San Pedro Carchá, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala Genealogy

Guide to Municipality of San Pedro Carchá ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History

 * Evidence has been found of the existence in colonial times of an important personage for the Q'eqchi '; Juan Matalbatz or Aj Poop B'atz ', who will visit and identify himself as King (later governor) before the King and Queen of Spain.
 * The Legislative Assembly of the State of Guatemala of 1825 established the circuits for the administration of justice and approved the town of San Pedro Carchá as part of the Cobán Circuit.
 * The municipality of San Pedro Carchá has a population of approximately 58,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1877-1934 -Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * 1877-1980 Guatemala, Civil Registration, 1877-1980 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Parish Records

 * Registros parroquiales, 1760-1938 Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Guatemala, Select Marriages, 1750-1930 - in Ancestry ($)
 * Guatemala, Marriages, 1750-1930 - in MyHeritage ($)
 * Guatemala, Select Baptisms, 1730-1917 - in Ancestry ($)
 * Guatemala, Baptisms, 1730-1917 - in MyHeritage ($)

Census Records

 * There are no records only for the municipality of San Pedro Carchá. See the records of neighboring municipalities.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Municipal San Pedro Carchá

Localities

 * Cagua Cojaj
 * Campur