Mexico, Tlaxcala, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
Births, marriages, deaths, indexes and other records created by civil registration offices in the state of Tlaxcala, Mexico from 1639 - 1950. The text of the records is in Spanish. Some of these records have been indexed and are searchable as part of this collection. Additional indexed records will be published as they become available.

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Record Content
Birth records may contain the following information:


 * Date and place of registration
 * Registrant or informant and their personal information
 * Child's name and gender
 * Child’s date and place of birth
 * Father's name, age, marital status, occupation and residence
 * Mother's maiden name, age, marital status and residence
 * Names of paternal grandparents
 * Names of maternal grandparents
 * Names of witnesses and their personal information

Marriage records generally contain the following information:


 * Date and place of marriage
 * Names of the bride and groom
 * Groom's age, legitimacy and marital status
 * Groom's occupation, origin and residence
 * Names of groom's parents
 * Groom's witnesses, age, marital status, occupation, origin and residence
 * Bride's age, legitimacy and marital status
 * Bride's origin and residence
 * Names of bride's parents
 * Bride's witnesses, age, marital status, occupation, origin and residence

Death records usually contain the following information:


 * Registration date and place
 * Name of registrant
 * Registrant's age, place of origin and residence
 * Relationship between registrant and deceased
 * Name and age of deceased
 * Religion, marital status, occupation and origin of deceased
 * Name of spouse, if married
 * Date and place of death
 * Cause of death
 * Witnesses and their personal information
 * Sometimes, parents’ names
 * Sometimes, place of burial

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

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Related Websites

 * Mexico, Civil Registration

Related Wiki Articles

 * Mexico Civil Registration Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)

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