GuidedResearch:Why Can't I Find the Record - Puerto Rico Deaths

This page will give you additional guidance and resources to find death information for your ancestor. Use this page after first completing the birth section of the Puerto Rico Guided Research page.

Additional Databases and Online Resources

 * 1885-2001:  Puerto Rico, Civil Registrations  at Ancestry ($)

Additional Records with Death Information
Substitute records may contain information about more than one event and are used when records for an event are not available. Records that are used to substitute for birth events may not have been created at the time of the birth. The accuracy of the record is contingent upon when the information was recorded. Search for information in multiple substitute records to confirm the accuracy of these records.

Known Record Gaps
Records Start
 * 1880 Statewide Registration.
 * 1924 Compliance to Statewide Registration.

Records Published by FamilySearch Collection coverage tables show the places and time periods of original records published by FamilySearch. For any FamilySearch collections you did not find your ancestor in, check the coverage table for gaps in the online collection. If the time period or location your ancestor lived in is missing from the collection, it may require searches in records found at original repository or finding substitute records for the event.
 * Iowa Deaths and Burials, Coverage Table (FamilySearch Historical Records)

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