Bolivia Civil Registration: Difference between revisions

NOTE: By the law approved on April 5, 1945, all Bolivians born before 1940, and therefore not registered in the Civil Registry, should obtain a birth certificate by presenting their baptismal record or witnesses. In both cases, the registration is recorded in special books of birth.

Marriage registers, 1898 to present[edit | edit source]

Spouses:

Names and surnames
Date
Nationality
Place of birth
Domicile
Profession or occupation
Age
Race
Religion
Degree of instruction
Language or dialect spoken
Amount of possessions you own
Marital status
observations
If the person does not know how to sign their name, they stamp their fingerprint

Parents:

Names and surnames
Appearances
Address

Paternal grandparents' names and surnames

Witnesses' names and surnames

NOTE: There is space for the cancellation of marriages (divorce) with:

Date on which the divorce decree was issued
Judge's names and surnames
Judicial jurisdiction
Guardianship of the children left with the father and those left with the mother

Names of any natural children born before the marriage of the parties.

Death Registers, 1940 to present[edit | edit source]

Names and surnames of the deceased
Time, day, month and year of death
Cause of death
Proof of the cause of death when there was no medical attendant
Doctor's names, surname and title, who issued the death certificate
Place where the death took place (domicile or hospital, city, province, department)
If the place is urban, suburban or rural
The time of residence in the place
Habitual residence of the deceased person
Sex
Marital status
Age
Race: white, mestizo, indigenous or other

Until 1973, the following was noted:

Whether legitimate
Place of birth
Nationality
Profession, occupation or trade
Names and surnames of father, mother, and if applicable, spouse

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Ryskamp, George. Finding Your Hispanic Roots. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997).

[rys-1] Ryskamp, George. Finding Your Hispanic Roots. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997).

