Ecuador Genealogy

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

Country Information
Ecuador is a country in South America bordered by Colombia and Peru. It was formerly a colony of Spain. The official language is Spanish.

Getting Started


Ecuador Map
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Ecuador.



Provinces
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Ecuador.

1 Population as per the census carried out on 2011-11-28

FamilySearch Resources
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.
 * Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
 * Historical Records
 * Family History Center locator map
 * 1565-2011 at FamilySearch — index and images

Research Tutorials

 * Search page


 * Introduction to Hispanic Research
 * Reading Spanish Handwritten Records:
 * Lesson 1: The Spanish Alphabet
 * Lesson 2: Words and Dates
 * Lesson 3: Reading Spanish Records
 * Hispanic Online Resources
 * U.S. Hispanic Immigration
 * U.S. Hispanic Immigrants: Finding their Place of Origin
 * Improve your Search Results in FamilySearch Hispanic Records