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Record Finder Table for Mexico

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.

List of Topics

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

Vital Events

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

Maiden Names and Family Members

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Maiden name	Church Records Civil Registration
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members	Church Records Civil Registration	Census
Living relatives	Genealogies Societies	Directories

Immigration and Country of Origin

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Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration	Societies
Country and town of origin	Emigration and Immigration

Residences and Locations

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Residence	Census	Notarial Records

Personal Details and Affiliations

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Nobility	Nobility	Periodicals
Occupation	Church Records Civil Registration	Census
Religion	Church Records Civil Registration	History
Social activities	Social Life & Customs Societies	History
Physical description	Military Records

Reading Spanish Records

Vocabulary	Spanish Genealogical Word List Spanish Records Extraction Manual
Handwriting	Reading Spanish Handwriting BYU Spanish Documents Script Tutorial Diccionario de Abreviaturas Novohispanas
Naming patterns	Naming patterns
Writing for records	Spanish Letter Writing Guide

States of Mexico

The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. More specific help is available in topic articles for each state of Mexico, including links to actual records.

• Aguascalientes
• Baja California
• Baja California Sur
• Campeche
• Chiapas
• Chihuahua
• Coahuila
• Colima
• Distrito Federal
• Durango
• Guanajuato
• Guerrero
• Hidalgo
• Jalisco
• State of Mexico
• Michoacán
• Morelos
• Nayarit
• Nuevo León
• Oaxaca
• Puebla
• Querétaro
• Quintana Roo
• San Luis Potosí
• Sinaloa
• Sonora
• Tabasco
• Tamaulipas
• Tlaxcala
• Veracruz
• Yucatán
• Zacatecas