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== | ==How to Find Records== | ||
===Online Collections=== | |||
*'''1885-1932''' {{RecordSearch|1630787|Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1932}} at FamilySearch - [[Chile Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | |||
= | *'''1885-1903''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9812 Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1903 (Chile, Registro Civil, 1885-1903)], Ancestry.com ($) index and browsable images, incomplete, dates vary. | ||
Civil | *'''1885-1903''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30168/chile-civil-registration-1885-1903?s=209190711 Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1903], MyHeritage ($), index, incomplete, dates vary. | ||
==Information Recorded in | ====British Armed Forces==== | ||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms], index & images ($) | |||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages,], index & images ($) | |||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-deaths-and-burials British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials], index & images ($) | |||
===Offices to Contact=== | |||
You may order up to four certificates free online from the [http://www.registrocivil.cl/OficinaInternet/web/carro.srcei Chilean Office of Civil Registration]. In order to obtain the certificates they must be requested by someone who has a RUN, a Chilean national identity number. They will come in a PDF file via email. | |||
Once received you can verify their validity online at www.registrocivil.gob.cl for 60 days from the day of emission. You will need to enter the number of the file and the verification code and then verify the matching information that appears in your screen to confirm the authenticity of the document. | |||
Civil registration records are kept at the local civil registration office ''(oficina de registro civil)'' in each municipality''(municipalidad''). You must determine the town where your ancestor lived before you can find the records. | |||
Civil records are issued in duplicate. The original remains at the local civil registration archive and a copy is sent to: | |||
:'''Archivo General del Registro Civil'''<br> | |||
:'''(General Archive of Civil Registration)'''<br> | |||
:'''Calle Huérfanos 1570'''<br> | |||
:'''Santiago de Chile'''<br> | |||
:'''Chile'''<br> | |||
==Background== | |||
==Coverage and Compliance== | |||
Civil authorities began registering births, marriages, and deaths in 1885.<ref name="rys">Ryskamp, George. ''Finding Your Hispanic Roots.'' Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997.</ref> After this date, almost all individuals who lived in Chile are recorded. For many families, civil registration records are the only sources of information after this date. For birth, marriage, and death records before 1885, see [[Chile Church Records]]. | |||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | |||
The information recorded in civil registration records varied over time. The later records generally give more complete information than earlier ones. | The information recorded in civil registration records varied over time. The later records generally give more complete information than earlier ones. | ||
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===Births (nacimientos)=== | ===Births (nacimientos)=== | ||
Birth records generally give | Birth records generally give: | ||
*Child’s name | |||
*Gender | |||
*Date, time, and place of birth (which may be different than where the birth was registered) | |||
*Parents’ names | |||
Family information may also be included in the birth record, such as | May include the address of the house or the name of the hospital in which the birth took place. Births were generally registered within a few days of the child’s birth by the father or by a family relative or friend. | ||
Family information may also be included in the birth record, such as: | |||
*Parents’ ages, birthplaces or residences, marital status, professions | |||
*Number of other children born to the mother | |||
*Information about the grandparents | |||
Corrections to a birth record may have been added as a marginal note. | |||
===Marriages (matrimonios)=== | ===Marriages (matrimonios)=== | ||
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Early death records generally give the name, date, and place of death. Later death registers usually include the age or date of birth of the deceased (and sometimes the birthplace), residence or street address, occupation, cause of death, burial information, and the informant’s name (often a relative). The records often provide the name of a spouse or parents. The information about parents, birth date, and birthplace of the deceased in a death record may be inaccurate since the informant may not have had complete information. | Early death records generally give the name, date, and place of death. Later death registers usually include the age or date of birth of the deceased (and sometimes the birthplace), residence or street address, occupation, cause of death, burial information, and the informant’s name (often a relative). The records often provide the name of a spouse or parents. The information about parents, birth date, and birthplace of the deceased in a death record may be inaccurate since the informant may not have had complete information. | ||
The civil registration laws of Chile require that when a child dies, even within a few minutes of birth, the child is recorded in the death registers. However, before burial the child needs to be entered in the birth registers. When a child is born dead, it is not recorded in either the birth or death registers. A temporary file is kept with the names of the parents. | The civil registration laws of Chile require that when a child dies, even within a few minutes of birth, the child is recorded in the death registers. However, before burial the child needs to be entered in the birth registers. When a child is born dead, it is not recorded in either the birth or death registers. A temporary file is kept with the names of the parents. | ||
==Extract Forms== | ==Extract Forms== | ||
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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. | ||
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===FamilySearch Collections === | ===FamilySearch Collections === | ||
The specific holdings of the | The specific holdings of the FamilySearch Library are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog. To find civil registration records in the FamilySearch Library, search in the “Locality” section of the library’s catalog under: | ||
CHILE - CIVIL REGISTRATION | CHILE - CIVIL REGISTRATION | ||
CHILE, [PROVINCE] | CHILE, [PROVINCE] - CIVIL REGISTRATION | ||
CHILE, [PROVINCE], [MUNICIPALITY] - CIVIL REGISTRATION | CHILE, [PROVINCE], [MUNICIPALITY] - CIVIL REGISTRATION | ||
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