Mexico, Jalisco, Civil Registration, 1857-2000
Births, marriages, deaths, indexes and other records created by civil registration offices in the state of Jalisco, Mexico.
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Mexico, Jalisco, Civil Registration
What is in This Collection?
This is a collection of civil records for the Mexican state of Jalisco. The collection covers the years 1857 to 2000.
They are records of births, marriages, and deaths and are organized by state and then by municipality/city. Earlier records were handwritten in narrative style; later records were handwritten in formatted registers.
These records cover about 90 to 95 percent of the population. Beginning in 1859, the Mexican government began requiring births, marriages, and deaths to be recorded by civil authorities on a municipality/district level. Although these records are a great source of genealogical information, they are not complete as civil registration wasn't strictly enforced in Mexico until 1867 and people did not always comply. For this reason, church records can be used alongside the civil records.
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:
FamilySearch Learning Center videos:
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, Jalisco, Civil Registration, 1857-2000. |
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
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Birth Records
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Marriage Records
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Death Records
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Collection Content
For additional details about these records and help using them see Mexico Civil Registration Records - FamilySearch Historical Records.
Sample Images
1900 Birth Record
1945 Marriage Record
Marriage Record
1857 Marriage Certificate
1992 Death Certificate
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Collection Details
Language
Spanish
Location of Original Records
Jalisco Civil Registry State Archives
"México, Jalisco, Registro Civil, 1857-2000." Database with images. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 23 January 2026. Archivo del Registro Civil (Civil Registry State Archives), Jalisco.
