Livingston, Izabal, Guatemala Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Livingston ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History

 * With the Independence of Central America in 1821, because of the inhospitable and withdrawn of the region, Izabal was designated as a dependent district of the department of Verapaz.
 * At that time commercial houses were established in Belize and prosperous trade routes were initiated between the Caribbean ports of Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.
 * When William Walker again threatened Central America in 1859, the British provided arms to the Guatemalan government to confront him, in exchange for which the Carrera regime had to cede the territory of Belize to the British Empire.
 * The municipality of Livingston has a population of approximately 62,000 people

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1877-1930 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Parish Records

 * Registros parroquiales, 1840-1941 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Census Records

 * There are no records for only the municipality of Livingston. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Livingston