Peru, Amazonas, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
Registro Civil de Amazonas, Peru

Record Description
This Collection will include records from 1939 to 1995. These records are copies of original civil registration records of births, marriages, and deaths from the department of Amazonas in Peru. Additional images will be published as they become available. The text of the records is in Spanish.

Before the government instituted civil registration in Peru, the Catholic Church was the only institution tracking the births, marriages, and deaths of the population. In 1852, during the Republican Era, the government instituted civil registration. This was first done by political authorities, such as prefecture, subprefecture, and state. In 1856, this responsibility was given to municipalities. Currently, civil registration is in the hands of RENIEC, which delegates the registration process to municipal registrars. Civil registration in Peru started on June 21, 1852.

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
Birth records may include the following information:


 * Name and gender of child
 * Date, place and time of birth
 * Declarant's name, age, civil status and occupation
 * Declarant'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 the following information:


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

How to Use the Record
To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒ Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page ⇒ Select the appropriate "Province" category ⇒ Select the appropriate "District or Municipality " category ⇒ Select the appropriate "Record Type and Years" category 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. Keep in mind:


 * There may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
 * You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name.
 * Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life.

For genealogical research, the birth, marriage, and death records contain important information for at least two and sometimes three generations of ancestors in one document.

Catholic Church records would be the next record to search.

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

Spanish Genealogical Word List

Related Websites

 * Peru Research Outline

Related Wiki Articles

 * Peru
 * Peru Civil Registration
 * Peru History

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