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To find church, civil or other records for your ancestor in Peru using the [https://familysearch.org/catalog | To find church, civil or other records for your ancestor in Peru using the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch catalog], you will need to know the various levels of jurisdictions (government or religious administrative divisions) in Peru. Five locality levels are normally used. The country of Peru is divided into departments or region (departamentos), provinces (provincias), districts (distritos), and cities, towns, villages, etc. However in the FamilySearch Catalog the records are organizaed by department and province. | ||
== District == | == District == | ||
Under the district level you will find civil registration records. In large cities there may be several offices. You must know to which district your town belongs in order to locate the civil registration records. District records will be located in the [https://familysearch.org/catalog | Under the district level you will find civil registration records. In large cities there may be several offices. You must know to which district your town belongs in order to locate the civil registration records. District records will be located in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch catalog] under the name of the district. | ||
== Church == | == Church == | ||
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== Records from FamilySearch == | == Records from FamilySearch == | ||
Once you have identified the name and jurisdiction of the town of your ancestors you will want to check the [https://familysearch.org/catalog | Once you have identified the name and jurisdiction of the town of your ancestors you will want to check the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] and [https://familysearch.org/#form=historical_records FamilySearch Record Collections] for records about your ancestors. For more information about how to search the FamilySearch catalog you will want to read [[Using the FamilySearch Catalog|Using the FamilySearch Catalog]]. | ||
To search the catalog, as well as indexed records and images available online from FamilySearch, you will need to visit [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org]. To find the record collections for Peru, scroll down the page and click on [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1®ion=CENTRAL_SOUTH_AMERICA Caribbean, Central and South America]. | To search the catalog, as well as indexed records and images available online from FamilySearch, you will need to visit [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org]. To find the record collections for Peru, scroll down the page and click on [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1®ion=CENTRAL_SOUTH_AMERICA Caribbean, Central and South America]. | ||
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