Honduras Civil Registration

Online Records

 * 1841-1968 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1730-1930 - Honduras Catholic Church baptisms, 1730-1930
 * 1800-1910 - Honduras Catholic Church marriages, 1800-1910
 * 1633-1978 - Honduras Catholic Church records, 1633-1978

Offices to Contact
Registro Nacional de las Personas Tegucigalpa Address: Tegucigalpa, Honduras Phone: +504 9775-2964

Archivo Nacional, Tegucigalpa Address: Barrio El Centro, Avenida Cristóbal Colón, Calle Salvador Mendieta 1117, en la ciudad de Tegucigalpa, M.D.C. Honduras C.A. Telephone: +(504) 222-8338

Births
*1842 to 1881 - contact the Registro Nacional de las Personas Tegucigalpa for parish registers (18 books) *1881 to present - contact the Civil Registration Office of each city *1906 to present - contact the Archivo Nacional, Tegucigalpa (approximately 2,176,000 pages

Marriages
*1782-1819 - General Archive of Central America

Deaths
*1881 to present - Civil Register Office of each city

Divorces
*1819 and 1881 to present - Civil Register Office of each city

Child Recognition
*1927 to present - Comayagua, Honduras (21 books)

Historical Background
Civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths began in 1881.

Births

 * Child's name and surname
 * Date and place of birth
 * Parents' names and surnames
 * Parents' residence and nationality
 * Legitimacy

Marriages

 * Names and surnames of the contracting parties
 * Their ages
 * Names and surnames of their parents
 * Their parents' names
 * Baptismal faith
 * Sometimes witness' names

Matrimonial Chapters/Contracts??

 * Oppositions??
 * Requests??
 * Reasons
 * Separations
 * Names
 * Ages
 * Origins
 * Nationalities

Deaths

 * Names and surnames of the deceased
 * Date and cause of death
 * Names of parents

Divorces

 * Names
 * Dates
 * Kinships??
 * Place and date of marriage
 * Nobles of children??