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== What is in This Collection? ==
This collection covers church records from parishes in Baja California and Baja California Sur for the years 1750 to 1984.
Often in Catholic Church records, separate books were kept for baptisms, confirmations, marriage information documents, marriages, and deaths. However, in smaller areas, all records may be recorded on one register. In larger parishes a separate book was usually maintained for confirmations, while in smaller parishes the confirmations may have been included with the baptisms. In larger parishes, most of the marriage banns (informaciones matrimoniales) may be registered separately. In smaller parishes, these records were included in the marriage entry or the confirmations may have been included with the baptisms or even with marriages. In larger parishes, a separate book of confirmations was usually maintained.
These records are in relatively fair condition, except for some older records that may be damaged and therefore  hard to read or missing some information. Most of the older records are handwritten in narrative style and follow a common text with some variations depending on the style used by the priest. Newer records are handwritten in formatted registers; some are even written in ledger style registers.


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== Foreign Language Title&nbsp;  ==
=== Index and Image Visibility ===
 
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Registros Parroquiales de la Iglesia Católica en el Estado de Baja California y en el Estado de Baja California Sur, México.
=== Reading These Records ===  
 
These records are written in Spanish. For help reading them see:
== Collection Time Period  ==
*[[Spanish Genealogical Word List]]  
 
*[https://script.byu.edu/spanish-handwriting/introduction BYU Spanish Script Tutorial]
This collection covers church records from parishes in Baja California and Baja California Sur or years 1750 to 1983.&nbsp;
FamilySearch Learning Center videos:
 
*{{LearningCenter2|570|Reading Spanish Handwriting}}
== Record History  ==
If you speak Spanish, the following free online lesson may be helpful to learn how to use the information in these records:
 
*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/registros-civiles-y-parroquiales Registros Civiles y Parroquiales] – Spanish
In 1527 the Roman Catholic Church was established in Mexico with the creation of the Tlaxcala and Mexico dioceses. Parish registers were kept by the priest at the parish level. Parishes were local congregations that may have included smaller villages within their boundaries. A large city may have contained several parishes. The parishes had jurisdiction over both vice parishes (vice parroquias) and chapelries (capillar foraneas). Multiple parishes (parroquias) were under the jurisdiction of a diocese. The highest level of government in the Catholic Church was the archdiocese (arquidiócesis), which was made up of several dioceses. In 1995 the Catholic Church in Mexico had 14 archdioceses; 58 dioceses; 5,345 parishes; and 1,611 chapelries (subparishes). This collection covers the Catholic Church population living in parishes in the states of Baja California and Baja California Sur. The majority of the population of these two states was Roman Catholic, and entries for them are found in parish registers. Only in the late 19th century did other religious groups begin to be established in the area. [[Image:Baja California2.jpg|thumb|right|128x125px]]  
=== To Browse This Collection ===
 
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Mexican Catholic parish registers were created to record the church sacraments of baptism, confirmation, marriage, and burial.
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== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==  
=== Record Reliability  ===
The following information is usually found in these records:  
 
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Catholic Church parish registers are the primary source for birth, death, and marriage records in Mexico prior to 1859. After 1859 parish records can be used as another source verifying information found in civil registers.
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'''Baptism'''
== Record Description  ==
*Name of child
 
*Date of baptism
Separate books were kept for baptisms, confirmations, marriage information documents, marriages, and burials. The entries were normally made in chronological order. Confirmations were not consistently recorded. In larger parishes a separate book was usually maintained for confirmations, while in smaller parishes the confirmations may have been included with the baptisms. Similarly, marriage information documents may have been included with marriages.
*Parent's names
 
*Legitimacy
[[Image:Mexico Baja California Catholic Church Records Baptism.jpg|thumb|right]]
*Date of birth
 
*Place of baptism
=== Record Content  ===
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'''Marriage'''
Through the years the information found in Mexican Catholic parish registers may vary, however the most common genealogical information found are: [[Image:Mexico Baja California Catholic Church Records Marriage.jpg|thumb|right]]
*Name of bride and groom
 
*Their ages
*Date of baptism, confirmation, marriage, and burial
*Residence and birthplace
*Event place is the parish unless noted otherwise
*Date of marriage
*Name of the person being baptized, confirmed, married, or buried and sometimes the names of the parents, spouse, and other relatives
*Parent's names
*Age of the person being baptized, confirmed, married, or buried
*Place of marriage
*Sex of the participants except for witnesses (sex can be inferred from the given name[[Image:Mexico Baja California Catholic Church Records Death.jpg|thumb|right]]
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*Place of residence of the family, marriage partners, or the deceased
'''Burial'''
*Legitimacy of the child in baptismal entries
*Name of deceased
*Social class of the parents in baptismal entries prior to 1820
*Date of death or burial
*Marital status of the individuals
*Age
 
*Residence
== How to Use the Record  ==
*Name of spouse or parents
 
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Parish registers are the best Mexican record to identify individuals, parents, and spouses before 1859. After this date, civil authorities began registering vital statistics, and these become equally important. The information in civil sources confirms and supplements the information in church records. For instance, the parish registers may list the godparents while the civil records may list the grandparents. Be sure to search both the parish and civil records after 1860 since some families did not consistently register their children with either of them.<br>
== Collection Content ==
 
