Brazil, Pernambuco, Civil Registration, 1804-2023

What is in This Collection?

This collection includes records of births, marriages, and deaths. It was created by various civil registration offices in the state of Pernambuco from 1804 to 2016. Some of these records have been indexed and are searchable as part of this collection.

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 Portuguese. For help reading them see:

• Portuguese Genealogical Word List
• Portuguese Letter-writing Guide
• Brigham Young University: Portuguese Script Tutorial

To Browse This Collection

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Brazil, Pernambuco, Civil Registration, 1804-2016.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Birth Registration date and place Informant’s relationship and gender Birthplace Legitimacy Parents’ names Parent's civil status and residence Father’s occupation and place of origin Mother’s occupation and place of origin Names of maternal grandparents Names of paternal grandparents Names of witnesses

Marriage Date, time and place of marriage Names of the bride and groom Bride and groom’s age, civil status and occupation Groom’s parents’ names Birthplace of groom’s parents Bride’s parents’ names Birthplace of bride’s parents Names of witnesses, scribes and judges

Death Name of informant Date, place and time of death Name, gender and age of deceased Deceased’s nationality, state of birth and residence Cause of death Parent’s names and their residence Names of witnesses Burial place

Collection Content

For details about the history of these records and help using them see the wiki article: Brazil Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records.

Sample Images

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  1912 Birth Record

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  2008 Marriage Record

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  2010 Death Record