Peru, Municipal Census, 1831-1866

What is in This Collection?

This collection contains index & images of census records for the city of Lima for the years 1831, 1860, and 1866.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Reading These Records

These records are written in Spanish. For help reading them see:

• Spanish Genealogical Word List
• Brigham Young University: Spanish Script Tutorial

FamilySearch Learning Center:

• 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:

1831 Census Address of house Name Age Birthplace Marital status Occupation

1860 Census Address of house Name Citizenship/nationality Gender and age Religion Marital status (whether single, married, widowed, or divorced) Occupation Whether can read and/or write

1866 Census Address of house Name Gender Birthplace Age Length of residence in Peru and said city Religion Marital status (whether single, married, widowed, or divorced) Occupation of what type of goods (industry) Whether can read and/or write

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  1831 Census

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  1860 Census

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  1866 Census

Inventory

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For a list of all the films included in this Historical Records publication see Peru, Municipal Census - Inventory.