Uruguay, Fray Bentos, Records of the Personnel of Frigorífico Anglo - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
Records of public workers at the Frigorífico Anglo del Uruguay, later named Frigorífico Fray Bentos. These records include personal data, family information, and in most cases a picture of the employee

Reading These Records
These records are written in Spanish. For help reading these records see the following guides:
 * Spanish Genealogical Word List
 * BYU Spanish Script Tutorial
 * FamilySearch Learning Center videos:
 * Reading Spanish Handwritten Records, Lesson 1
 * Reading Spanish Handwritten Records, Lesson 2

If you speak Spanish, the following free online lesson may be helpful to learn how to use the information in these records:
 * Registros Civiles y Parroquiales – Spanish

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:


 * Person's name
 * Birth date
 * Birth place


 * Residence
 * Parent's names
 * Spouse's name

Coverage Table
Click the link in the the title to open the FamilySearch Catalog record.
 * Fray Bentos (Río Negro). Caja de Jubilaciones y Pensiones de Empleados y Obreros de Servicios Públicos Fichas individuales de empleados, 1857-1963

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of the event

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. Keep track of your research in a research log.

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

 * Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth to find the family in church and census records
 * Occupations listed can lead you to other types of records such as employment or military record

I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?

 * Civil registration records are also a good source of genealogical information. See Uruguay Civil Registration for further information.  You should obtain copies of both church records and civil registration, when possible, since they do not necessarily provide the same information. For example, baptismal registers sometimes provide the names of the fathers of illegitimate children when the civil registration does not
 * There may be more than one person with the same name
 * Check for variants of given names, surnames, and place names. Transcription errors could occur in any handwritten record; also, it was not uncommon for an individual be listed under a nickname or an abbreviation of their name.

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in Uruguay.
 * Record Finder
 * Research Tips and Strategies

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.