Durazno, Uruguay Genealogy

Guide to Durazno Department ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.



History

 * The department of Durazno was created in 1830, but the area was founded on October 12, 1821.
 * The department of Durazno has a population of approximately 57,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * Durazno (Uruguay). Registro Civil Registros civiles, 1879-2001 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Registros civiles, 1860-2001- Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Indice nacional alfabético de los libros de nacimientos, matrimonios y defunciones, 1900-1937 - index and browsable images
 * Inventario de los libros de nacimientos, matrimonios y defunciones, 1879-1929 - browsable images

Parish Records

 * Iglesia Católica. Nuestra Señora del Carmen (Sauce del Yí, Durazno) Registros parroquiales, 1874-1895 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. San Pedro (Durazno, Durazno) Registros parroquiales, 1823-1964 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. San Martín de las Cañas (Farruco, Durazno) Registros parroquiales, 1836-1890- Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. San Francisco (San Borja, Durazno) Registros parroquiales, 1831-1842 Registros parroquiales, 1831-1842 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica (Santa Rosa, Durazno) Registros parroquiales, 1836-1841- Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Transcripción de registros parroquiales, ca. 1791-1880 - browse images, partial coverage; use the image indexes (indices) to see the volume number (tomo), page number (foja), and act (acta) that will be needed to navigate the rest of the digitized microfilm.

Census Records

 * Montevideo (Uruguay). Dirección General de Estadística y Censos; Archivo General de la Nación (Montevideo, Uruguay) Uruguay, Durazno, censos, 1832-1834 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Carlos Reyles
 * Cementerio de Durazno
 * Cementerio La Paloma
 * Registro del Cementerio Capilla de Farruco- Click on the link to see the records’ availability.