Mexico, Nayarit, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Records
Registros Paroquiales de la Iglesia Católica del Estado de Nayarit, México

Record Description
This collection of Catholic Church records for the Satte of Nayarit includes the years 1596-1967. The text of the records is in Spanish.

For additional details about the history of these records and help using them, see the wiki article Mexico Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records).

For a list of records by localities and dates currently published in this collection, select the Browse link from the collection landing page.

Record Content
Records usually contain the following information:


 * Date and place of baptism
 * Child's name and gender
 * Date and place of birth
 * Legitimacy of child
 * Names of the parents
 * Paternal grandparents
 * Maternal grandparents
 * Names of godparents

Records usually contain the following information:


 * Date and parish of confirmation
 * Name of person being confirmed
 * Legitimacy
 * Parents' names
 * Godparents' names
 * Place of child/person's baptism

Records usually contain the following information:


 * Date and place of marriage
 * Groom's name, legitimacy and birth date
 * Groom's baptismal date
 * Names of groom's parents
 * Bride's name, legitimacy and birth date
 * Bride's baptismal date
 * Names of bride's parents
 * Names of witnesses
 * Sometimes, the race of the betrothed

Records usually contain the following information:


 * Name, age and residence of deceased
 * Date and place of death
 * Cause of death
 * Parents' names or name of spouse, if married
 * Sometimes, burial information

How to Use the Records
To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒ Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page ⇒ Select the "City or Town" ⇒ Select the "Parish" ⇒ Select the "Record Type and Years" which takes you to the images.

Look at the images one by one comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine which one is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to make this determination.

For Help Reading These Records
These records are in Spanish. For help reading the records, see the following wiki articles:


 * Mexico Language and Languages
 * Spanish Genealogical Word List

Related Websites

 * Mexico Catholic Church
 * Cyndi's List - Mexico Catholic Church Record links

Related Wiki Articles

 * Mexico Church Records
 * Nayarit

Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections
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Digital images of original records housed at various local Catholic Church parish archive repositories throughout the State of Nayarit.

Suggested citation format for a record in this collection.