Mexico, Veracruz, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Records
Registros Paroquiales de la Iglesia Católica del Estado de Veracruz, México

Record Description
This collection of Catholic Church parish records includes the years 1590-1970. The text of the records is in Spanish.

For additional details about the history of these records and help using them, see the wiki article Mexico Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records).

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

Citation for This Collection
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Digital images of original records housed at various Catholic Church archive repositories throughout the State of Veracruz, Mexico.

Suggested citation format for a record in this collection.

Record Content
Records usually contain the following information:


 * Date and place of baptism
 * Child's name and gender
 * Child's date and place of birth
 * Legitimacy
 * Parents' names
 * Godparents' names
 * Before 1820, social class of the parents

Records usually contain the following information:


 * Date and place of marriage
 * Names of the bride and groom
 * Groom's date and place of birth
 * Groom's date and place of baptism and date and place of confirmation
 * Groom's age, civil status, origin and residence
 * Names of groom's parents, their origin and residence
 * Bride's date and place of birth
 * Bride's date and place of baptism and date and place of confirmation
 * Names of bride's parents, their age, occupation and residence
 * Names of the witnesses
 * Witnesses' civil status, occupation, origin, and residence
 * Length of time witnesses have known couple.

Records usually contain the following information:


 * Name and age of deceased
 * Date and place of death
 * Cause of death
 * Origin and residence of deceased
 * Spouse's name, if married
 * Sometimes, burial information

How to Use the Records
To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒ Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page ⇒ Select the "Nombre de Ciudad/Pueblo" category ⇒ Select the "Nombre de Parroquia" 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.

For Help Reading These Records
These records are in Spanish. For help reading the records, see the following wiki articles:
 * Mexico Language and Languages
 * Spanish Genealogical Word List

Known Issues with This Collection
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Related Websites

 * Mexico Research

Related Wiki Articles

 * Mexico Church Records
 * Veracruz

Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections
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