Peru, Arequipa, Civil Registration, 1860-2017
Births, marriages, deaths, indexes and other records created by civil registration offices in the department of Arequipa, 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, Arequipa, Civil Registration
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 Arequipa, Peru.
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
1895 Birth Record
1929 Marriage Record
1904 Death Record
Coverage Table
As of 12 December 2016 this collection included records from the following provinces:
| Province |
|---|
| Arequipa |
| Camaná |
| Caraveli |
| Caylloma |
| Islay |
Collection Details
Language
Spanish
Location of Original Records
Regional Archive
"Perú, Arequipa, Registro Civil, 1860-2017." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 12 December 2025. Arequipa Department Archive, Yanahuara, Arequipa.
