Peru, Junín, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection includes records from 1881-2005. It includes births, marriages, deaths, indexes and other records created by civil registration offices in the department of Junín, Peru. As of 12 December 2016 this collection included records from the following provinces.

Reading These Records
These records are written in Spanish. For help reading them see: FamilySearch Learning Center videos: If you speak Spanish, the following free online lesson may be helpful to learn how to use the information in these records:
 * Spanish Genealogical Word List
 * BYU Spanish Script Tutorial
 * Reading Spanish Handwritten Records, Lesson 1
 * Reading Spanish Handwritten Records, Lesson 2
 * Registros Civiles y Parroquiales – Spanish

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

Birth
 * Name and gender of the child
 * Date and place of birth
 * Parents’ names

Marriage
 * Groom’s name, birth date or age, marital status
 * Groom’s parents’ names
 * Bride’s name, birth date or age, marital status
 * Bride’s parents’ names
 * Date and place of marriage

Death
 * Name and gender of the deceased
 * Date of death
 * Burial place

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Your ancestor's given name and surname
 * Identifying information such as residence
 * Estimated marriage or birth year

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * Use the marriage date and place as the basis for compiling a new family group or for verifying existing information
 * Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth of each spouse to find a couple's birth records and parents' names
 * Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth to find the family in census records
 * Use the residence and names of the parents to locate church and land records
 * Occupations listed can lead you to other types of records such as employment or military records
 * Use the parents' birth places to find former residences and to establish a migration pattern for the family
 * The name of the officiator is a clue to their religion or area of residence in the county. However, ministers may have reported marriages performed in other counties
 * Compile the marriage entries for every person who has the same surname as the bride or groom; this is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual
 * Continue to search the marriage records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives of the bride and groom who may have married in the same county or nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family or even the second marriage of a parent. Repeat this process for each new generation you identify
 * Use the marriage number to identify previous marriages
 * When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct

I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?

 * Check for variants of given names, surnames, and place names. Transcription errors could occur in any handwritten record; also, it was not uncommon for an individual be listed under a nickname or an abbreviation of their name. Click here for a list of Spanish name abbreviations
 * Check for a different index. There are often indexes at the beginning of each volume
 * Search the indexes and records of nearby localities
 * A boundary change could have occurred and the record of your ancestor is now in a neighboring region. These regions neighbor Junin:
 * Pasco and Ucayall on the north
 * Cusco on the eas,
 * Ayacucho and Huancavelica on the south, and
 * Lima on the west
 * Your ancestor may have immigrated to another country. Search the records of nearby areas or immigration/emigration records:
 * Peru Emigration and Immigration

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in Peru.
 * Peru Record Finder
 * Peru Research Tips and Strategies

FamilySearch Catalog
Peru, Junín, civil registration, Perú, Junín, registro civil : Collection Record, 1881-2005

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