Peru Genealogy: Difference between revisions

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Peru Wiki Topics

Beginning Research
Research Strategies Record Finder Finding Town of Origin Online Learning
Record Types
Cemeteries Census Church Directories Church Records Civil Registration Colonial Records Court Records Directories Emigration & Immigration Compiled Genealogies Heraldry	Land & Property Military Records Naturalization & Citizenship Nobility Notarial Records Online Records Periodicals Religious Records Schools and Education Records Taxation
Country Background
Biography Church History Gazetteers Historical Geography History	Languages Maps Naming Customs Social Life & Customs Spanish Word List
Cultural Groups
Chinese Japanese Research Cultural Groups Indigenous Peoples
Local Research Resources
Archives & Libraries Societies FamilySearch Centers

South America

Peru

Guide to Peru ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Country Information[edit | edit source]

Peru is a country in South America bordered by Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, and Chile. It was formerly a colony of Spain. The official languages are Spanish, Quechua, and Aymara.^[1]

Getting Started[edit | edit source]

Getting Started with Peru Research

Links to articles on getting started with Peru research.

Research Strategies
Beginning Peru Research
Spanish version of Peru Wiki page
Latin American Research tutorials
Beginning Japanese Research - for Japanese immigrants

Peru Research Tools

Links to articles and websites that assist in Peru research.

Record Finder
Archives and Libraries
Peru Family History Library Research Outline, contains out-of-date links
Peru Websites
IGI Batch Numbers for Latin American Countries

Peru Clickable Map[edit | edit source]

Regions[edit | edit source]

Peru is currently divided into 25 regions. The Peruvian regions are sub-divided into provinces, and the provinces are sub-divided into districts.

FamilySearch Resources[edit | edit source]

Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in resourcing your family.

Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
Historical Records
Family History Center locator map

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Peru," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru, accessed 28 March 2016.

[1] Wikipedia contributors, "Peru," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru, accessed 28 March 2016.

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 ==Country Information==
 Peru is a country in South America bordered by [[Ecuador Genealogy|Ecuador]], [[Colombia Genealogy|Colombia]], [[Brazil Genealogy|Brazil]], [[Bolivia Genealogy|Bolivia]], and [[Chile Genealogy|Chile]]. It was formerly a colony of [[Spain Genealogy|Spain]]. The official languages are Spanish, Quechua, and Aymara.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Peru," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru, accessed 28 March 2016.</ref>