Perú, Huánuco Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
Registro Civil del Departamento de Huánuco, Perú.

Record Description
This is a collection of civil registration records of births, marriages, and deaths for the years 1889 to 1997 from localities in the department of Huánuco, Peru.

The Department of Huanuco includes the following provinces:


 * Ambo
 * Dos de Mayo
 * Huacaybamba
 * Huamalies
 * Huanuco
 * Lauricocha
 * Leoncio Prado
 * Marañon
 * Pachitea
 * Puerto Inca
 * Yarowilca

Some of these provinces may not be represented completely in the FamilySearch website, but images and data will continue to be published as they become available. All the records were handwritten in Spanish, earlier records in narrative style and later ones in formatted registers. If you have more descriptive information about these records, please help us by supplying appropriate information here.

Record Content
Key genealogical facts found in birth records may include:


 * Name of parish
 * Name of person making the registration
 * Date, time, and place of birth
 * Name of the child
 * Color/race and sex of the child
 * Names of parents
 * Names of witnesses

Key genealogical facts found in marriage records may include:


 * Date, place, and time of marriage
 * Names of bride and groom
 * Bride and groom place of origin and residence
 * Parents’ names and origin
 * Names of the witnesses

Key genealogical facts found in death records may include:


 * Date and place of registration
 * Name of person making the registration
 * Date, time, and place of death
 * Cause of death
 * Name, sex, age, and race of the deceased
 * Name of parents
 * Burial place

Related Websites

 * División Política del Departamento de Huánuco
 * RENIEC (Registro Nacional de Identificación y Estado Civil)

Related Wiki Articles

 * Peru Civil Registration
 * Peru History

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Citation Examples for Records Found in FamilySearch Historical Collections
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 * “Delaware Marriage Records,” database and digital images, FamilySearch ([]: 4 March 2011), William Anderson and Elizabeth Baynard Henry, 1890; from Delaware, State Marriage Records 23 November 1913, no. 859, Delaware Bureau of Archives and Records Management, Dover; FHL microfilm 2,025,063.


 * “El Salvador Civil Registration,” database and digital images, FamilySearch ([]: 21 March 2011), Jose Maria Antonio del Carmen, 1880; from La Libertad, San Juan Opico, Nacimientos 1879-1893, image 50; Ministerio Archivo Civil de la Alcaldia Municipal, San Salvador.

Citation for This Collection
The following citation refers to the original source of the data and images published on FamilySearch.org Historical Records. It may include the author, custodian, publisher and archive for the original records.

Perú. Oficinas del Registro Nacional de Identificación y Estado Civil del Departamento de Huánuco. Registros civiles, 1889-1997. Archivo Regional de Huánuco, Huánuco, Perú.

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