Diego Fontanes Zamora and Juana Delgado de Castro
Diego Fontanes Zamora lived on the island of Puerto Rico in the 1600’s and more than likely in the city of San Juan. While I have not been able to locate his birth record, I was able to locate his wedding record, estimated his age, and used this information to locate his parent’s marriage record. …
Gurabo, Puerto Rico – Where to search?
I kind of touched on Gurabo in responding to questions that I have received privately. I didn’t really provide details but there is more than just Census records from the 1900’s. Gurabo is a municipality that is on the eastern side of the island. The town or barrios that exist in the municipality are, Rincon,…
Questions on Family Research
I have received many private messages via email or even Ancestry from many cousins with DNA confirmation. Many of us share great grandparents or all the way up to 4th great grandparents. Some of you are double related to me so the centimorgans (cM) we share is higher than it should be. Do not be…
San German Puerto Rico Census Records from the 1800s to 1900s
Since there are so many Census Records for San German, I decided that it needs to sit separately once the remaining records have been digitized and uploaded for everyone to review. There are many more records beyond what I have listed below but currently, you’ll have to order the films to review the records. Rosario,…
1800’s Census, Court Indictments, Foreigners and Military Records
As you go through the available Census records for Puerto Rico, as a community reminder, FamilySearch makes these records available via volunteers. Please assist them with indexing their records to make them all easily searchable. Just 30 minutes a day will help many of those who struggle to find records; including you. Please note that…
Caguas Puerto Rico 1800’s Digitized Census and Other Records Available Online
When I originally posted about the Puerto Rico Census records for the 1800’s availability from FamilySearch, they were reporting as not being available online but only by film. After sending them a trouble ticket over the weekend asking for a status, I was told that some were already available for access. I am going to…