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+==Resources==
+===Online Records in FamilySearch===
+*'''1560-1938''' {{RecordSearch|1520550|Bolivia Baptisms, 1560-1938}} at FamilySearch — [[Bolivia Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
+*'''1630-1940''' {{RecordSearch|1520564|Bolivia Marriages, 1630-1940}} at FamilySearch — [[Bolivia Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
+*'''1750-1920''' {{RecordSearch|1520566|Bolivia Deaths, 1750-1920}} at FamilySearch — [[Bolivia Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
-==How to Find the Records==
 ===Offices to Contact===
-==Historical Background==
+[https://www.oep.org.bo/registro-civico/ Órgano Electoral Plurinacional de Bolivia]<br>
+Av. Sánchez Lima esq. Pedro Salazar (Sopocachi) # 2482<br>
+La Paz, Bolivia<br>
+Telephones: 2 2424221 / 2 2422338<br>
+Email: [mailto:info@oep.org.bo info@oep.org.bo]
+Fax: (591) 2416710
+See [http://www.guiagenealogica.com/index.php/archivos-en-latinoamerica/bolivia Genealogical Guide - Bolivia]
+==Background==
+Civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths began in 1940.<ref name="rys">Ryskamp, George. ''Finding Your Hispanic Roots.'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997).</ref>
 ==Coverage and Compliance==
 ==Information Recorded in the Records==
-{| width="500" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
+===Birth registers, 1898 to present===
-|-
-| REGISTROS
+Baby:
-| PERIODO QUE ABARCA
+*Names and surname
-| CLASE DE INFORMACION
+*Sex
-| DISPONIBILIDAD
+*Race,
-|-
+*Time, day, month, year of birth
-| CIVIL
+*Place of birth
-| 1898 AL PRESENTE
-| Nacimientos: Nombres y apellidos del nacido, sexo, raza, hora, día, mes, ano y lugar de nacimiento; nombres y apellidos de los padres con su nacionalidad, idioma, raza, profesión, domicilio, edad, grado de instrucción; nombres y apellidos de los testigos con su edad, nacionalidad, profesión, domicilio, carnet de identidad, observaciones de carácter general. <br>NOTA: Por la ley aprobada el 5 de Abril de 1945, todo Boliviano nacido antes de 1940, y que por lo tanto no esta inscrito en el Registro Civil, debería obtener un certificado de nacimiento mediante la presentación de su fe de bautismo o de testigos. En ambos casos la inscripción es anotada en libros especiales de nacimiento.<br>
+Parents:
-| REGISTRO DE ESTADO CIVIL, ARCHIVO GENERAL: CALLE OBISPO CARDENAS 1475, LA PAZ.
+*Names and surnames
-|-
+*Nationality
-|
+*Language
-| 1898 AL PRESENTE
+*Race
-| Matrimonios: Fecha, nombres y apellidos de los contrayentes, nacionalidad, lugar de nacimiento, domicilio, profesión u ocupación, edad, raza, religión, grado de instrucción, idioma o dialecto que habla, monto de los beines que posee, estado civil, observaciones (si la persona no sabe firmar su nombre, deberá estampar su huella digital); nombres, apelidos, y domicilio de los padres; nombres y apellidos de los abuelos paternos y testigos.<br>NOTA: En la misma partida existe un espacio para la cancelación de los matrimonios (divorcio) en la cual se anota: fecha en la que se dicto la sentencia del divorcio, nombres y apellidos del juez que la dicto, jurisdicción judicial, nominas de los hijos que quedan con el padre y los que quedan con la madre. La partida e entonces cancelada. Tambien existe un espacio para nulidad. Ademas hay otro espacio en el cual se anotan los nombres de los hijos naturales nacidos antes del matrimonio de los contrayentes<br>
+*Profession
-|
+*Address
-|-
+*Age
-|
+*Degree of instruction
-| 1940 AL PRESENTE
-| Defunciones: Nombres y apellidos del difunto; hora, día, mes y ano del deceso; causa de muerte, manera de comprobar la causa de defunción cuando no hubo asistencia médica; nombres, apellido, y titulo del médico que expidió el certificado de defunción; lugar donde se llevo a cabo el deceso (domicilio u hospital, ciudad, provincia, departamento), si el lugar es urbano, suburbano o rural, el tiempo de residencia en el lugar, residencia habitual de la persona fallecida, sexo, estado civil, edad; raza: blanco, mestizo, indígena u otra; hasta el año 1973 se anotaba si la persona era hijo legitimo o no; lugar de nacimiento, nacionalidad, profesión u ocupación u oficio; nombres y apellidos de: padre y madre, cónyuge.
+Witnesses:
-|
+*Names and surnames
-|}
+*Age
+*Nationality
+*Profession
+*Address
+*Identity card
+General observations.
+NOTE: By the law approved on April 5, 1945, all Bolivians born before 1940, and therefore not registered in the Civil Registry, should obtain a birth certificate by presenting their baptismal record or witnesses. In both cases, the registration is recorded in special books of birth.
+===Marriage registers, 1898 to present===
+Spouses:
+*Names and surnames
+*Date
+*Nationality
+*Place of birth
+*Domicile
+*Profession or occupation
+*Age
+*Race
+*Religion
+*Degree of instruction
+*Language or dialect spoken
+*Amount of possessions you own
+*Marital status
+*observations
+*If the person does not know how to sign their name, they stamp their fingerprint
+Parents:
+*Names and surnames
+*Appearances
+*Address
+Paternal grandparents' names and surnames
+Witnesses' names and surnames
+NOTE:
+There is space for the cancellation of marriages (divorce) with:
+*Date on which the divorce decree was issued
+*Judge's names and surnames
+*Judicial jurisdiction
+*Guardianship of the children left with the father and those left with the mother
+Names of any natural children born before the marriage of the parties.
-==References==
+===Death Registers, 1940 to present===
+*Names and surnames of the deceased
+*Time, day, month and year of death
+*Cause of death
+*Proof of the cause of death when there was no medical attendant
+*Doctor's names, surname and title, who issued the death certificate
+*Place where the death took place (domicile or hospital, city, province, department)
+*If the place is urban, suburban or rural
+*The time of residence in the place
+*Habitual residence of the deceased person
+*Sex
+*Marital status
+*Age
+*Race: white, mestizo, indigenous or other
-Civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths began in 1940.<ref name="rys">Ryskamp, George. ''Finding Your Hispanic Roots.'' Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997.</ref>
+Until 1973, the following was noted:
+*Whether legitimate
+*Place of birth
+*Nationality
+*Profession, occupation or trade
+*Names and surnames of father, mother, and if applicable, spouse
 == References ==
 {{reflist}}
-{{H-langs|en=Bolivia Civil Registration|es=Registro Civil de Bolivia}}
+<br>
+[[es:Registro Civil de Bolivia]]
-[[Category:Bolivia]]
+[[Category:Bolivia]] [[Category:Civil Registration]]