Colonia, Uruguay Genealogy

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

History

 * The department of Colonia was founded in 1858.
 * The department of Colonia has a population of approximately 123,000 people.

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
 * 1870-1930 - Uruguay, Select Civil Registration Records, 1870-1930 - in Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * Uruguay, Civil Registration - in MyHeritage ($)

Parish Records

 * Iglesia Católica. Santísimo Sacramento (Colonia, Colonia) Registros parroquiales, 1766-1958 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * 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.
 * 1750-1900 - Uruguay, Select Baptisms, 1750-1900 - in Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1840-1900 - Uruguay, Select Marriages, 1840-1900 - in Ancestry ($) — index and images

Census Records

 * Uruguay, Colonia, censos, 1825-1836 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Emigration and Immigration

 * Entrada de pasajeros de ultramar y fluvial por el puerto de Colonia, ene. 1929-dic. 1930- Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio de Colonia del Sacramento