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==Resources== | |||
===Online Resources=== | |||
*'''1722-1911''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1520572 Argentina Marriages, 1722-1911 (Argentina matrimonios, 1722-1911)] at FamilySearch - [[Argentina Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, incomplete; ''also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9772 Ancestry]'' ($), ''[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30083/argentina-marriages-1722-1911 MyHeritage]'' ($) | |||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms], Findmypast, index & images ($) | |||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=algeria British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Angola], Findmypast, index & images ($) | |||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-deaths-and-burials British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials], Findmypast, index & images ($) | |||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms], | |||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=algeria British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Angola], | |||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-deaths-and-burials British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials], | |||
===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
Argentina has no single repository of civil registration records | Argentina has no single repository of civil registration records. | ||
Civil registration | Civil registration registers are maintained by the office of the Dirección del Registro Civil in the municipal district. The original book stays in the municipal office and duplicate copies are sent to the provincial or judicial archives of the province or the General Archive of the Tribunal in the federal district. | ||
A village may belong civilly to a larger nearby town. In large cities, there may be many civil registration districts. Use gazetteers and other geographic references to identify the place your ancestor lived and the civil registration office that served it. See [[Argentina Gazetteers]]. | A village may belong civilly to a larger nearby town. In large cities, there may be many civil registration districts. Use gazetteers and other geographic references to identify the place your ancestor lived and the civil registration office that served it. See [[Argentina Gazetteers]]. | ||
====Local Civil Registration Municipal Offices==== | ====Local Civil Registration Municipal Offices==== | ||
An example of an address format is: | |||
::Dirección del Registro Civil<br> | ::Dirección del Registro Civil<br> | ||
::Oficina de Inscripciones y Rectificaciones<br> | ::Oficina de Inscripciones y Rectificaciones<br> | ||
::(City), (Province), Argentina | ::(City), (Province), Argentina | ||
*[http://www.mapsofworld.com/postal-codes/country-argentina.html '''Find the Argentina postal code here.'''] | |||
====Provincial Archives and Tribunal Archives==== | ====Provincial Archives and Tribunal Archives==== | ||
The civil registration records for the federal district are preserved on microfiche and there is a general index by sex and type of record (birth, marriages, deaths, recognitions, inscriptions and adoptions). <br> | |||
For the province of Buenos Aires, use the following: | |||
[https://www.gba.gob.ar/registrodelaspersonas Registro Provincial de las Personas]<br> | |||
Calle 1 y 60 N° 1342 <br> | |||
La Plata (1900)<br> | |||
Buenos Aires, Argentina<br> | |||
Telephone: +54 0221-429-6200<br> | |||
Email: [mailto:gba.gob.ar gba.gob.ar]<br> | |||
Email: [mailto:dprp@gob.gba.gov.ar dprp@gob.gba.gov.ar] | |||
== | ==Background== | ||
The earliest vital records in Argentina were made by the churches. In 1886 the civil government began keeping vital records. Even though the law was passed in 1886, most of the provinces started keeping records at different times. Most had the system going by 1900. After that date, most individuals who lived in Argentina are recorded. | The earliest vital records in Argentina were made by the churches. In 1886 the civil government began keeping vital records. Even though the law was passed in 1886, most of the provinces started keeping records at different times. Most had the system going by 1900. After that date, most individuals who lived in Argentina are recorded. | ||
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==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||
The information recorded in civil registration records varied over time. The later records generally give more complete | The information recorded in civil registration records varied over time. The later records generally give more complete information than the earlier ones. | ||
===Births Records (nacimientos)=== | |||
Births were usually registered by the infant’s father or by a neighbor or friend of the family within a few days of the event. | Births were usually registered by the infant’s father or by a neighbor or friend of the family within a few days of the event. | ||
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Corrections or additions to a birth record may have been added as a note in the margin. | Corrections or additions to a birth record may have been added as a note in the margin. | ||
===Marriage Records (matrimonios, casamientos)=== | |||
Early civil marriage entries simply contained | Early civil marriage entries simply contained: | ||
*Name of the bride and groom | *Name of the bride and groom | ||
*Marriage date | *Marriage date | ||
Later | Later records may include: | ||
*Ages of the bride and groom | *Ages of the bride and groom | ||
*Occupations | *Occupations | ||
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Because the Catholic Church continued keeping records after the creation of the civil registration in 1886, two types of records are available for the marriages. Be sure to search both records. | Because the Catholic Church continued keeping records after the creation of the civil registration in 1886, two types of records are available for the marriages. Be sure to search both records. | ||
===Divorce Records (divorcios)=== | |||
Divorces are not recorded with the civil registration, but rather in the courts. The | Divorces are not recorded with the civil registration, but rather in the courts. The FamilySearch Library has very few divorce records in its collection. | ||
You may obtain information from divorce records by contacting the court of the town or municipality where the divorce took place. | |||
===Death Records (defunciones)=== | |||
Early civil death records list: | Early civil death records list: | ||
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Deaths were recorded within a few days of the event in the town or city where the person died. | Deaths were recorded within a few days of the event in the town or city where the person died. | ||
Later death records generally give: | |||
*Name | *Name | ||
*Date and place of death | *Date and place of death | ||
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These forms are designed to help you quickly analyze and organize your documents. They can become a personal index for your family records. | These forms are designed to help you quickly analyze and organize your documents. They can become a personal index for your family records. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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