Peru, Ancash, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
Perú, Ancash, Registro Civil

Record Description
This collection will include records from 1890-2005.

The collection includes births, marriages, deaths, indexes and other records created by civil registration offices in the department of Ancash, Peru. Additional images will be published as they become available.

Prior to 1821, Ancash was known as Huaylás.

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Record Content
These birth records may include:


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

These marriage records may include:


 * 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

These death records may include:


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

How to Use the Record
To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒ Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page ⇒ Select the "Provincia" category ⇒ Select the "Distrito o municipalidad" category ⇒ Select the "Tipo de registro y años" category which takes you to the images.

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Related Websites

 * Peru Research Outline

Related Wiki Articles

 * Peru Civil Registration
 * Peru Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Peru Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)

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Citation Example for a Record Found in a Historical Record Collection
“Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 February, 2012), La Plata &gt; San Ponciano &gt; Matrimonios 1884-1886 &gt; image 71 of 389 images, Artemio Avendano and Clemtina Peralta, 1884; citing Parroquia de San Ponciano en la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matrimonios. San Ponciano, La Plata, Buenos Aires.