Argentina, Corrientes, Civil Registration, 1880-2001

What is in This Collection?

These records were created by the Civil Registration offices from the province of Corrientes, Argentina. These are records of births, marriages, and deaths, and they are commonly referred to as "vital records" because they refer to critical events in a person's life. Civil registration (registros civiles) records are an excellent source for accurate information on names, dates, and places of births, marriages, and deaths. 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:

Birth Name of child Gender of child Birth date Birthplace Parent's names Mother's estimated birth year Father's estimated birth year

Marriage Names of groom and bride Names of groom's parents Names of bride's parents Bride's birth year Groom's birth year Date of marriage Place of marriage

Death Death Date Age at time of death Name of deceased Gender of deceased Name of parents Name of spouse if marriage