Peru, Piura, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection consist of births, marriages, deaths, indexes and other records created by civil registration offices in the department of Piura, Peru. Some of these records have been indexed and are searchable as part of this collection. Additional indexed records will be published as they become available.

Reading These Records
These records are written in Spanish. For help reading these records see:
 * Spanish Genealogical Word List
 * Reading Spanish handwritten records
 * Script tutorial for Spanish

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

 Birth 
 * Name and gender of child
 * Date, place and time of birth
 * Informant’s name, age, civil status and occupation
 * Informant’s origin, nationality and residence
 * Father’s name, age, civil status and occupation
 * Father’s origin, nationality and residence
 * Mother’s name, age, civil status and occupation
 * Mother’s origin, nationality and residence
 * Names of witnesses
 * Witnesses’ age, occupation and residence

 Marriage 
 * Names and ages of the groom and bride
 * Date and place of marriage
 * Groom’s occupation, origin and residence
 * Groom’s marital status
 * Names of groom’s parents, their nativity and current residence
 * Bride’s origin, civil status, occupation and residence
 * Names of bride’s parents, their nativity and current residence
 * Names of witnesses, their age(s), civil status and residence

 Death 
 * Informant’s name, age, marital status, occupation, birthplace, nationality and residence
 * Deceased’s gender, name and age
 * Date, time, and place of death
 * Place of birth
 * Occupation, nationality, and residence
 * Marital status/name of spouse
 * Names and ages of parents
 * Occupations and residences of parents
 * Date and place of burial
 * Names, ages, occupations, and residences of witnesses

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?

 * Try looking for your ancestors in nearby regions
 * Add any new information to your records
 * Check the image the index was taken from to see if there is additional information
 * Make sure to fully transcribe and cite the record entry for future reference; see the section Citing This Collection for assistance. Save or print a copy of the image
 * Use the information to find more. For instance, use the age listed in the record to estimate a year of birth, if that is yet undetermined
 * Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth of each spouse to find a couple's birth records and parents' names

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

 * Your ancestor may have immigrated to another country. Search the records of nearby areas or immigration/emigration records. Peru Emigration and Immigration
 * 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. Click here for a list of Spanish name abbreviations
 * Peru Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical 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
 * If you are unable to read a document or you’re not sure where to go next in your research, you can ask for help through Hispanic Genealogy Research community on Facebook is a page sponsored by FamilySearch and here you may also post a question or upload an image of a document for further assistance. The Hispanic Genealogy Research page is designed especially for those who have Hispanic ancestry but may not be fluent in Spanish. Be sure to click like on the page on your first visit so you can receive information and updates from the page in your news feed
 * New information is constantly being indexed, microfilmed or updated. Periodically check back to see if your ancestor’s records have been added.  You can see if the area you’ve been looking in has been recently updated by going to Historical Records Collections. Watch for recently published collections.

Research Helps

 * Peru Guided Research
 * Peru Record Finder
 * Peru 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.