For additional details about these records and help using them see [[Mexico Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]].
== Related Websites  ==
=== Sample Images ===
 
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This section of the article is incomplete. You can help FamilySearch Wiki by supplying links to related websites here.
Image:Baja California Baptism record004400834 00062.jpg|1891 Baptism Record
 
Image:Mexico, Baja California Catholic Church Marriages 1875 DGS 4057336 img 832.jpg|1875 Marriages
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Image:Mexico, Baja California Catholic Church Deaths 1854 DGS 4057336 img 973.jpg|1854 Deaths
 
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== Related Wiki Articles  ==
=== Coverage Table ===
 
As of 5 June 2015 this collection contained the following records.
[[Mexico, Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  
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|-
[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Mexico_Church_Records Mexico Church Records]<br>[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Mexico_Church_History Mexico Church History]<br>
! Event  !!  State !! City  !!  Parish !!  Start Year !! End Year !!  Records
 
|-
== Sources of This Collection  ==
| Baptism
 
| Baja California
<!--bibdescbegin-->"Mexico, Baja California and Baja California Sur Catholic Church Records," database, FamilySearch ([https://familysearch.org https://familysearch.org]); from Vicariato Apostólico de la Paz and Diócesis de Tijuana. Registros parroquiales, 1750-1983. Original records also housed in local parish archives in both states. FHL 22 microfilm reels. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.<!--bibdescend-->
| La Paz
 
| Nuestra Señora de la Paz
<br>Digital copies of originals are also housed in various local repository archives throughout Baja California and Baja California Sur, Mexico.
| 1762
 
| 1899
<br>The suggested format for citing FamilySearch Historical Collections is found in the following article: [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/How_to_Create_Source_Citations_For_FamilySearch_Historical_Records_Collections How to Create Source Citations for FamilySearch Historical Records Collections]
|style="text-align:right;"| 14,565
 
|-
<br>
| Baptism
 
| Baja California  
== Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections  ==
| San Antonio
 
| San Antonio de Padua
When you copy information from a record, you should also list where you found the information. This will help you or others to find the record again. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records.  
| 1809
 
| 1894
A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the Wiki Article: [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/How_to_Cite_FamilySearch_Collections How to Cite FamilySearch Collections].  
|style="text-align:right;"| 8,698
 
|-
<br>
| Baptism
 
| Baja California  
==== Examples of Source Citations for a Record in This Collection  ====
| Todos Santos
 
| Nuestra Señora del Pilar
*United States. Bureau of the Census. 12th census, 1900, digital images, From FamilySearch Internet (www.familysearch.org: September 29, 2006), Arizona Territory, Maricopa, Township 1, East Gila, Salt River Base and Meridian; sheet 9B, line 71.<br>
| 1835
*Mexico, Distrito Federal, Catholic Church Records, 1886-1933, digital images, from FamilySearch Internet (www.familysearch.org: April 22, 2010), Baptism of Adolfo Fernandez Jimenez, 1 Feb. 1910, San Pedro Apóstol, Cuahimalpa, Distrito Federal, Mexico, film number 0227023.
| 1836
 
|style="text-align:right;"| 46
[[Category:Mexico|Baja]]
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| Marriage
| Baja California
| La Paz
| Nuestra Señora de la Paz  
| 1882
| 1924
|style="text-align:right;"| 6
|-
| Marriage
| Baja California  
| San Antonio
| San Antonio de Padua
| 1809
| 1825
|style="text-align:right;"| 2
|}
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
*Your ancestor's given name and surname
*Identifying information such as residence
*Estimated marriage or birth year
*Family relationships
=== Search the Index ===
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=== View the Images ===
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=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]].
== What Do I Do Next? ==
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
*Add any new information to your records
*Use the information to find more. For instance, use the age listed in the record to estimate a year of birth, if that is yet undetermined
*Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth to find the family in {{RecordSearch|1307314|Mexico National Census, 1930}}. The census can help you find if your ancestors were married civilly or by the Catholic Church or both. Then you can proceed looking in those records for more information
*Compile information for every person who has the same surname as your ancestor; this is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual
*Continue to search the records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives in the same county or nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family or even the second marriage of a parent
*Make sure to fully transcribe and cite the record entry for future reference
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
*[[Mexico, Baja California and Baja California Sur, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records]] are also a good substitute when church records of births, marriages, and deaths cannot be found or are unavailable
*A useful Coverage Table for Mexico Baptisms is available in the wiki article [[Mexico Baptisms, Coverage Table - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
*Check for variants of given names, surnames, and place names. Transcription errors could occur in any handwritten record; also, it was not uncommon for an individual be listed under a nickname or an abbreviation of their name. Click here for a list of [[Media:SpanishNameAbbreviations.pdf|Spanish name abbreviations]]
=== Research Helps ===
The following articles will help you research your family in [[Mexico Genealogy|Mexico]].
* [[Mexico Record Finder]]
* [[Mexico Research Tips and Strategies]]
== Known Issues ==
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== Citing This Collection ==
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
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Foreign Language Title [edit | edit source]

Registros Parroquiales de la Iglesia Católica en el Estado de Baja California y en el Estado de Baja California Sur, México.

