Rocha, Uruguay Genealogy

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

History

 * The department of Rocha was created on July 7, 1880, separating from the department of Maldonado.
 * The department of Rocha has a population of approximately 88,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1881-2001- 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

Parish Records

 * Iglesia Católica. Nuestra Señora de los Remedios (Rocha, Rocha); Iglesia Católica. Capilla - 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.

Census Records

 * There are no records for the Rocha department.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Rocha