Santo Tomás, San Salvador, El Salvador Genealogy

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

History

 * In 1577 Santo Tomás belonged to the convent of San Antonio de San Salvador and to the curate of Santo Tomás in 1770.
 * From July 12, 1824 to January 28, 1835 it was part of the department of San Salvador.
 * From that year until July 30, 1839, to the Federal District of Central America.
 * When the Federation was dissolved it became part of San Salvador, in its southern district.
 * By Law of January 28, 1865, the district of Santo Tomás was founded, which includes the towns of San Marcos, Panchimalco and Santiago Texacuangos.
 * In the 1892 statistics, Santo Tomás already had the title of Villa.
 * By Legislative Decree of October 24, 1996 it was conferred the title of city.
 * The municipality of Santo Tomás has a population of approximately 25,300 people.

Civil Registration

 * Santo Tomás (San Salvador) Registros civiles, 1857-1930 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Church Records

 * 1655-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Iglesia Católica (Santo Tomás, San Salvador) Registros parroquiales, 1681-1944 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries
Indexes of those buried in the cemeteries of the municipality of Santo Tomás may be located in findagrave.com
 * Cementerio de Santo Tomás
 * Direction: Calle Alberto Masferrer, Santo Tomás