Lislique, La Unión, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * The town was established by groups of cacao trees at the end of the 16th century.
 * Towards 1740 it had about 55 inhabitants and it entered the Gotera Party in 1786.
 * Between 1824 and 1865 it was part of the department of San Miguel, and later of La Unión.
 * In July 2015, the Legislative Assembly granted it the Title of City.
 * The municipality of Lislique has a population of approximately 13,400 people.

Civil Registration

 * Lislique (La Unión) Registros civiles, 1894-1919(*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Lislique may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio Lislique
 * Address: Calle Central Poniente, Lislique