Mexico, Tabasco, Catholic Church Records, 1803-1970
Catholic Church records created by parishes in the state of Tabasco, Mexico. These records include: baptisms, confirmations, marriages, pre-marriage investigations, deaths, and indexes.
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Mexico, Tabasco, Catholic Church Records
What is in This Collection?
This collection of church records for the State of Tabasco covers the years 1803 to 1970.
Often in Catholic Church records, separate books were kept for baptisms, confirmations, marriage information documents, marriages, and deaths. However, in smaller areas, all records may be recorded on one register. In larger parishes a separate book was usually maintained for confirmations, while in smaller parishes the confirmations may have been included with the baptisms. In larger parishes, most of the marriage banns (informaciones matrimoniales) may be registered separately. In smaller parishes, these records were included in the marriage entry or the confirmations may have been included with the baptisms or even with marriages. In larger parishes, a separate book of confirmations was usually maintained.
These records are in relatively fair condition, except for some older records that may be damaged and, therefore, hard to read or missing some information. Most of the older records are handwritten in narrative style and follow a common text with some variations depending on the style used by the priest. Newer records are handwritten in formatted registers; some are even written in ledger style registers.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
Reading These Records
These records are written in Spanish. For help reading them see:
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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
To Browse This Collection
| You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Mexico, Tabasco, Catholic Church Records, 1803-1970. |
What Can These Records Tell Me?
| Baptismal or Confirmation records | Marriage records | Death records |
| Date and place of baptism or confirmation | Date and place of marriage | Name of deceased |
| Child’s name and gender | Names of the bride and groom | Age and origin of deceased |
| Child’s date and place of birth | Groom’s date and place of birth | Date and place of death |
| Parents’ names | Groom’s baptismal date and place | Cause of death |
| Paternal and maternal grandparents | Groom’s confirmation date and place | Spouse’s name, if married |
| Godparents | Names of groom’s parents | Sometimes, burial information |
| Before 1820, social class of the parents | Bride’s date and place of birth | |
| Bride’s baptismal date and place | ||
| Bride’s confirmation date and place | ||
| Names of bride’s parents | ||
| Names of witnesses |
Collection Content
For additional details about these records and help using them see Mexico Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records.
Sample Images
1969 Baptism Record
Confirmation Record
1940 Marriage Information
1960 Marriage Record
1899 Death Record
Collection Details
Language
Spanish
Location of Original Records
Catholic Church Parishes, Tabasco
"México, Tabasco, registros parroquiales, 1803-1970." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 19 May 2026. Parroquias Católicas, Tabasco (Catholic Church parishes, Tabasco).
