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Corrections or additions to a birth record may have been added as a note in the margin.These notes might include information about the marriage or death of the child.<br> | Corrections or additions to a birth record may have been added as a note in the margin.These notes might include information about the marriage or death of the child.<br> | ||
=== Marriages (matrimonios | === Marriages (matrimonios) === | ||
Early civil marriage entries simply contained the name of the bride and groom and the marriage date. Gradually more information was entered such as the | Early civil marriage entries simply contained the name of the bride and groom and the marriage date. Gradually more information was entered such as: | ||
*Ages of the bride and groom | |||
*Birthplaces | |||
*Occupations | |||
*Civil status (if either had been married previously) | |||
*Residence of bride and groom | |||
*Names of parents | |||
In current civil marriage records even street addresses are given. | |||
The Catholic Church continued keeping records after the creation of the civil registration in 1859. Therefore two types of records are available for the marriages. Be sure to search both records. | The Catholic Church continued keeping records after the creation of the civil registration in 1859. Therefore two types of records are available for the marriages. Be sure to search both records. | ||
With the separation of church and state in Mexico, formalized by the 1917 constitution, civil authorities determined that for couples to be legally married they had to be married by the state. Because of the close affinity of the Catholic Church and the state authorities, this rule was not always followed, and church weddings were accepted by the state. Normally, however, couples were married by civil authorities prior to a church wedding. On rare occasions they were married civilly after a church wedding. | With the separation of church and state in Mexico, formalized by the 1917 constitution, civil authorities determined that for couples to be legally married they had to be married by the state. Because of the close affinity of the Catholic Church and the state authorities, this rule was not always followed, and church weddings were accepted by the state. Normally, however, couples were married by civil authorities prior to a church wedding. On rare occasions they were married civilly after a church wedding. | ||
=== Divorce Records === | === Divorce Records === | ||