Peru, Puno, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records

Peru Puno

What is in the Collection?
This collection includes births, marriages, deaths, and indexes created by civil registration offices in the department of Puno, Peru for the years 1890-2005. Some of these records have been indexed and are available for search.

These records are written in Spanish; see the section For Help Reading these Records for translation helps.

Additional images and indexed records will be published as they become available.

Sample Images
The information in each record varies by year.

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Coverage Table
As of 9 December 2016 this collection included records from the following provinces.

What Can this Collection Tell Me?
Birth records may include the following information:


 * Date and place of registration
 * Name and gender of child
 * Date, time, and place of birth
 * Legitimacy
 * Religious affiliation
 * Parents’ names, ages, origin, and residence
 * Presenter's name, age, civil status, occupation, origin, and residence
 * Witnesses' name, age, civil status, and residence
 * Sometimes, grandparents’ names

Marriage records may include the following:


 * Date and place of registration
 * Names of the bride and groom
 * Date and place of marriage
 * Groom's age, civil status, nationality, race and occupation
 * Names of groom's parents, origin, and residence
 * Bride's age, civil status, nationality, race, and occupation
 * Names of bride's parents, origin, and residence
 * Bride and groom's religious affiliation
 * Names, residence, and ages of witnesses

Death records may include:


 * Time, date, and place of registration
 * Name, gender, and age of the deceased (keep in mind that death records for women may be under their married name)
 * Cause of death
 * Date, place, and time of death
 * Civil status, and occupation of deceased
 * Nationality, origin, and residence of deceased
 * Parents' names of deceased if a minor
 * Presenter's name, age, and occupation
 * Presenter's origin, nationality, and residence
 * Names of witnesses

How Do I Search the Collection?
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.

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.

See the sections below for tips and uses for searching and finding the record of your ancestor in this collection and using the information in the record.

Search by Name by visiting the Collection Page: Fill in the requested information in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about the ancestors in the list to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to find your ancestor.

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 Years" 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 guides:


 * Spanish Genealogical Word List
 * Reading Spanish handwritten records
 * Script tutorial for Spanish

To learn more about using the information in civil records, view these lessons for free:


 * Documentos esenciales para buscar a sus antepasados - Spanish

I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?
When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct.

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.

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?
A boundary change could have occurred and the record of your ancestor is now in a neighboring region. These regions neighbor Puno:


 * Madre de Dios to the north,
 * Cusco and Arequipa on the west,
 * Moquegua on the southwest, and
 * Tacna to the south.

Church records are also a good substitute when birth, marriage, and death records can’t be found or are unavailable.


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

Your ancestor may have immigrated to another country. Bolivia borders Puno, Peru on the east. Search the records of nearby areas or immigration/emigration records:

Peru Emigration and Immigration

Citing This Collection
Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image.

Collection citation: Record Citation (or citation for the index entry): Image citation: