Peru, Lambayeque, Civil Registration, 1873-1998
Births, marriages, deaths, indexes and other records created by civil registration offices in the department of Lambayeque, Peru. Some of these records have been indexed and are searchable as part of this collection. Additional images and indexed records will be published as they become available.
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Peru, Lambayeque, Civil Registration
What is in This Collection?
This collection contains civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths created by civil registration offices in the department of Lambayeque, Peru.
As of 8 June 2017 this collection included records from the following districts or municipalities:
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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
- Reading Spanish Handwriting
- Paleogra-what?! Deciphering Spanish Handwriting - Introduction
- Registros Civiles y Parroquiales (In Spanish)
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
Birth
- Child's name
- Date of birth
- Place of birth
- Gender
- Parent's names
- Parent's occupations
- Parent's residence
- Baptismal date
- Baptismal place
- Names of godparents
Marriage
- Names of bride and groom
- Their ages or birthdates
- Their birthplaces
- Their residences
- Their occupations
- Their marital status
- Parent's or father's names
- Names of witnesses
Death
- Deceased's name
- Date of death
- Age or birthdate
- Residence
- Occupation
- Cause of death
- Spouse or father's name
- Burial place
- Burial date
Collection Content
Sample Images
1978 Birth Record
1890 Marriage Record
1939 Death Record
Collection Details
Language
Spanish
Location of Original Records
Regional Archive
"Perú, Lambayeque, Registro Civil, 1873-1998." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 16 April 2025. Archivo Regional de Lambayeque, Chiclayo (Lambayeque Regional Archive, Chiclayo).
