Peru, Cajamarca, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records

Peru

What is in the Collection?
This Collection includes records from 1938 to 1996. These records are written in Spanish.

Copies of original civil registration records of births, marriages, and deaths from the department of Cajamarca in Peru. The original records are housed in the Archivo Regional de Cajamarca.

For a list of records by localities and dates currently published in this collection, select the Browse link from the collection landing page.

What Can this Collection Tell Me?
Birth records usually contain the following information:
 * Place of registration
 * Name of child
 * Date, time and place of birth
 * Legitimacy
 * Presenter's name, age, civil status, occupation and residence
 * Number of previous children of this mother
 * Parents’ names, age, civil status, occupation and origin
 * Witnesses' names, age, civil status and residence

Marriage records usually contain the following information:
 * Place and date of registration
 * Names of the groom and bride
 * Date and place of marriage
 * Groom’s age, civil status, occupation, origin and current residence
 * Names of groom's parents
 * Bride's age, civil status, origin and current residence
 * Names of bride's parents
 * Parish name and date of their religious wedding
 * Names of witnesses

Death records usually contain the following information:
 * Date and place of death
 * Name and gender of deceased
 * Race, age and civil status of deceased
 * Presenter's name, age, civil status, occupation, residence and origin
 * Place of origin of deceased
 * Cause of death
 * Parents’ names and their place of origin
 * Burial information

How Do I Search the Collection?
Some record sets have indexes; these indexes were created at the end of the year. Copy errors could have been made in the index, so you want to find the actual record to verify the information is correct. Using the index is a helpful way to find the actual record.

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 an estimated event date, residence, age, and family relationships.

Search by Name by visiting the Collection Page: Fill in the requested information in the boxes on the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about the individuals in the list to what you know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. You may need to look at the information on several individuals comparing the information about them to your ancestors to make this determination. Keep in mind:


 * There may be more than one person with the same name.
 * You ancestor may be using a nickname or alias.
 * Even though there is an index there may still be inaccuracies, such as altered spellings, misinterpretations, and optical character recognition errors if the information was scanned.

View images in this collection by visiting the Browse Page: To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒ Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page ⇒ Select the "Province" category ⇒ Select the "District or Municipality" category ⇒ Select the "Record Type and Year" category which takes you to the images

 For Help Reading These Records 

These records are in Spanish. For help reading the records, see the following wiki articles:

Spanish Genealogical Word List For more information about using civil records, view these lessons for free:
 * Spanish Genealogical Word List
 * Reading Spanish handwritten records
 * Script tutorial for Spanish


 * Documentos esenciales para buscar a sus antepasados - Spanish

I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?
For death records, the information in records is usually reliable, but depends upon the knowledge of the informant.

For marriage and death records, name changes, shortened names, or nicknames may have been used by your ancestors, so pay attention to other relationships (parents, spouse, siblings, children, etc.) that can confirm whether you have the right person/record.

Witnesses were sometimes relatives of the deceased or the deceased's parents.

When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct.

Continue to search the marriage records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives of the bride and groom who may have married in the same county or nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family or even the second marriage of a parent. Repeat this process for each new generation you identify.

Continue to search the indexes and records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives who may have lived in the same area or a nearby area.

I Can't Find Who I'm Looking for, What Now?
If you are unable to find your ancestor(s) in these civil registers, then try searching in the areas surrounding Amazonas. These regions neighbor Amazonas:


 * Equador and Piura on the North,
 * Amazonias on the East,
 * La Libertad on the South, and
 * Lambayeque on the West

Church records are also a good substitute when birth, marriage, and death records can’t be found or are unavailable. Before the government instituted civil registration in Peru, the Catholic Church was the only institution tracking the births, marriages, and deaths of the population.


 * Peru Church Records
 * Peru Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Peru Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Peru Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Peru Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Or your ancestor immigrated to another country. Search the records of nearby areas or immigration/emigration records.

Peru Emigration and Immigration

Citing this Collection
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