Peru, Cusco, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
These are civil registration records with collections of births, marriages, and deaths records from several provinces in the department of Cusco, Perú from 1889 to 1997.

It also includes some baptisms housed at the Archivo Regional (Regional Archives) de Cusco.

Additional images will be published as they become available.

As of 10 July 2017 this collection included records from the following provinces:

Reading These Records
These records are written in Spanish; see the section For Help Reading these Records for translation helps.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

Birth Records
 * Date and place of registration
 * Name and gender of child
 * Date, time, and place of birth
 * Legitimacy
 * Religious affiliation
 * Parents’ names, ages, origin, and residence
 * Witnesses’ name, age, civil status, and residence
 * Sometimes, grandparents’ names

Marriage Records
 * Date and place of registration
 * Names of the bride and groom
 * Date and place of marriage
 * Groom’s age, civil status, nationality, race and occupation
 * Bride’s age, civil status, nationality, race, and occupation
 * Bride and groom’s religious affiliation
 * Names, residences, and ages of witnesses

Death Records
 * Time, date, and place of registration
 * Name, gender, and age of deceased
 * Cause of death
 * Date, place, and time of death
 * Civil status, and occupation of deceased
 * Parents’ names, if deceased is a minor
 * Presenter’s name, age and occupation
 * Presenter’s origin, nationality, and residence
 * Names of witnesses

How Do I Search This Collection?
You can search the index or view the images or both. Before using this collection it is helpful to know:
 * Your ancestor's given name and surname
 * Identifying information such as residence
 * Estimated marriage or birth year

View the Images
View images in this collection by visiting the 
 * 1) Select Province
 * 2) Select District or Municipality
 * 3) Select Record Type and Years which takes you to the images.

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

For Help Reading These Records
For help reading these Spanish records see the following guides:


 * Spanish Genealogical Word List
 * Reading Spanish handwritten records
 * Script tutorial for Spanish

To learn more about using the information in civil records, view these lessons for free:


 * Encontré este registro ¿y ahora qué? - Spanish
 * Documentos esenciales para buscar a sus antepasados - Spanish
 * Tesoros ocultos en los registros originales - Spanish
 * ¿Y ahora qué? Cómo hacer la investigación genealógica - Spanish

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, Now What?

 * Use the marriage date and place as the basis for compiling a new family group or for verifying existing information.
 * Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth of each spouse to find their birth records and parents' names.
 * Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth to find the family in census records.
 * Use the residence and names of the parents to locate church records.
 * Occupations listed can lead you to other types of records such as employment or military records.
 * Compile the marriage entries for every person who has the same surname as the bride or groom; this is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual.
 * Continue to search the marriage records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives of the bride and groom who may have married in the same county or nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family or even the second marriage of a parent. Repeat this process for each new generation you identify.
 * Use the marriage number to identify previous marriages.
 * When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct.
 * For death records, the information in records is usually reliable, but depends upon the knowledge of the informant.

I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, Now What?

 * New information is constantly being indexed, microfilmed or updated. Periodically check back and see if your ancestor’s records have been added.
 * Check for variants of given names, surnames, and place names. Transcription errors could occur in any handwritten record; also, it was not uncommon for an individual be listed under a nickname or an abbreviation of their name. Click here for a list of Spanish name abbreviations.
 * Check for a different index. There are often indexes at the beginning of each volume.
 * Search the indexes and records of nearby localities.
 * A boundary change could have occurred and the record of your ancestor is now in a neighboring province. These regions neighbor Cusco:
 * Ayacucho, Junín, and Apurímac on the west,
 * Ucayali in the north,
 * Madre de Dios and Puno in the east, and
 * Arequipa in the south.


 * Your ancestor may have immigrated to another country. Search the records of nearby areas or immigration/emigration records:
 * Peru Emigration and Immigration


 * Church records are also a good substitute when birth, marriage, and death records can’t be found or are unavailable.
 * Peru Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Peru Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Peru Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Peru Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Peru Church Records

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

Collection citation:

"Peru, Cusco, Civil Registration, 1889-1997." Database with Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2017. Citing Regional Archives, Cusco, Peru.

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