Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala, Guatemala Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of Ciudad de Guatemala ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History

 * The ancient Mayan city of Kaminaljuyú is located within the confines of modern Guatemala City.
 * After the "Santa Marta" earthquakes of 1773, to avoid another event of the same magnitude, the Spanish authorities decided that the city of Guatemala had to change its place.
 * The city was officially founded on January 2, 1776.
 * The municipality of Guatemala City has a population of approximately 2,110,000 people

Civil Registration

 * 1859-2008 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1870-2012 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1870-2016 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1871-1920 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1877-1926 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1877-1931 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1877-1934 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1877-2008 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-2008 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
 * 1877-2008 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1878-1935 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1878-1890 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1878-2009 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1891-2007 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1892-1988 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1895-1912 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1903-1916 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1923-1937 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
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Church Records

 * 1581-1977 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1631-1920 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1636-1937 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1641-1934 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1647-1977 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1649-1817 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1694-1915 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1730-1917 Guatemala, Select Baptisms, 1730-1917 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1730-1917 Guatemala, Baptisms, 1730-1917 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1750-1930 Guatemala, Select Marriages, 1750-1930 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1750-1930 Guatemala, Marriages, 1750-1930 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1760-1880 Guatemala, Select Deaths, 1760-1880 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1760-1880 Guatemala, Deaths, 1760-1880 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1897-1930 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1916-1946 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Census Records

 * 1668-1887 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1698-1836 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1700-1825 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1877 Guatemala, Guatemala, Ciudad de Guatemala, Censo, 1877 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1877 Guatemala, Ciudad de Guatemala Census, 1877 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
 * 1877 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1877 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Cemeteries

 * El Cementerio General de la Ciudad de Guatemala Direction: 20 Calle 4 Avenida 20-00, Zona 3
 * Camposanto Los Cipreses Direction: 42 Avenida Final y 6 Calle Zona 5
 * Cementerio Privado Las Buganvilias Direction:  4 Calle Final 27-00 Zona 6
 * Camposanto Jardines De La Asunción Direction: Avenida Reforma 7-62 Zona 9
 * Cementerio Las Flores Direction: 6 Avenida 8-20 Zona 9
 * Cementerio de la Villa Guadelupe
 * Cementerio Sajcavilla
 * Cementerio El Pajon
 * Cementerio Cristo Rey

Court Records

 * 1895-1905 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Guardianship

 * 1636-1894 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Notarial Records

 * 1579-1842 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Public Records

 * 1579-1842 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Taxation

 * 1700-1825 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images