El Salvador Civil Registration

Online Collections

 * 1704-2001 - at FamilySearch — index and images; Also at Ancestry ($)
 * 1756-1921 - El Salvador, Civil Registration Index, 1756-1921 at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1810-1930 - El Salvador, Select Marriages, 1810-1930 at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1810-1930 - El Salvador Marriage Index 1810-1930 at Findmypast.com ($)
 * 1815-1910 - El Salvador, Civil Registration, 1815-1910 at MyHeritage.com ($)
 * 1836-1910 - El Salvador Civil Birth Registration 1836-1910 at Findmypast.com ($)

Offices to Contact
The original records are maintained in each municipality of the country.

For suggestions on how to find the correct municipality, see El Salvador Finding Records.

For a list of cities and towns in each department, see Cities of El Salvador - Civil Registration

Historical Background
Most of the civil registration records are well preserved. However a few are in poor shape, and some no longer exist.

For additional information about the civil registration records of El Salvador, see El Salvador Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records

Birth Records 1879 to the present

 * Child's names and surnames
 * Date and place of birth
 * Parents' names and surnames
 * Parents' age and place or origin
 * Nationality
 * Date of inscription

Notes on the birth records

The births are divided into six classes:
 * 1) natural
 * 2) legitimate
 * 3) illegitimate
 * 4) children of minors
 * 5) children of foreigners
 * 6) children of Salvadorians born abroad

Marriage Records 1879 to the present

 * Date and place of marriage
 * Names and surnames of the spouses
 * Nationalities
 * Ages
 * Origins
 * Occupations
 * Names of Parents

Divorce Records

 * Names and surnames
 * Dates
 * Relationships
 * Proceedings of the court or church
 * Sometimes information relating to the marriage or births

Death Records 1879 to the present
The death records contain the following information:

Information about the deceased Information about of informant
 * Date of inscription
 * Names and surnames
 * Civil status
 * Date of death
 * Age
 * Gender
 * Cause of death
 * Profession
 * Nationality
 * Names and surnames
 * Relationship
 * Age
 * Civil status
 * Profession
 * Nationality
 * Residence

Adoption Records 1879 to the present
The adoption records contain the following information:


 * Names and surnames of the children and the parents
 * Court proceedings
 * Ages
 * Dates
 * Gender

Extract Forms
The following extract forms were created by Dr. George Ryskamp, JD, AG. Click on the record form and print it for your own files.


 * [[Media:Baptism_template.pdf|Birth/Baptism Extract Form]]


 * [[Media:Marriage_Template.pdf|Marriage Extract Form]]


 * [[Media:Death_Template.pdf|Death/Burial Extract Form]]