Peru, Áncash, Civil Registration, 1888-2005

Births, marriages, deaths, indexes and other records created by civil registration offices in the department of Áncash, Peru. The original records are housed in the Archivo Regional de Áncash and the Archivo Regional de La Libertad. 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, Ancash, Civil Registration

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What is in This Collection?

This collection contains index & images of civil registration of birth, marriage, and death records created by civil registration offices in the department of Áncash, Peru. Prior to 1821, Áncash was known as Huaylás.

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
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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

1945 Birth Record
1978 Marriage Record
1963 Death Record

Coverage Table

As of 2 January 2017, this collection included records from the following provinces:

Antonio Raymondi
Bolognesi
Carhuaz
Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald
Casma

Huaraz
Huari
Huaylas
Pallasca
Pomabamba

Recuay
Santa
Yungay

Collection Details

Record Type: Vital

4,545,289 Personas

Language

Spanish

Location of Original Records

Regional Archives

Cite This Collection

"Perú, Áncash, Registro Civil, 1888-2005." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 25 October 2025. Archivo Regional de Ancash (Ancash Regional Archives), Huaraz.