Tomé, Concepción, Chile Genealogy

Guide to Commune of Tomé ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, church records, parish registers, and civil registration.

History

 * The first Europeans arrived in Tomé in 1544 and for many years it was only a desert landscape occupied by fishermen temporarily. It began to populate after the year 1842. Travelers arrived from Rafael, Coelemu and Chillán.
 * In 1850, Tomé became capital of the Department of Coelemu and as a result, the Municipality of Tomé was created.
 * In 1927, the municipality of Tomé was created.
 * The municipality of Tomé has about 50,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Chile, Civil Registration, 1885-1903 - in Ancestry ($)

Parish Records

 * 1579-1930 Chile, Marriages, 1579-1930 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1633-2015 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1700-1920 Chile, Deaths, 1700-1920 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * Registros parroquiales, 1838-1902 – Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio 1 de Tomé
 * Cementerio 2 de Tomé

Localities

 * Rafael