Dominican Republic, Civil Registration, 1744-2019

What is in This Collection?

This article describes two collections: births from from 1801 to 2006, and civil registration of birth, marriage, and death from 1801-2010. This is an ongoing active collection. Additional records will be added to this collection. Check the browse headers for the collection to determine current coverage. For a complete list of all the provinces contained in this collection, see the Provinces of the Dominican Republic - Civil Registration coverage table.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Computer Aided Indexing (CAI)

Some or all of the indexed records for this collection were created using Computer Aided Indexing (CAI) from records digitized by FamilySearch or its partners. For more information on CAI see FamilySearch Computer Aided Indexing.

Reading These Records

These records are written in Spanish. For help reading them see:

• Spanish Genealogical Word List
• Brigham Young University: Spanish Script Tutorial

FamilySearch Learning Center:

• Reading Spanish Handwriting
• Paleogra-what?! Deciphering Spanish Handwriting - Introduction
• Registros Civiles y Parroquiales (In Spanish)

To Browse These Collections

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Dominican Republic, Civil Registration, 1801-2010.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information is may be found in these records:

Birth Name and gender of child Date, place, and time of birth Child’s legitimacy Parents’ names and ages Parents’ occupation and residence Grandparents’ names Date, place and time of registration Registrant’s occupation and residence

Marriage Records Names and ages of bride and groom Date and place of marriage Marital status of bride and groom Bride and groom’s residence Parents’ names and ages Date of betrothal promise Witnesses’ name, age, marital status and occupation Name of civil official and/or marriage officiator

Death Records Name and age of deceased (keep in mind that death records for women may be filed under their married name) Marital status/spouse’s name of deceased Date, place and time of death Cause of death Parents’ of deceased Parents’ origin and residence Witnesses’ names Informant’s name and age, occupation.

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  1896 Birth Record

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  1894 Marriage Record 1

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  Marriage Record 2

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  1919 Death Record