San José, Uruguay Genealogy

Guide to San José Department ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

History

 * The department of San Jose was founded on June 1, 1783.
 * The department of San José has a population of approximately 108,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1879-2001 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Indice nacional alfabético de los libros de nacimientos, matrimonios y defunciones, 1900-1937 - index and browsable images
 * Inventario de los libros de nacimientos, matrimonios y defunciones, 1879-1929 - browsable images
 * 1870-1930 - Uruguay, Select Civil Registration Records, 1870-1930 - in Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * Uruguay, Civil Registration - in MyHeritage ($)

Parish Records

 * Iglesia Católica. San José (San José de Mayo, San José) Registros parroquiales, 1783-1975 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Transcripción de registros parroquiales, ca. 1791-1880 - browse images, partial coverage; use the image indexes (indices) to see the volume number (tomo), page number (foja), and act (acta) that will be needed to navigate the rest of the digitized microfilm.
 * 1750-1900 - Uruguay, Select Baptisms, 1750-1900 - in Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1750-1900 - Uruguay, Baptisms, 1750-1900 - in MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1840-1900 - Uruguay, Select Marriages, 1840-1900 - in Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1840-1900 - *Uruguay, Marriages, 1840-1900 - in MyHeritage ($) — index

Census Records

 * Uruguay, San José, censos, 1791-1835 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal de San José de Mayo
 * Jardines de Mater Terra