Bolivia Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records

Collection Time Period
This index covers events from 1630 through 1940.

Record Description
This index is an electronic database of information compiled from a variety of sources including the following:


 * Family Records
 * Church Records
 * Civil Registration

This index is not complete for any particular place or region.

Record Content
The key genealogical facts found in marriage index entries may include:


 * Name of bride and groom
 * Names of the parents
 * Marriage date
 * Marriage place
 * Family History Library Microfilm and item numbers for the source materials

How to Use the Record
Use this file to help you learn more about your ancestors. The information could help you identify family relationships and lineages as well as direct you to original records of your ancestors, which may contain additional information.

Finding the Original Source for an Entry in This Collection
Each entry in this index has a source listed which includes a batch number. You will need to trace the batch number for the individual entry to learn its source. Please see the following wiki articles for more information on batch numbers:

IGI

IGI Batch Number Descriptions

If an FHL film number is given in the entry for your ancestor, search for it in the Family History Library Catalog.

Record History
For over 30 years, volunteer indexers extracted this information from microfilm copies of the original records. This is an index of some marriages throughout Bolivia. The index is not necessarily complete for any particular place or region.

Why this Record Was Created
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sponsored the indexing of this collection to help individuals find information about their ancestors.

Record Reliability
Church records and civil registration were official records and are some of the most reliable sources of information available for those who were born, married, or died in Bolivia.

Related Web Sites
Bolivia Baptisim records

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Related Wiki Articles
Bolivia

Sources of Information For This Collection
"Bolivia Marrriages, 1630-1940" database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org). Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.

Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections
When you copy information from the record, you should also list where you found the information. This will help you or others to find the record again. It is also good to keep track of records where you do not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records.

A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched in found in the Wiki Article: How to Create Source Citations for FamilySearch Historical Records Collections

Examples of Source Citations for a Record in This Collection

 * "Bolivia Marriages, 1630-1940." Database and images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org): accessed March 17, 2011. entry for Domingo Quispe and Marcaila Flora Sanches, married 15 February 1681; citing Marriage Records, reference item 5 p124, FHL film 624520; Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records