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

 * 1840-1900 Uruguay, Marriages, 1840-1900 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1860-2001 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1870-1930 Uruguay, Select Civil Registration Records, 1870-1930 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1879-1929 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1900-1937 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images

Online Indexes
Civil registration records for Colonia have been indexed and are available online:

Parish Records

 * 1766-1958 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1791-1880 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1750-1900 Uruguay, Select Baptisms, 1750-1900 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1750-1900 Uruguay, Baptisms, 1750-1900 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1840-1900 Uruguay, Select Marriages, 1840-1900 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

Census Records

 * 1825-1836 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

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