Paysandú, Uruguay Genealogy

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

History

 * The department of Paysandú was created as one of the 9 original divisions when the Republic was founded.
 * The department of Paysandú has a population of approximately 118,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * Paysandú (Uruguay). 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
 * 1870-1930 - Uruguay, Select Civil Registration Records, 1870-1930 - in Ancestry ($) — index and images

Parish Records

 * 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, Paysandú, censos, 1827-1836 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Emigration and Immigration

 * Uruguay, Paysandú, Paysandú, registros migratorios, 1938-1959 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Central de Paysandú
 * Cementerio Viejo