Canelones, Uruguay Genealogy

Guide to Canelones Department ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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History

 * The department of Canelones was created on January 27, 1816.
 * The department of Canelones has a population of approximately 520,000 people.

Municipalities
The map below is of municipality boundaries as of 2009. (As of a law in 2009, the Uruguayan departments have been subdivided into municipalities.) Researching at municipal level before that time may not be relevant to your research.

Civil Registration

 * Registros civiles, 1860-2001- Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Indice nacional alfabético de los libros de nacimientos, matrimonios y defunciones, 1900-1937 - index and browsable images
 * Inventario de los libros de nacimientos, matrimonios y defunciones, 1879-1929 - browsable images

Parish Records

 * Transcripción de registros parroquiales, ca. 1791-1880 - browse images, partial coverage; use the image indexes (indices) to see the volume number (tomo), page number (foja), and act (acta) that will be needed to navigate the rest of the digitized microfilm.

Census Records

 * Uruguay, Canelones, censos, 1790-1836- Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * See the municipality.