Costa Rica Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records

Costa Rica

What is in This Collection?
This collection is an index for the years 1787 to 1900. This index is not complete for any particular place, region or time period. This collection may include information previously published in the International Genealogical Index.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
 * Name of the deceased
 * Gender
 * Names of the parents
 * Name of the spouse (if married)
 * Death or burial date
 * Death or burial place
 * FS Library microfilm and item numbers for the source materials.

Coverage Table
The Coverage Table shows the places and time periods of the original records in this collection. The table indicates how many records the collection has from each place. Most of the records in the collection are from the time periods listed in the table; however, the collection may have a few records from before or after the time period.

How Do I Analyze the Results?
This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about the ancestors in the list to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to find your ancestor.

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

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Use the death date or age along with the place of death to find birth records
 * Use the residence and names of the parents to locate church and land records

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

 * Church records and civil registration records are also good sources of genealogical information. You should obtain copies of both church records and civil registration, when possible, since they do not necessarily provide the same information. For example, baptismal registers sometimes provide the names of the fathers of illegitimate children when the civil registration does not
 * Check for variant spellings of the surnames
 * You ancestor may be using a nickname or alias
 * A boundary change could have occurred and the record of your ancestor is now in a neighboring area. Search the records and indexes of neighboring cities, provinces, and regions
 * Your ancestor may have immigrated to another country. Search the records of nearby countries or immigration/emigration records

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

Other FamilySearch Collections
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.

FamilySearch Historical Records

 * Costa Rica, Cemetery Records, 1958-2013
 * Costa Rica, Civil Registration, 1823-1975
 * Costa Rica, Catholic Church Records, 1595-1992

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.

Costa Rica, Óbitos (Registros Históricos do FamilySearch) Costa Rica, defunciones (Registros históricos de FamilySearch)