Peru, Amazonas, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records

Peru Amazonas

What is in the Collection?
This collection consists of births, marriages, deaths, indexes and other records created by civil registration offices in the department of Amazonas, Peru for the years 1939-1998. Some of these records have been indexed and are searchable as part of this collection. Additional images and indexed records will be published as they become available.

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

What Can these Records Tell Me?
The information in each record varies by year.

Birth records generally include the following information:


 * Name and gender of child
 * Date, place and time of birth
 * Informant's name, age, civil status, and occupation
 * Informant's origin, nationality, and residence
 * Father's name, age, civil status, and occupation
 * Father's origin, nationality, and residence
 * Mother's name, age, civil status, and occupation
 * Mother's origin, nationality, and residence
 * Names of witnesses
 * Witnesses' age, occupation, and residence

Marriage records may include:


 * Names and ages of the groom and bride
 * Date and place of the marriage
 * Groom's origin, occupation, and residence
 * Groom's marital status
 * Names of groom's parents, their nativity, and current residence
 * Bride's origin, civil status, occupation, and residence
 * Names of bride's parents, their nativity, and current residence
 * Names of witnesses, their age, civil status, occupation, and residence

Death records may include:


 * Informant's name, age, marital status, occupation, birthplace, nationality, and residence
 * Deceased’s gender, name and age (keep in mind that death records for women may be filed under their married name)
 * Date, time, and place of death
 * Place of birth
 * Occupation, nationality, and residence
 * Marital status/name of spouse
 * Names and ages of parents
 * Occupations and residences of parents
 * Date and place of burial
 * Names, ages, occupations, and residences of witnesses

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

How Do I Search the Collection?
You can search the index or view the images or both. Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Ancestor's given name and surname
 * Residence
 * Age
 * Family relationships

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For Help Reading these Records:
For help reading these Spanish records, see the following wiki articles:


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

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images.

I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?

 * When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors. Add this new information to your records of each family. Keep in mind:
 * The information in church records is usually reliable, but depends upon the reliability of the informant.
 * Earlier records may not contain as much information as the records created after the late 1800.
 * There is also some variation in the information given from one record to another.
 * Do not forget to cite the record. See below for help citing this collection.
 * 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 on the North,
 * Loreto on the East,
 * Cajamarca on the West, and
 * San Martin on the South

Peru Emigration and Immigration
 * Your ancestor may have immigrated to another country. Search the records of nearby areas or immigration/emigration records.


 * 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)

Citing this Collection
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