Venezuela Civil Registration: Difference between revisions

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Civil registration records are kept at the local civil registration office in each municipality. You must determine the town where your ancestor lived before you can find the records. A civil registration district may include several towns or a small section of a large city. In addition to the town, you need to know an approximate year in which the birth, marriage, divorce, or death occurred.''''' This method is not always reliable. Officials might or might not respond.'''''
Civil registration records are kept at the local civil registration office in each municipality. You must determine the town where your ancestor lived before you can find the records. A civil registration district may include several towns or a small section of a large city. In addition to the town, you need to know an approximate year in which the birth, marriage, divorce, or death occurred.'''''Officials might or might not respond.'''''
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*For a listing of addresses for towns (municipios), see the FamilySearch Research Wiki page for your province.
*For a listing of addresses for towns (municipios), see the FamilySearch Research Wiki page for your province.
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