Mexico Record Finder

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Record Finder

This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for research from 1800 to the present.

Step 1. In column 1 select a research goal. Choose an ancestor you would like to know more about. What new information would you like to learn about that person?

Step 2. In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need. Read the FamilySearch Wiki articles about those types of records. They explain what the records might tell you, how to search them, and how to find them in the FamilySearch Catalog. Some records are not at the library.

Step 3. In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful. Records of previous research (such as Genealogy, Biography, History, Periodicals, and Societies) are useful for most goals but are not listed unless they are especially helpful.

What you are looking for:	Try these records first:	Other useful records:
Age	Civil Registration	Church Records
Birth date	Civil Registration	Church Records
Birthplace	Civil Registration	Church Records
Boundaries and origins	Maps	Gazetteers, History
Customs	History, Minorities	Social Life and Customs
Country of foreign birth	Civil Registration	Emigration and Immigration
Death information	Civil Registration	Church Records
Divorce	Court Records	Civil Registration
Emigration information	Emigration and Immigration
Ethnic background	Church Records	Emigration and Immigration
Historical background	History, Encyclopedia and Dictionaries	Gazetteers, Periodicals
Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration	Naturalization and Citizenship
Living relatives	Directories
Maiden name	Civil Registration	Church Records
Marriage information	Civil Registration	Church Records
Naming customs	History	Social Life and Customs
Naturalization	Court Records
Occupations	Civil Records	Censuses
Parents	Civil Records	Church Records
Physical description	Military Records	Emigration and Immigration
Place-finding aids	Gazetteers	Maps
Places of residence	Civil Registration	Church Records, Biography, Census
Previous research	Genealogy, Biography	Periodicals
Religion	Church Records	Censuses
Social activities	Social Life and Customs	History