Honduras Vital Records Index - FamilySearch Historical Records

Collection Time Period
This collection includes the years 1730 through1930.

Collection Description
The index is an electronic database of information transcribed from original records.

Record Content
The key genealogical facts found in birth or christening index entries may include:


 * Name of the child
 * Gender
 * Names of the parents
 * Birth date
 * Birthplace
 * Christening date (if the source is a church record)
 * Family History Library Microfilm and item numbers for the source materials

The key genealogical facts found in marriage index entries may include:


 * Name of bride and groom
 * Names of the parents
 * Marriage date
 * Marriage place
 * Family History Library Microfilm and item numbers for the source materials

The key genealogical facts found in death or burial index entries may include:


 * Name of the deceased
 * Gender
 * Names of the parents
 * Name of the spouse (if married)
 * Death or burial date
 * Death or burial place
 * Family History Library Microfilm and item numbers for the source materials

Coverage Table
This collection is a partial index of records for the localities listed below as of April 2010. The table below shows the number of records by locality. Localities not listed may not have any records in this collection.

Most of these records date from the time period indicated in the columns below; however, there may be records before and after these dates. Record counts where the locality information was incomplete are included below under the country name. Because of this, you may wish to search only by country.

As this is an index of records compiled from various sources, it is strongly recommended that you verify the information in original records. Due to privacy laws not all records may be displayed.


 * These records are published in the World Miscellaneous Marriages collection.

How to Use the Collection
Use this index to help you learn more about your ancestors. The information could help you identify family relationships and lineages as well as direct you to original records of your ancestors, which may contain additional information.

In birth or christening records, if a surname is not listed for the child, the indexer often assigns the father’s surname to the child. This surname may not be correct. So if you are looking for a birth or christening, search by the given name of the child, adding parents' names and as much locality information as is permitted.

Collection History
For over 30 years, volunteer indexers extracted this information from microfilm copies of the original records. This index is an index of the births or christenings; marriages; and deaths or burials throughout Honduras. The index is not necessarily complete for any particular place or region.

Why This Collection Was Created
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sponsored the indexing of this collection to help individuals find information about their ancestors..

Collection Reliability
Church records and civil registration were official records and are some of the most reliable sources of information available for those who were born, married, or died in Honduras.

Related Web Sites
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Related Wiki Articles
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Sources of Information for This Collection
"Honduras Baptisms, 1730-1930," database, FamilySearch. Index entries derived from digital copies of originals housed in various repositories throughout Honduras.

"Honduras Honduras Marriages, 1800-1910," database, FamilySearch. Index entries derived from digital copies of originals housed in various repositories throughout Honduras.

"Honduras Honduras Deaths, 1750-1900," database, FamilySearch. Index entries derived from digital copies of originals housed in various repositories throughout Honduras.

Each record in this index will have its own bibliographic reference. These bibliographic references include a variety of sources such as:


 * Family Records
 * Church Records
 * Civil Registration

We welcome your assistance in adding source citation information for individual archives when collection data was collected from various sources or archives. The format for citing FamilySearch Historical Collections, including how to cite individual archives is found in the following link: How to Create Source Citations For FamilySearch Historical Records Collections

Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections
When you copy information from a record, you should also list where you found the information. This will help you or others to find the record again. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records.

A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the Wiki Article: How to Cite FamilySearch Collections.

Examples of Source Citations for a Record in This Collection:


 * Honduras Baptisms, 1730-1930. digital images, From FamilySearch Internet (www.familysearch.org): February 3, 2011). Baptism of Glemente Garcia, 13 February 1859, San Miguel Arcangel, Marcala, La Paz, Honduras, film number 1464225.
 * Honduras Marriages, 1800-1910.digital images, From FamilySearch Internet (www.familysearch.org): February 3, 2011). Marriage of Aguilino Morales and Felipa Aguilar, 17 July 1894, San Geronimo, Goascoran, Valle, Honduras, file number 1464130.