GuidedResearch:Why Can't I Find the Record - Mexico Deaths

As we mentioned in the birth, and marriage records sections, many historical records were destroyed during military conflicts and natural disasters. For this reason, it is possible that you can’t find the death record of your ancestors. However, some of the most common errors for which death records are not found are the following: • My ancestor’s name and surname has only one way of spelling • My ancestors could not have died in another town • My ancestors could not have died in other years Try to be more flexible when you are looking for your ancestors. Be careful with typos. If you are not finding what you’re looking for, try using wildcard characters. That is, use an asterisk * to replace one or more characters.

This page will give you additional guidance and resources to find death information for your ancestor. Use this page after first completing the death section of the Mexico Guided Research page.

Additional Databases and Online Resources

 * 1860s-1940s:  Registros civiles de defunción de México  at Ancestry ($) - in Spanish

Additional Records with Death Information
Substitute records can contain information about more than one event, and are used when records for an event are not available. Because the substitute records may not be created at the time of the event, it may contain incorrect information. Search for as many substitute records as possible to corroborate information found in substitute records to help improve accuracy.

Tips for finding deaths
Successfully finding death records in online databases depends on a few key points. Try the following search suggestions:

Known Record Gaps
Records Start Records Published

Records Destroyed