Civil Records

Civil Records: (noun) a group of public records that pertain to civil registry records, civil family matters, and non-criminal civil offenses.

About Civil Records

Cuban civil records are often difficult to acquire. The Cuban Civil Registry was not in effect until the 1880s but different provinces established this practice at different rates.
For records prior to the 1880s, you will need to use Ecclesiastical records.
Use CubaGenWeb’s Cuban Addresses and Telephone Numbers for guidance. You will need to click on the current province of interest and then review the civil registries for each municipality within that province until you find the one that coincides with your ancestor’s place of birth.
IMPORTANT: These files are for personal use only! The use of the information on this site for commercial, political, or any other purpose other than research of your family history and genealogy is strictly forbidden.
Please contact the CGC and obtain credit before using any part of this collection by emailing secretary@cubangenclub.org.
Citing online registries/information requires documenting the creator, record title, date, website name, URL, and access date to establish provenance. Effective citations for genealogy websites should include the specific database, collection name, and direct image links for the individual’s record.

Newspaper Civil Registry

vintage newspaper, advertising, mid century

Transcriptions from the daily Cuban newspaper, El Diario de la Marina.

Cuban Civil Records - Indexes

old books, book, old

Indexes donated to us from personal genealogical files. 

Member-Donated Civil Records

old letters, letters, handwritten

These document sets were donated to us by CGC members from their personal genealogical files. 

Cuban Consulate Records - Key West, Florida

Select Civil / Vital Records from the Cuban Consulate Records in Key West, Florida