Mexico, Sinaloa, Civil Registration, 1861-1929
Births, marriages, deaths, indexes and other records created by civil registration offices in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico.
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Mexico, Sinaloa, Civil Registration
What is in This Collection?
This is a collection of civil registration records for Sinaloa, Mexico. Records, such as birth, marriages, and deaths, are organized by state and then by municipality/city. Earlier records were handwritten in narrative style; later records were handwritten in formatted registers. These records are written in Spanish. Civil records in Mexico cover about 90 to 95 percent of the population.
Beginning in 1859, the Mexican government began requiring births, marriages, and deaths to be recorded by civil authorities on a municipality/district level. Although these records are a great source of genealogical information, they are not complete as civil registration wasn't strictly enforced in Mexico until 1867 and people did not always comply. For this reason, church registers must be used alongside the civil records. The civil records of Mexico have been preserved relatively well. Only some of the older registers may have some physical damage; however, they are generally in good condition to extract genealogical information.
The Mexican civil registration was created to record the vital events of birth, marriage, death, and other civil events, which would determine and prove the civil status, existence, and condition of the population.
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:
FamilySearch Learning Center videos:
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
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What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
Birth
- Place and date of the baptism or confirmation
- Given name
- Gender
- Place and date of birth or age at baptism or confirmation
- Parents' names, sometimes their residence and/or place of birth
- Names of maternal and paternal grandparents
- Names' of godparents
Marriage
- Place and date of the marriage
- Name of the groom
- Age, place of birth, and/or residence of groom
- Names of the groom’s parents
- Name of the bride
- Age, place of birth, and/or residence of bride
- Names of the bride’s parents
- Sometimes the parent’s place of origin and/or civil status
- Names of witnesses
Death
- Place and date of the burial
- Burial place
- Name of the principal
- Place and date of birth or age at time of death
- Cause of death
- Residence of the deceased
- Place of death
- Civil status of the principal
- If married, may give the name of the spouse
Collection Content
Sample Images
1926 Birth Record
1898 Marriage Record
1895 Death Record
Collection Details
Language
Spanish
Location of Original Records
General Historical Archives, Sinaloa
"México, Sinaloa, Registro Civil, 1861-1929." Database with images. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 23 January 2026. Archivo Historico de Sinaloa (Sinaloa Historic Archives), Culiacan.
