Peru, Cajamarca, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
Perú, Cajamarca, Registro Civil

Record Description
This Collection will include records from 1938 to 1996.

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 Lambayeque.

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Record Content
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 to Use the Record
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 * The parent’s birth places can tell you former residences and can help to establish a migration pattern for the family.

Related Websites

 * Peru - The WorldGenWeb Project

Related Wiki Articles

 * Peru
 * Peru Church History
 * Peru Civil Registration
 * Peru, Lambayeque Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)

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Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection
"Peru, Cajamarca, Civil Registration, 1938-1996," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 27 June 2012), Cutervo &gt; Cutervo &gt; Nacimientos 1965-1966 &gt; image 242 of 508; Emiliano Calderon Tello, born 3 January 1966; citing municipal clerks in Cajamarca. Peru, Cajamarca, Civil Registration.