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=== Definition===
==Resources==
Civil registration is the records of births, marriages, and deaths that are kept by the government, rather than by a church.
===Online Resources===
===Time Coverage===
'''Country-wide:'''<br>
Civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths began in 1877.
*'''1877-2008''' : {{RecordSearch|1682771|Guatemala Civil Registration, 1877-2008}} at FamilySearch — index & images; ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9884/ Ancestry] ($), [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30203/guatemala-civil-registration-1877-2008?s=218489221 MyHeritage] ($)''
*'''1730-1917''' {{RecordSearch|1520627|Guatemala Baptisms, 1730-1917}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1760-1880''' {{RecordSearch|1520636|Guatemala Deaths, 1760-1880}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1750-1930''' {{RecordSearch|1520635|Guatemala Marriages, 1750-1930}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1581-1977''' {{RecordSearch|1614809|Guatemala, Catholic Church Records, 1581-1977}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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'''Departments:'''<br>
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://www.familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/1682771/waypointsGuatemala Civil Registration by Department], FamilySearch, browsable images.
*'''1877-1994''' [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2102016 Guatemala, Alta Verapaz, Civil Registration]
*'''1877-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2102016|Guatemala, Alta Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Alta Verapaz, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2106095|Guatemala, Baja Verapaz, Civil Registration, 1877-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Baja Verapaz, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2114423|Guatemala, Chimaltenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Chimaltenango, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2451040|Guatemala, El Progreso, Civil Registration, 1877-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, El Progreso, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2392700|Guatemala, Escuintla, Civil Registration, 1877-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Escuintla, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-2006''' {{RecordSearch|2075150|TGuatemala, Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2006}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Guatemala, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2451045|Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Huehuetenango, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2443319|Guatemala, Izabal, Civil Registration, 1877-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Izabal, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2426084|Guatemala, Jalapa, Civil Registration, 1877-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Jalapa, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2274798|Guatemala, Jutiapa, Civil Registration, 1877-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Jutiapa, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2274797|Guatemala, Petén, Civil Registration, 1877-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Petén, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2274796|Guatemala, Quetzaltenango, Civil Registration, 1877-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Quetzaltenango, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2274794|Guatemala, Quiché, Civil Registration, 1877-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Quiche, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2422976|Guatemala, Retalhuleu, Civil Registration, 1877-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Retalhuleu, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2274791|Guatemala, Sacatepéquez, Civil Registration, 1877-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Sacatepequez, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2274790|Guatemala, San Marcos, Civil Registration, 1877-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, San Marcos, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2274788|Guatemala, Santa Rosa, Civil Registration, 1877-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Santa Rosa, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2444805|Guatemala, Sololá, Civil Registration, 1877-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Sololá, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2274785|Guatemala, Suchitepéquez, Civil Registration, 1877-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Suchitepequez, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1930-2008''' {{RecordSearch|2268582|Guatemala, Totonicapán, Civil Registration, 1930-2008}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Totonicapán, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1877-1994''' {{RecordSearch|2284386|Guatemala, Zacapa, Civil Registration, 1877-1994}} at FamilySearch — [[Guatemala, Zacapa, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images


=== Information Recorded in Civil Registers  ===
===Offices to Contact===
 
[https://www.renap.gob.gt/ Registro Nacional de las Personas (RENAP)]<br>
Main Office<br>
Calzada Roosevelt<br>
13-46 zona 7<br>
Guatemala, Guatemala<br>
PBX (phone) +(502) 24161900
 
[https://www.renap.gob.gt/contactenos Ways to contact RENAP: Call Center, Email, Chat].  Best to use Spanish.
 
[https://www.renap.gob.gt/servicios/inscripcion-de-nacimiento-en-la-republica-de-guatemala Registro Nacional de las Personas (RENAP)] has information and request forms:
 
*[https://www.renap.gob.gt/servicios/inscripcion-de-nacimiento-en-la-republica-de-guatemala Birth records]
*[https://www.renap.gob.gt/servicios/inscripcion-de-matrimonio-en-la-republica-de-guatemala-ante-notario-o-ministro-de-culto Marriage records]
*[https://www.renap.gob.gt/servicios/requisitos-minimos-que-debe-contener-el-informe-de-defuncion Death records]
*[https://www.renap.gob.gt/servicios/inscripcion-de-divorcio Divorce records]
 
On the left side of these pages are links for other types of records.
 
==Background==
 
<br>Civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths began in 1877.
 
