1: Research
2: Archives and Libraries
3: Church and Cemetery Records
4: Civil Registration
5: Emigration and Immigration
6: Maps and Gazetteers
7: Newspapers
8: Geo/Culture/History
9: Get Help
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Goal 1: Learn about Peru research and records.
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AUse effective research methods for your Peruvian ancestors.
- Overview: Visit the FamilySearch Wiki page for an overview of Peru research and useful links.
FS—Wiki: Peru - Use the Peru Quick Start Guide to help you with beginning Peruvian research.
- Explore the
Forebears.io site for research records. - Record Finder: Use the Peru Record Finder to understand record types for research.
FS—Wiki: Peru Record Finder - Correspondence: Use this guide for corresponding with Peruvian organizations about genealogy resources.
FS—Spanish Letter-Writing Guide - Old Documents: Explore the Spanish Paleography Tool site for help with reading older documents.
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for research resources. Then use the learnings for searches for an ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
BLearn about resources for your research.
- Naming Customs: Learn about Peruvian naming customs for research.
FS—Wiki: Peru Language - Surnames: Search the Geneanet site for Peruvian surnames.
- Word List: Access the Spanish genealogy word list in this FamilySearch Wiki article.
FS—Wiki: Spanish Genealogical Word List
Peru Departments
QUIKLinks for Departments
FamilySearch
Civil Registration:
Ancash 1888-2005
Arequipa 1860-1976
Callao 1874-1996
Junin 1881-2005
Lima 1874-1996
Puno 1890-2005
Ancestry
Civil Registration:
Lambayeque La Libertad Huanuco Cusco Amazonas