Lavalleja, Uruguay Genealogy

Guide to Lavalleja Department ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

History

 * The department of Lavalleja was created on June 16, 1837 with part of the territories of Cerro Largo and Maldonado.
 * The department of Lavalleja has a population of approximately 61,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * Lavalleja (Uruguay). Registro Civil; Montevideo (Montevideo). Registro Civil Registros civiles, 1879-2001 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Indice nacional alfabético de los libros de nacimientos, matrimonios y defunciones, 1900-1937 - index and browsable images
 * Inventario de los libros de nacimientos, matrimonios y defunciones, 1879-1929 - browsable images

Parish Records

 * Los libros parroquiales de la Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepcion de Minas- Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Transcripción de registros parroquiales, ca. 1791-1880 - browse images, partial coverage; use the image indexes (indices) to see the volume number (tomo), page number (foja), and act (acta) that will be needed to navigate the rest of the digitized microfilm.

Census Records

 * Uruguay, Lavalleja, Minas, censos, 1791-1855 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Genealogies

 * Genealogia de familias fundadoras de Minas : período hispánico (1783-1810)-- Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Central
 * Cementerio del Este
 * Cementerio de Mariscala
 * Cementerio de Pirarajá