Peru, Puno, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
Registro Civil de Puno, Peru

Record Description
This collection includes births, marriages, deaths, and indexes created by civil registration offices in the department of Puno, Peru. Some of these records have been indexed and are available for search. The text of the records is in Spanish. Additional images and indexed records will be published as they become available.

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Record Content
Most birth records contain:


 * Place and date of registration
 * Name of child and gender
 * Date, time and place of birth
 * Parents’ names, age, nationality, origin and residence

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To search the collection using the browse, you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page ⇒Select the "Province" category ⇒Select the "District or Municipality" category ⇒Select the "Record Type and Years" category which takes you to the images.

Look at the images one by one comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine which one is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to make this determination.

For Help Reading These Records
These records are in Spanish. For help reading the records, see the following wiki articles:

Spanish Genealogical Word List

Related Websites

 * Peru WorldGen Web

Related Wiki Articles

 * Peru Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Peru Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Peru Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)

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