Church and Civil
In 1859, the civil registration law was passed in Mexico and standardized forms were used to record vital record information. But not everybody adhered to this law until 1867 when civil registration was strongly enforced. So to find birth, marriage and death information for persons who lived in Mexico, use civil records after the years noted. This will verify the place of residence of an ancestor as well. It will also verify family information. However, do not omit sear