Peru Genealogy

South America

Peru

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

Peru Wiki Topics
Beginning Research
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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. Peru Research Guide 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 Record Finder Archives and Libraries Peru FamilySearch Library Research Outline, contains out-of-date links Peru Websites

Peru Online Genealogy Records

Ask the FamilySearch Community

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 where 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

Departments

Peru is currently divided into 25 departments. The Peruvian departments 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
• Lima Province
• 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
• FamilySearch Center locator map

Research Tutorials

• Search page
• Introduction to Hispanic Research
• Deciphering Spanish Handwriting

• U.S. Hispanic Immigration
• U.S. Hispanic Immigrants: Finding their Place of Origin
• Improve your Search Results in FamilySearch Hispanic Records

Other Resources

• BYU Script Spanish Tutorials