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== Record Finder Table for Colombia ==
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
=== Order of Records ===
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.


{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"  
== List of Topics ==
This Record Finder table links to the Colombia topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
===Vital Events ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Colombia Census|Census]]
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Colombia Census|Census]]
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|


|}
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birth date
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | [[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Colombia Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birthplace
| align="left" | Maiden name
| align="left" | [[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Colombia Census|Census]]
*[[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Colombia Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Country of foreign birth
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| align="left" | [[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Colombia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Colombia Census|Census]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death information
| align="left" | Living relatives
| align="left" | [[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Colombia Census|Census]]
*[[Colombia Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[Colombia Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*Directories
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Emigration information
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | [[Colombia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" |  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date  
| align="left" | Immigration date  
| align="left" | [[Colombia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | Naturalization and Citizenship
*[[Colombia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Colombia Societies|Societies]]
|-
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Colombia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
 
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Directories
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" |  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| align="left" | Residence
| align="left" | [[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Colombia Census|Census]]
*[[Colombia Biography|Biography]]
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage information
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | [[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Colombia Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Naming customs
| align="left" | Nobility
| align="left" | [[Colombia History|History]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | Social Life and Customs
*Nobility
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Colombia Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupations
| align="left" | Occupation
| align="left" | Civil Records
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | [[Colombia Census|Census]]
*[[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Colombia Census|Census]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents
| align="left" | Religion
| align="left" | [[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Colombia Census|Census]]
*[[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Colombia Census|Census]]
*[[Colombia History|History]]
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Social Life and Customs
*[[Colombia Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Colombia History|History]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description  
| align="left" | Physical description  
| align="left" | [[Colombia Military Records|Military Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Colombia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Colombia Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Colombia Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
|}
 
===Reading Spanish Records===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
| align="left" |Vocabulary
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Spanish Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Spanish Records Extraction Manual| Spanish Records Extraction Manual]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Places of residence
| align="left" |Handwriting
| align="left" | [[Colombia Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | [[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]], [[Colombia Census|Census]], [[Colombia Biography|Biography]]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/reading-spanish-handwriting Reading Spanish Handwriting]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180131201930/https://script.byu.edu/spanish-handwriting/introduction BYU Spanish Documents Script Tutorial]
*[https://www.iifilologicas.unam.mx/dicabenovo/ Diccionario de Abreviaturas Novohispanas]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| align="left" |Naming patterns
| align="left" | [[Colombia Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Colombia Census|Census]]
*Naming patterns
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| align="left" |Writing for records
| align="left" | Social Life and Customs
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Colombia History|History]]
*[[Spanish Letter Writing Guide]]  
|}
|}


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Latest revision as of 20:29, 11 August 2025

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Record Finder Table for Colombia[edit | edit source]

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records[edit | edit source]

The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.

List of Topics[edit | edit source]

This Record Finder table links to the Colombia topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Birth date and place
Marriage place and date
Death date, place, and burial


Maiden Names and Family Members[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Maiden name
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
Living relatives
  • Directories

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Immigration date
Country and town of origin


Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Residence

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Nobility
  • Nobility
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
Physical description

Reading Spanish Records[edit | edit source]

Vocabulary
Handwriting
Naming patterns
  • Naming patterns
Writing for records


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