Peru Genealogy

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Peru

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

Country Information

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.

Getting Started

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

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 Record Finder Archives and Libraries Peru Family History Library Research Outline, contains out-of-date links Peru Websites

Finding Your Ancestors' Town in Peru

• Genealogical records are organized by geographical locality. Civil registration (government birth, marriage, and death records) and church records (christenings/baptisms, marriages, and burials) were kept at the local level. To search these records, you must know the town were your ancestors lived.
• If you do not know your ancestors' town, follow the advice in the Wiki article, Peru Finding Town of Origin, to search a variety of records that might provide that information.

Peru Clickable Map

Ama
zonas

Ancash

Apurímac

Arequipa

Ayacucho

Caja
marca

Cusco

Huánuco

Huanca
velica

Ica

Junín

La Libertad

Lamba
yeque

Lima

Lima
Province

Callao

Loreto

Madre de Dios

Moquegua

Pasco

Piura

Puno

Tacna

Tumbes

San
Martín

Ucayali

Regions

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

Amazonas Ancash Apurímac Arequipa Ayacucho Cajamarca Callao

Cusco Huancavelica Huánuco Ica Junín La Libertad Lambayeque

Lima Loreto Madre de Dios Moquegua Pasco Piura Puno

San Martín Tacna Tumbes Ucayali

FamilySearch Resources

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

• Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
• Historical Records
• Family History Center locator map

Research Tutorials

• Search page
• Introduction to Hispanic Research
• Reading Spanish Handwritten Records:
  • Lesson 1: The Spanish Alphabet
  • Lesson 2: Words and Dates
  • Lesson 3: Reading Spanish Records
• Hispanic Online Resources
• U.S. Hispanic Immigration
• U.S. Hispanic Immigrants: Finding their Place of Origin
• Improve your Search Results in FamilySearch Hispanic Records