Monjas, Jalapa, Guatemala Genealogy

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

History

 * The new department of Jalapa was established on November 24, 1873.
 * Nuns were elevated to the category of municipality on August 26, 1911.
 * The municipality of Monjas has a population of approximately 21,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1912-1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1912-2009 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Parish Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Census Records

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

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de Monjas