Mexico, Aguascalientes, Civil Registration, 1859-1961

What is in This Collection?

This collection includes civil registration birth, marriages, death and other records from the State of Aguascalientes, Mexico, and date from 1859 to 1961. As of 13 March 2018, this collection included records from the following cities or towns:

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
• BYU Spanish Script Tutorial

FamilySearch Learning Center videos:

• Reading Spanish Handwriting

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, Aguascalientes, Civil Registration, 1859-1961.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information is usually found in these records:

Birth Records Date and place of registration Informant's name and personal information Child’s name and gender Child’s birth date and place of birth Father’s name, age, marital status, occupation, and residence Mother’s maiden name, age, marital status and residence Names of paternal grandparents Names of maternal grandparents Names of witnesses and their personal information

Marriage Records Date and place of marriage Groom’s name Groom’s age and residence Groom’s marital status and occupation Groom’s parents’ names (including mother’s maiden name) Bride’s name Bride’s marital status, age, and residence Witnesses’ names, marital status, age, birthplaces, and residences

Death Records Date and place of death Deceased's name (a woman may be filed either under her maiden or married name) Deceased’s age and occupation Cause of death Deceased’s parents’ names and ages Witnesses’ names, ages, occupations, and residences

Collection Content

For more details on Mexican civil registration records, see the parent article Mexico Civil Registration Records - FamilySearch Historical Records.

Sample Images

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  1898 Birth Record

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  1885 Marriage Record

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  1870 Death Record