Ecuador Civil Registration

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 * 1680-1930: Ecuador Baptisms, 1680-1930
 * 1680-1930: Ecuador Marriages, 1680-1930
 * 1800-1920: Ecuador Deaths, 1800-1920
 * 1565-2011: Ecuador, Catholic Church Records, 1565-2011

Offices to Contact
Records of births, marriages and deaths are at the civil registration office in each municipality.

Copies are in Quito at the: Direccion Genereal del Registro Civil, Edificio San Agustin, Mejia y Guayaquil Address: Av. Amazonas N37-61 y Naciones Unidas (Av. Amazonas N37-61 and United Nations) Postal Code: 170507 / Quito - Ecuador Telephone: +593 2 3731 110 Telephone: (593)(2)381 42 90 Website: https://www.registrocivil.gob.ec/

Historical Background
Civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths began in 1900.

Information Recorded in the Records
Birth records:
 * Name of the civil parish
 * City, canton and province
 * Date of registration
 * Child's name
 * Address where the birth occurred
 * Date of birth
 * Information about parents includes:
 * -names
 * -ages
 * -marriage status
 * -nationality
 * -residence
 * -father's occupation and sometimes mother's occupation


 * Names of witnesses with ages and residences

Note: In Quito between 1935-1965, separate books were kept for child recognitions, legitimations, and adoptions. In other areas and in Quito between 1901-1934 and 1966 to the present, annotations were made in the margins of the birth registers for the procedures already noted.

En otros areas y en Quito entre 1901-1934 y 1966 al presente, anotaciones fueron hechas en los margenes de los registros de nacimiento para los procedimientos ya anotados.

Marriage records:


 * Name of the civil parish
 * City, canton, and province of marriage
 * Date
 * Information of bride and groom
 * -Age
 * -Previous marriage status
 * -Origen
 * -Nationality
 * -Residence
 * -Profession
 * -Names of parents
 * -Their marriage status
 * -Nationality
 * -Residence

Note: In Quito between 1935-1965, separate books were kept for divorces. In other areas and in Quito between 1901-1934 and 1966 to the present, annotations were made in the margins of the marriage registers for the procedures already noted.

Death records:


 * Name of civil parish
 * City, canton, and province where death occurred
 * Date of registration
 * Name of deceased
 * Place of death
 * Date
 * Age
 * Cause of death
 * Nationality
 * Profession
 * Names of parents or spouse
 * -Age
 * -Marriage status
 * -Occupation of father