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The Puerto Rico Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Puerto Rico. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.

Puerto Rico Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

Puerto Rico Research Tips[edit | edit source]

Church Records. To find ancestors living in Puerto Rico since the discovery of the Island, search Catholic parish records for baptisms, marriages and deaths. Puerto Rico Catholic Church Records 1645 to 1969

Census Records. To find ancestors living in Puerto Rico in 1910, 1920, and 1930 search the US Census online databases as if you were searching in an American state.

Civil Registrations. Births, marriages and death indexes. Puerto Rico Civil Registrations 1805-2001

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 === Puerto Rico Research Tips  ===
-'''Church Records'''. &nbsp;&nbsp; To find ancestors living in Puerto Rico since the discovery of the Island, search Catholic parish records for baptisms, marriages and deaths. [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1807092 Puerto Rico Catholic Church Records 1645 to 1969]
+'''Church Records'''.    To find ancestors living in Puerto Rico since the discovery of the Island, search Catholic parish records for baptisms, marriages and deaths. [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1807092 Puerto Rico Catholic Church Records 1645 to 1969]
-'''Census Records'''. &nbsp;&nbsp;To find ancestors living in Puerto Rico in 1910, 1920, and 1930 search the US Census online databases as if you were searching in an American state.
+'''Census Records'''.   To find ancestors living in Puerto Rico in 1910, 1920, and 1930 search the US Census online databases as if you were searching in an American state.
-'''Civil Registrations'''. &nbsp; Births, marriages and death indexes. &nbsp;{{RecordSearch|1682798|Puerto Rico Civil Registrations 1805-2001}}
+'''Civil Registrations'''.   Births, marriages and death indexes.  {{RecordSearch|1682798|Puerto Rico Civil Registrations 1805-2001}}
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