Rawson, Chubut, Argentina Genealogy

Guide to Department of Rawson ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History

 * In the beginning the area of the Lower Valley of the Chubut River was considered a single department, but in 1885 the national government divided it into the "Department of the Capital" and the "Department of the South". In 1887, they were called the departments of Rawson and Gaiman.
 * In 1894 the department was subdivided into two districts (Rawson and Trelew) and declared it the first capital of the territory and head of the department.
 * The department of Rawson has a population of approximately 131,000 people.

Church Records

 * 1884-1962 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1884-1974 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images

Census Records

 * 1895 Argentina, National Census, 1895 at Ancestry - index & images, ($)
 * 1895 Argentina National Census, 1895 at MyHeritage - index & images, ($)

Cemeteries

 * 1882-2019 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Cementerio Municipal de Rawson Direction: Carlos Gardel 1-98
 * Cementerio Municipal de Trelew Direction: Edwin Roberts 1000-1098
 * Cementerio Jardin del cielo, de Rawson

Municipalities

 * Rawson
 * Trelew