Guam Land Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
This collection includes miscellaneous land records from the Department of Land Management.

Record Content
Key genealogical facts found in this collection may include:


 * Name of purchaser
 * Locality of land
 * Date purchased

How to Use the Record
Land records will help locate a family. Some Guam land records list names of other family member names and marriage information.

Related Websites

 * Chamorro Land Trust Commission


 * Guahan Ancestral Lands Commission (GALC)

Related Wiki Articles
Guam

Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections
When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information. This will help you or others to find the record again. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records.

“A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the wiki article Help:How to Cite FamilySearch Collections.

Example of a Source Citation for a Record Found in This Collection
"Guam, Land Records, 1898-1964" images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 13 January 2012). entry for Jesus Sanchez, estate sold 2 November 1935; citing Land Records, Umatac, Registry of Lands, deeds and titles, 1934-1947, vol. 1, images 5-9; Department of Land Management, Hagatna, Guam.

Citation for This Collection
The following citation refers to the original source of the data and images published on FamilySearch.org Historical Records. It may include the author, custodian, publisher, and archive for the original records.

"Guam, Land Records, 1898-1964", database and digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org): 2 November 2011. From Department of Land Management, Hagåtña, Guam

nformation about creating source citations for FamilySearch Historical Collections is listed in the wiki article Help:How to Create Source Citations For FamilySearch Historical Records Collections.