Nicaragua Civil Registration

How to Find the Records

 * 1809-2013 - at FamilySearch — index and images.  Description of the records in this collection.

Offices to Contact
All the civil registration records are in the civil registry of each municipality in the country, except the divorce records from 1723-1819. These early records are in the General Archives of Central America, now owned by the Center for Research Libraries.

Center for Research Libraries 6050 S. Kenwood Avenue Chicago, IL 60637-2804

Phone: (800) 621-6044 or (773) 955-4545 Fax: (773) 955-4339

Historical Background
Civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths began in 1879.

Information Recorded in the Records
1879 to date - Births
 * Names and surnames
 * Date and place of birth
 * Parents' names
 * Legitimacy
 * Date of registration

1879 to date - Child Recognition 
 * Names and surnames of the child and parents
 * Date of registration

This is a legal document where the father shows his recognition of the child who receives his last name. The father may or may not be married

1879 to date - Marriage Records
 * Names and surnames of the parties
 * Ages
 * Dates and places of birth and / or baptism
 * Marital status
 * Names of parents and grandparents
 * Nationality
 * Names of witnesses
 * Date of registration.

1879 to date - Death Records
 * Names and surnames of the deceased
 * Date, place, and cause of death
 * Name of wife or husband or parents
 * Sometimes place and date of birth

1900 to date - Divorces
 * Names
 * Surnames
 * Dates of birth and marriage
 * Action
 * Results
 * Date of registration

Where are the Registries:

1723 and 1819 - Divorces
 * Names
 * Surnames
 * Dates
 * Action
 * Results

1960 to date - Adoption Acts
 * Name of the child
 * Names and residence of the new parents
 * Date of birth or baptism at age when known

Contactar el Registro Civil de Managua
Contactar el Registro Civil de Managua

Nicaragua, Civil Registration, 1809-2011 Extraction forms The following extraction forms were created by Dr. George Ryskamp, ​​JD, AG. These forms were designed to be used in research in Spanish. However, they can help in other areas of research, such as Italy, France, Portugal, etc. Click on the form of the type of record you would like to use and you can print it for your own files.

Baptism / Birth Extraction Form

Marriage Extraction Form

Death / Burial Extraction Form