Peru, Junín, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
Perú, Junín, Registro Civil

Record Description
This Collection will include records from 1890-2005.

The collection includes births, marriages, deaths, indexes and other records created by civil registration offices in the department of Junín, Peru. Additional images will be published as they become available.

For a list of localities currently published in this collection, select the Browse link from the collection landing page.

Citation for This Collection
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Suggested citation format for a record in this collection.

Record Content
For the time being, the only records available in this collection are birth records. More images will be added as they come available.

These birth records may include the following information:


 * Name and gender of the child
 * Date and place of birth
 * Parents’ names

These marriage records may include the following information:


 * Groom’s name, birth date or age, marital status
 * Groom’s parents’ names
 * Bride’s name, birth date or age, marital status
 * Bride’s parents’ names
 * Date and place of marriage

These death records may include the following information:


 * Name and gender of the deceased
 * Date of death
 * Burial place

How to Use the Record
To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒ Select the Browse link in the initial search page ⇒ Select the Provincia category ⇒ Select the Distrito o municipalidad category ⇒ Select the Tipo de registro y años category which takes you to the images.

Look at the images one by one comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine which one is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to make this determination. Keep in mind:
 * There may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
 * You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name.
 * Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life.

Related Websites

 * Peru Research Outline

Related Wiki Articles

 * Peru Civil Registration
 * Peru Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Peru Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)

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Citation Example for a Record Found in a Historical Record Collection
“Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 February, 2012), La Plata &gt; San Ponciano &gt; Matrimonios 1884-1886 &gt; image 71 of 389 images, Artemio Avendano and Clemtina Peralta, 1884; citing Parroquia de San Ponciano en la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matrimonios. San Ponciano, La Plata, Buenos Aires.