Guam Land Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Guam

What is in This Collection?
This collection will include records from 1898 to 1964.

This collection includes miscellaneous land records from the Department of Land Management.

For a list of records by date or locality currently published in this collection, select the Browse link from the collection landing page.

Collection Contents
Land records may contain the following information:


 * Name of deceased
 * Name of purchaser
 * Locality of land
 * Date purchased
 * Names of witnesses

How Do I Search the Collection?
To search by image: you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page ⇒Select the approximate "Municipality" ⇒Select the approximate "Record Type, Date Range and Volume" which takes you to the images.

Search the collection by image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination.

When searching: As you are searching it is helpful to know such information as your ancestor's given name and surname, some identifying information such as residence, age, and family relationships. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name as your ancestor and that your ancestor may have used nicknames or different names at different times.

General Information About These Records
Land records will help locate a family. Some Guam land records list names of other family member names and marriage information.

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Do not forget to cite the record. See below for help citing this collection.
 * If possible, use what you know to find an image of the original record. The index contains only basic identifying information for a person; the original record therefore may contain more information not found in the index.
 * Continue to search the index for family members.

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * Check for variants of given names and surnames. It was not uncommon for an individual to be listed under a nickname, middle name, or abbreviation of their given name.
 * Search the records of nearby locations. In the period of this collection, few individuals ever lived more than 20 miles from their place pf birth, though smaller moves were common.

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.


 * Collection Citation:

"Guam, Land Records, 1898-1964." Images. FamilySearch. Website: accessed 2017. Departamento de Administración de Tierras, Tamuning (Department of Land Management, Tamuning).}}

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