Durazno, Uruguay Genealogy

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

History

 * The department of Durazno was created in 1830, but the area was founded on October 12, 1821.
 * The department of Durazno has a population of approximately 57,000 people.

Civil Registration

 * Durazno (Uruguay). Registro Civil Registros civiles, 1879-2001 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * 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

 * Iglesia Católica. Nuestra Señora del Carmen (Sauce del Yí, Durazno) Registros parroquiales, 1874-1895 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. San Pedro (Durazno, Durazno) Registros parroquiales, 1823-1964 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. San Martín de las Cañas (Farruco, Durazno) Registros parroquiales, 1836-1890- Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica. San Francisco (San Borja, Durazno) Registros parroquiales, 1831-1842 Registros parroquiales, 1831-1842 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.
 * Iglesia Católica (Santa Rosa, Durazno) Registros parroquiales, 1836-1841- 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.
 * 1840-1900 - Uruguay, Select Marriages, 1840-1900 - in Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1840-1900 - Uruguay, Marriages, 1840-1900 - in MyHeritage ($) — index

Census Records

 * Montevideo (Uruguay). Dirección General de Estadística y Censos; Archivo General de la Nación (Montevideo, Uruguay) Uruguay, Durazno, censos, 1832-1834 - Click on the link to see the records’ availability.

Cemeteries

 * Cementerio Carlos Reyles
 * Cementerio de Durazno
 * Cementerio La Paloma
 * Registro del Cementerio Capilla de Farruco- Click on the link to see the records’ availability.