Chiloé, Los Lagos Region, Chile Genealogy

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

History

 * The Province of Chiloé, was created 30 of August of 1826 and officially named one of the eight provinces of Chile in 1828.
 * In 1861, the department of Carelmpa was incorporated to the Province and Llanquihue.
 * In 1925 the territory corresponding to the communes of Yelcho and Aisén was added to the province.
 * The 30 of December of 1927 the province of Llanquihue is united with the one of Chioloé.
 * The province of Chiloé has an approximate population of 168,000 people.

Church Records

 * 1579-1930 Chile, Select Marriages, 1579-1930 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1579-1930 Chile, Marriages, 1579-1930 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1585-1932 Chile, Select Baptisms, 1585-1932 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1585-1932 Chile, Baptisms, 1585-1932 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1633-2015 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * See communes

Civil Records

 * 1885-1903 Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1903 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * See communes