Costa Rica Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records/Known Issues

Known Issues
NOTE: For a way to determine what digital records are likely to be found within a collection or how to find missing images elsewhere, see Article 56000, How to use Film Notes in the Catalog to determine the content of a final browse point in Historical Records.

NOTE: Most missing records are available on microfilm. See Ordering Microfilm or Microfiche for instructions on ordering microfilm as well as finding a local FamilySearch Center where you can view the films.

Question #1: I find that the Event Place is wrong in many indexed records. How can I determine the correct event place? Answer #1: By viewing the document associated with an indexed record, you will see a set of codes corresponding to Location, Volume, Page, and Entry Number (i.e., 3 250 250 0499). The first digit indicates the location of the event as follows:


 * 1 for San Jose,
 * 2 for Alajuela,
 * 3 for Carthage,
 * 4 for Heredia,
 * 5 for Puntarenas,
 * 6 for Guanacaste,
 * 7 for Limón,
 * 8 for naturalized, and
 * 9 for late enrollees.

Question #2: I find records associated with Film 1106408 to have the incorrect birth year of 1861. What is the correct birth year? Answer #2: Film 1106408 contains records for Indice de Nacimientos 1961.

If you encounter additional problems with this collection, feel free to report them at [mailto:support@familysearch.org support@familysearch.org]. Please include the following information:


 * If searching a specific collection: please include the name of the collection; include all search criteria used, including name, event, dates and places.
 * If browsing this collection: please include the full path you followed to where the problem occurred. The browse path is located above the Image viewer window. For example: Costa Rica, Civil Registration, 1860-1975 &gt; Heredia &gt; Nacimientos 1930-1931, vol. 62-63 &gt; Image 7 of 542.
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