Collection Time Period[edit | edit source]

This collection covers church records from parishes in Baja California and Baja California Sur or years 1750 to 1983. 

Record History[edit | edit source]

In 1527 the Roman Catholic Church was established in Mexico with the creation of the Tlaxcala and Mexico dioceses. Parish registers were kept by the priest at the parish level. Parishes were local congregations that may have included smaller villages within their boundaries. A large city may have contained several parishes. The parishes had jurisdiction over both vice parishes (vice parroquias) and chapelries (capillar foraneas). Multiple parishes (parroquias) were under the jurisdiction of a diocese. The highest level of government in the Catholic Church was the archdiocese (arquidiócesis), which was made up of several dioceses. In 1995 the Catholic Church in Mexico had 14 archdioceses; 58 dioceses; 5,345 parishes; and 1,611 chapelries (subparishes). This collection covers the Catholic Church population living in parishes in the states of Baja California and Baja California Sur. The majority of the population of these two states was Roman Catholic, and entries for them are found in parish registers. Only in the late 19th century did other religious groups begin to be established in the area.

Baja California2.jpg

Why was this collection created?

Mexican Catholic parish registers were created to record the church sacraments of baptism, confirmation, marriage, and burial.

Record Reliability[edit | edit source]

Catholic Church parish registers are the primary source for birth, death, and marriage records in Mexico prior to 1859. After 1859 parish records can be used as another source verifying information found in civil registers.

Record Description[edit | edit source]

Separate books were kept for baptisms, confirmations, marriage information documents, marriages, and burials. The entries were normally made in chronological order. Confirmations were not consistently recorded. In larger parishes a separate book was usually maintained for confirmations, while in smaller parishes the confirmations may have been included with the baptisms. Similarly, marriage information documents may have been included with marriages.

File:Mexico Baja California Catholic Church Records Baptism.jpg

Record Content[edit | edit source]

Through the years the information found in Mexican Catholic parish registers may vary, however the most common genealogical information found are:

File:Mexico Baja California Catholic Church Records Marriage.jpg
  • Date of baptism, confirmation, marriage, and burial
  • Event place is the parish unless noted otherwise
  • Name of the person being baptized, confirmed, married, or buried and sometimes the names of the parents, spouse, and other relatives
  • Age of the person being baptized, confirmed, married, or buried
  • Sex of the participants except for witnesses (sex can be inferred from the given name
    File:Mexico Baja California Catholic Church Records Death.jpg
  • Place of residence of the family, marriage partners, or the deceased
  • Legitimacy of the child in baptismal entries
  • Social class of the parents in baptismal entries prior to 1820
  • Marital status of the individuals

How to Use the Record[edit | edit source]

Parish registers are the best Mexican record to identify individuals, parents, and spouses before 1859. After this date, civil authorities began registering vital statistics, and these become equally important. The information in civil sources confirms and supplements the information in church records. For instance, the parish registers may list the godparents while the civil records may list the grandparents. Be sure to search both the parish and civil records after 1860 since some families did not consistently register their children with either of them.

Related Websites[edit | edit source]

This section of the article is incomplete. You can help FamilySearch Wiki by supplying links to related websites here.


Related Wiki Articles[edit | edit source]

Mexico, Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Mexico Church Records
Mexico Church History

Sources of This Collection[edit | edit source]

"Mexico, Baja California and Baja California Sur Catholic Church Records," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org); from Vicariato Apostólico de la Paz and Diócesis de Tijuana. Registros parroquiales, 1750-1983. Original records also housed in local parish archives in both states. FHL 22 microfilm reels. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.


Digital copies of originals are also housed in various local repository archives throughout Baja California and Baja California Sur, Mexico.


The suggested format for citing FamilySearch Historical Collections is found in the following article: How to Create Source Citations for FamilySearch Historical Records Collections


Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections[edit | edit source]

When you copy information from a record, you should also list where you found the information. This will help you or others to find the record again. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records.

A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the Wiki Article: How to Cite FamilySearch Collections.


Examples of Source Citations for a Record in This Collection[edit | edit source]

  • United States. Bureau of the Census. 12th census, 1900, digital images, From FamilySearch Internet (www.familysearch.org: September 29, 2006), Arizona Territory, Maricopa, Township 1, East Gila, Salt River Base and Meridian; sheet 9B, line 71.
  • Mexico, Distrito Federal, Catholic Church Records, 1886-1933, digital images, from FamilySearch Internet (www.familysearch.org: April 22, 2010), Baptism of Adolfo Fernandez Jimenez, 1 Feb. 1910, San Pedro Apóstol, Cuahimalpa, Distrito Federal, Mexico, film number 0227023.

Family History Library (FHL); now called, FamilySearch Library (FSL)

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