Guam Land Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Guam

What is in This Collection?
This collection will include records from 1898 to 1964. This collection includes miscellaneous land records from the Department of Land Management. For a list of records by date or locality currently published in this collection, select the Browse link from the collection landing page.

Reading These Records
For help reading them see: These records are written in Spanish. For help reading them see: FamilySearch Learning Center videos: If you speak Spanish, the following free online lesson may be helpful to learn how to use the information in these records:
 * Spanish Genealogical Word List
 * BYU Spanish Script Tutorial
 * Reading Spanish Handwritten Records, Lesson 1
 * Reading Spanish Handwritten Records, Lesson 2
 * Registros Civiles y Parroquiales – Spanish

General Information About These Records
Land records will help locate a family. Some Guam land records list names of other family member names and marriage information.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
 * Name of deceased
 * Name of purchaser
 * Locality of land
 * Date purchased
 * Names of witnesses

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of the event

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. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Do not forget to cite the record. See below for help citing this collection
 * If possible, use what you know to find an image of the original record. The index contains only basic identifying information for a person; the original record therefore may contain more information not found in the index
 * Continue to search the index for family members

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * Check for variants of given names and surnames. It was not uncommon for an individual to be listed under a nickname, middle name, or abbreviation of their given name
 * Search the records of nearby locations. In the period of this collection, few individuals ever lived more than 20 miles from their place pf birth, though smaller moves were common

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in Guam.
 * Guam Record Finder
 * Guam Research Tips and Strategies

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.