Mexico, Aguascalientes, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection includes civil registration birth, marriages, death and other records from the State of Aguascalientes, Mexico, and date from 1859 to 1961.

As of 13 March 2018, this collection included records from the following cities or towns:

Reading These Records
These records are written in Spanish. For help reading these records see the following guides:
 * Spanish Genealogical Word List
 * BYU Spanish Script Tutorial
 * FamilySearch Learning Center videos:
 * Reading Spanish Handwritten Records, Lesson 1
 * Reading Spanish Handwritten Records, Lesson 2

If you speak Spanish, the following free online lesson may be helpful to learn how to use the information in these records:
 * Registros Civiles y Parroquiales – Spanish

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information is usually found in these records:

Birth Records
 * Date and place of registration
 * Informant's name and personal information
 * Child’s name and gender
 * Child’s birth 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
 * Date and place of marriage
 * Groom’s name
 * Groom’s age and residence
 * Groom’s marital status and occupation
 * Groom’s parents’ names (including mother’s maiden name)
 * Bride’s name
 * Bride’s marital status, age, and residence
 * Witnesses’ names, marital status, age, birthplaces, and residences

Death Records
 * Date and place of death
 * Deceased's name (a woman may be filed either under her maiden or married name)
 * Deceased’s age and occupation
 * Cause of death
 * Deceased’s parents’ names and ages
 * Witnesses’ names, ages, occupations, and residences

Collection Content
For more details on Mexican civil registration records, see the parent article Mexico Civil Registration Records (FamilySearch Historical Records).

How Do I Search This Collection?
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 * Your ancestor's given name and surname
 * Identifying information such as residence
 * Estimated marriage or birth year

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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
 * 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
 * Compile information for every person who has the same surname as your ancestor; this is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual
 * Continue to search the records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives in the same county or nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family or even the second marriage of a parent
 * Make sure to fully transcribe and cite the record entry for future reference; see the section Citing This Collection for assistance. Save or print a copy of the image
 * Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth to find the family in 1930, Mexico National Census. The census can help you find if your ancestors were married civilly or by the Catholic Church or both. Then you can proceed looking in those records for more information

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

 * Mexico, Aguascalientes, Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records) may also be a good substitute when civil records of births, marriages, and deaths cannot be found or are unavailable
 * 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
 * Also, consider looking at collections for surrounding localities. Zacatecas is on the northern, eastern, and western border and Jalisco is on the southern border
 * New information is constantly being indexed, microfilmed or updated. Periodically check back to see if your ancestor’s records have been added.  You can see if the area you’ve been looking in has been recently updated by going to Historical Records Collections.  Watch for an asterisk for recently added or updated records

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in Mexico.
 * Record Finder
 * 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.