Peru, San Martín, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection includes birth, marriage, and death records from San Martín, Peru for the years 1850 to 1999. San Martín is located in northern Peru. The area is divided into ten provinces.

As of 19 March 2018, this collection included records from the following provinces: • 2

Reading These Records
These records are written in Spanish. For help reading them see: FamilySearch Learning Center videos: If you speak Spanish, the following free online lesson may be helpful to learn how to use the information in these records:
 * Spanish Genealogical Word List
 * BYU Spanish Script Tutorial
 * Reading Spanish Handwritten Records, Lesson 1
 * Reading Spanish Handwritten Records, Lesson 2
 * Registros Civiles y Parroquiales – Spanish

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

Birth
 * Birth date
 * Name at birth
 * Parents’ names
 * Place of birth

Marriage
 * Names of bride and groom
 * Names of parents and witnesses
 * Date of marriage
 * Place of marriage

Death
 * Name of deceased
 * Date of death
 * Age at death
 * Cause of death

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of ancestor
 * Where your ancestor’s family lived
 * Year of birth, marriage, or death

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Check the image the index was taken from to see if there is additional information
 * Make sure to fully transcribe and cite the record entry for future reference
 * Use the information to find more. For instance, use the age listed in the record to estimate a year of birth, if that is yet undetermined
 * Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth of each spouse to find a couple's birth records and parents' names

I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?

 * If you are unable to find your ancestor(s) in these civil registers, then try searching in the areas surrounding San Martin. These regions neighbor San Martin:
 * Amazonas on the Northwest
 * Loreto on the Northeast
 * La Libertad on the West, and
 * Huanuco on the South
 * Your ancestor may have immigrated to another country. Search the records of nearby areas or Peru Emigration and Immigration records.
 * Church records are also a good substitute when birth, marriage, and death records can’t be found or are unavailable. Before the government instituted civil registration in Peru, the Catholic Church was the only institution tracking the births, marriages, and deaths of the population
 * Check for variants of given names, surnames, and place names. Transcription errors could occur in any handwritten record; also, it was not uncommon for an individual be listed under a nickname or an abbreviation of their name. Click here for a list of Spanish name abbreviations

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in Peru.
 * Peru Record Finder
 * Peru Research Tips and Strategies

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

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