New Scanned Documents for Puerto Rico on FamilySearch!

Padron de esclavos, Arecibo, 1860s
Caja 74, Padron de Esclavos, Arecibo, im 17. FamilySearch

Did you know that 865 sets of documents under Gobierno de Puerto Rico were recently uploaded to FamilySearch last December?

These aren’t indexed yet, but the Caja information and municipality are mentioned. While it’s not every municipality, it’s definitely worth a look!

Some of those included are Isabela, Camuy, Vega Baja, San Juan, Utuado, Guyama, Juncos, Lares, Hormigueros, Manati, Rio Grande, Comerio, Carolina & a big cluster of School Personnel files.

Here are some links to the results to help you get started:

Gobierno de Puerto Rico: 865 results

https://www.familysearch.org/en/records/images/search-results?creator=Gobierno%20de%20Puerto%20Rico&pageSize=100

Censo Poblacional / Municipal Census : 515 results

https://www.familysearch.org/en/records/images/search-results?creator=Gobierno%20de%20Puerto%20Rico&recordTypeIds=130138&page=6&pageSize=100

Enslavement Records: 58 results [most Arecibo]

https://www.familysearch.org/en/records/images/search-results?creator=Gobierno%20de%20Puerto%20Rico&recordTypeIds=126864&page=1&pageSize=100

Inhabitant Lists includes Padron de Jornaleros, Padron de Almas: 117 results

https://www.familysearch.org/en/records/images/search-results?creator=Gobierno%20de%20Puerto%20Rico&recordTypeIds=126590&page=1&pageSize=100


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