Paraguay Civil Registration

Historical Background
Civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths began in 1880.

Information Recorded in the Records
Births 1880 to the present 

Birth certificates contain:


 * Names and surnames of the newborn
 * Sex
 * Time, day, month, year of birth
 * Place of birth
 * Name and surname of parents
 * Nationality
 * Age
 * Occupation
 * Marital status
 * Address
 * Names and last names of grandparents
 * Medical certificate
 * Names and surnames of two witnesses if the declarant does not have documents

NOTE: By law passed in 1967, it cannot be indicated at present if the person is born from a legitimate union or not.

Sometimes there are marginal notes which indicate acknowledgments and / or legitimations.

Marriages 1880 to the present

The marriage records contain:


 * Place, time, day, month and year of marriage
 * Names and surnames
 * Age
 * Nationality
 * Place of birth
 * Marital status
 * Profession or occupation
 * Domicile of the parties
 * Names and surnames of the parents
 * Profession or occupation
 * Address of the same and of the witnesses.

Deaths 1880 to the present

Death records contain:


 * Names and surnames
 * Nationality
 * Age
 * Marital status
 * Occupation
 * Address of the deceased and of the person reporting the death
 * Name and surname of the last spouse if married or widowed
 * Death cause
 * Place, date and time of death
 * Witness information

Legitimations 

Legitimations contain:


 * Names and surnames
 * Time, day, month and year of birth
 * Place of birth
 * Sex
 * Names and surnames
 * Nationality
 * Age
 * Marital status
 * Profession
 * Domicile of the parents as well as the witnesses and the appearing party
 * Place and date where the marriage of the parents was celebrated
 * Names and surnames of paternal and maternal grandparents

NOTE: When the child is a natural child, no information is provided regarding parents and grandparents.

NOTE: There are some marginal notes that indicate that the recognitions were carried out until 1968. These notes are intended to link the recognition made in the items under consideration with those made in other dates and places.