'''Registro Nacional de las Personas / National Registry of Persons (RENAP)'''
 
In 2006, the Law of the National Registry of Persons (RENAP) began, replacing the Civil Registry. The Civil Registry began in 1877 when civil registration was separated from the Catholic Church, making a "civil" and no longer an ecclesiastical registry. The Civil Registry codes were created and updated in 1877, 1933 and the current one in 1964.
 
Due to this, the books of births, deaths and marriages are currently in charge of the Registro Nacional de las Personas (RENAP).
 
'''Other RENAP websites'''
 
[http://es-la.facebook.com/people/Renap-Guatemala/1847032465 Facebook]
 
[http://twitter.com/renapgt Twitter]
 
==Coverage and Compliance==
 
==Information Recorded in the Records==


The following information is usually found in these records:  
The following information is usually found in these records:  
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| Date and place of birth
| Date and place of birth
| Date and place of the marriage
| Date and place of the marriage
|Date and place of death
| Date and place of death
|-
|-
| Name of the child
| Name of the child
| Name of the bride and groom
| Names of the bride and groom
|Name and age of deceased  
| Name and age of deceased  
|-
|-
| Child’s gender  
| Child’s gender  
| Their civil status at the time of marriage
| Their civil status at the time of marriage
|Civil status at the time of death  
| Civil status at the time of death  
|-
|-
| Legitimacy  
| Legitimacy  
| Bride and groom’s birth place and current residence
| Bride and groom’s birth places and current residences
|Civil status and name of spouse if married
| Civil status and name of spouse if married
|-
|-
| Parents’ names, residence, or places of origin
| Parents’ names, residence, or places of origin
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== Locating Civil Registration Records  ==
==References==
===Online Records===
*{{RecordSearch|1682771|Guatemala Civil Registration, 1877-2008}} FamilySearch, index and browsable images, incomplete.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://www.familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/1682771/waypointsGuatemala Civil Registration by state], FamilySearch, browsable images.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9884 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980], Ancestry.com, ($), index and browsable images.
*[http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30203/guatemala-civil-registration-1877-2008?s=218489221 Guatemala Civil Registration, 1877-2008], MyHeritage, ($), index, incomplete.
*[http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/articles/world-records/full-list-of-united-kingdom-records/births-marriages-and-deaths/births-and-baptisms/british-nationals-born-overseas-1818-2005 British Nationals Born Overseas 1818-2005], index and images.
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/british-nationals-born-overseas-1818-2005 British Nationals Born Overseas 1818-2005], index and images, ($)
*[http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/articles/world-records/full-list-of-united-kingdom-records/births-marriages-and-deaths/marriages-and-divorces/british-nationals-married-overseas-1818-2005 British Nationals Married Overseas 1818-2005], index and images,
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/british-nationals-married-overseas-1818-2005 British Nationals Married Overseas 1818-2005,], index and images, ($)
*[http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/articles/world-records/full-list-of-united-kingdom-records/births-marriages-and-deaths/deaths-and-burials/british-nationals-died-overseas-1818-2005 British Nationals Died Overseas 1818-2005], index and images.
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/british-nationals-died-overseas-1818-2005 British Nationals Died Overseas 1818-2005], index and images, ($)
 
=== FamilySearch Library  ===
 
:::a. Click on this link to see a list of [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=319&query=%2Bplace%3AGuatemala '''"Places within Guatemala"'''] and a list of provinces will open.
:::b. Click on '''"Places within...."''' for the province.
:::c. Click on the '''town or city''' you wish to search.
:::d. Click on '''"Civil registration"''' topic. Click on the blue links to specific record titles.
:::e. Choose the correct '''event and time period''' for your ancestor.  '''"Nascimentos"''' are births. '''Matrimônios''' and '''"Casamentos"''' are marriages. ''' "Óbitos"''' are deaths.  '''"Índice"''' is the index.
:::f. Some combination of these icons will appear at the far right of the microfilm listed for the record. [[File:FHL icons.png|75px]].  The magnifying glass indicates that the microfilm is indexed. Clicking on the magnifying glass will take you to the index. Clicking on the camera will take you to an online digital copy of the microfilm.
 
== Search Strategies  ==
 
To effectively use civil records, follow these steps:


#Search for the relative or ancestor you have selected. When you find the person’s birth record, search for the births of his or her brothers and sisters.
<br>
#Search for the marriage of his or her parents. The marriage record will often give you information that leads to the parents’ birth record.
#Estimate the parents’ age and search for their birth records.
#Repeat the process for both the father and mother.
#If earlier generations are not in the record, search neighboring municipios.
#Search the death records for all family members.


== References ==
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