Peru, Moquegua, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection includes records for the years 1850-1996. It contains births, marriages, deaths, indexes, and other records created by civil registration offices in Moquegua, Peru. Some of these records have been indexed and are searchable as part of this collection. Additional images will be published as they become available.

Reading These Records
These records are written in Spanish; see the section For Help Reading These Records for translation helps.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information is usually found in these records:

Coverage Table
As of 23 May 2017 this collection included records from the following districts or municipalities:

How Do I Search This Collection?
You can search the index or view the images or both. Before using this collection it is helpful to know:
 * Your ancestor's given name and surname
 * Identifying information such as residence
 * Estimated marriage or birth year
 * Family relationships

Search the Index
As you are searching it is helpful to know such information as your ancestor’s first name or some identifying information such as residence and age, and family relationships. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name as your relative and that your relative may have used nicknames or different names at different times.

Search by name by visiting the Collection Page.
 * 1) Fill in the search boxes on the Collection Page with the information you have.
 * 2) Click Search to show possible matches.

View the Images
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 * 1) Select Province
 * 2) Select District or Municipality]
 * 3) Select Record Type and Years to view the images.

For Help Reading these Records:
For help reading these Spanish records, see the following wiki articles:


 * Spanish Genealogical Word List
 * Reading Spanish handwritten records
 * Script tutorial for Spanish

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.

What Do I Do Next?
To learn more about using the information available in these records, view these lessons for free: When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors. Add this new information to your records of each family. Keep in mind:
 * Documentos esenciales para buscar a sus antepasados - Spanish
 * Registros Civiles y Parroquiales - Spanish
 * Earlier records may not contain as much information as the records created after the late 1800
 * There is also some variation in the information given from one record to another

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

 * 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 partner 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 variant spellings of the surnames
 * Check for a different index. There are often indexes at the beginning of each volume
 * Search the indexes and records of nearby localities

If you are unable to find your ancestor(s) in these civil registers, then try searching in the areas surrounding Moquegua. These regions neighbor Moquegua:


 * Puno on the Northeast
 * Pacific Ocean on the West
 * Arquipa on the Northwest, and
 * Tacna on the South

Your ancestor may have immigrated to another country. Search the records of nearby areas or immigration/emigration records. Peru Emigration and Immigration

Church records are also a good substitute when birth, marriage, and death records can’t be found or are unavailable. Before the government instituted civil registration in Peru, the Catholic Church was the only institution tracking the births, marriages, and deaths of the population.


 * Peru Church Records
 * Peru Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Peru Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Peru Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Peru Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

"Peru, Moquegua, Civil Registration, 1850-1996.” Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2017. Citing The Regional Archives of the department of Moquegua, Peru.
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