: | Line 32: | ||
When you want to include the parish, which is especially important in large cities, in your locality field you would write it in the following manner: | When you want to include the parish, which is especially important in large cities, in your locality field you would write it in the following manner: | ||
El Sagrario, Lima, Lima, Lima, Peru | |||
Parish, City/town, District, Province, Department, Country | |||
The parish of El Sagrario is located in the city of Lima. | The parish of El Sagrario is located in the city of Lima. | ||
| Line 31: | Line 40: | ||
=== To find your localities, see the following sources: === | === To find your localities, see the following sources: === | ||
*Because some place names and boundaries have changed or no longer exist, you may need to use an old gazetteer that describes places as they were known in earlier times, such as: 1877 Diccionario Geográfico Estadístico del Perú, by Mariano F. Paz Soldán. You may view a digitized copy of this book online at [https://archive.org/stream/diccionariogeog01soldgoog#page/n8/mode/2up]. | *Because some place names and boundaries have changed or no longer exist, you may need to use an old gazetteer that describes places as they were known in earlier times, such as: 1877 Diccionario Geográfico Estadístico del Perú, by Mariano F. Paz Soldán. You may view a digitized copy of this book online at [https://archive.org/stream/diccionariogeog01soldgoog#page/n8/mode/2up]. | ||
*Also check the {{ | *Also check the {{FSC|968433|title-id|disp=Perú: Dicrectorio nacional de municipalidades provinciales y distritales, 1999}} (Peru: National Directory of Provincial and District Municipalities). By Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática, Lima, Perú:Dirección Nacional de Estadística e Informática Departamental, 1999. FS Library INTL Book 985 E54p 1999. | ||
*Google Maps is a great place to figure out distances between towns. | *Google Maps is a great place to figure out distances between towns. | ||
| Line 45: | Line 54: | ||
== Records from FamilySearch == | == Records from FamilySearch == | ||
Once you have identified the name and jurisdiction of the town of your ancestors you will want to check the [https://familysearch.org/ | Once you have identified the name and jurisdiction of the town of your ancestors you will want to check the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] and [https://familysearch.org/#form=historical_records FamilySearch Record Collections] for records about your ancestors. For more information about how to search the FamilySearch catalog you will want to read [[Using the FamilySearch Catalog|Using the FamilySearch Catalog]]. | ||
To search the catalog, as well as indexed records and images available online from FamilySearch, you will need to visit [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org]. To find the record collections for Peru, scroll down the page and click on [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1®ion=CENTRAL_SOUTH_AMERICA Caribbean, Central and South America]. | To search the catalog, as well as indexed records and images available online from FamilySearch, you will need to visit [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org]. To find the record collections for Peru, scroll down the page and click on [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1®ion=CENTRAL_SOUTH_AMERICA Caribbean, Central and South America]. | ||
Return to the [[Peru|Peru]] page | Return to the [[Peru Genealogy|Peru]] page | ||
[[es:Cómo encontrar registros de sus antepasados Peruanos]] <br> | |||
<div id="refHTML"></div> <div id="refHTML"></div> | <div id="refHTML"></div> <div id="refHTML"></div> | ||
[[Category:Peru]] | [[Category:Peru]] | ||
edits