Villalba Church Records

Villalba is a younger municipality when compared to others on the island of Puerto Rico, as it was formed in 1917. Villalba was once a part of Ponce until 1823 when it became a part of Juana Diaz and then was split off in the 19th century into Villalba Arriba and Villalba Abajo.¹

It is critical for a novice or experienced researcher to know this as it will significantly assist in knowing where to look when trying to locate these ancestors. As a side note about this website, at the time of this publication, Ponce records are available. The Juana Diaz records will be published next. To find other church records for Puerto Rico, navigate to the top of this page, and you should see Puerto Rico Genealogy.

The church in Villalba is called Nuestra Senora del Carmen and records for this church start prior to 1917, they start in 1895. The breakd own of the records is as follows.

Indexes

• Book 1 of Baptisms Index 1895 – 1900 (Image 5)
• Book 4 of Baptisms Index 1907 – 1912 (Image 837)
• Book 5 of Baptisms Index 1912 – 1917 (Image 1137)
• Book 6 of Baptisms Index 1917 – 1921 (Image 1590)
• Book 10 of Baptisms Index 1931 – 1934 (Image 5)
• Books 1 & 3 of Marriages Index (Image 255)

Baptisms

• Book 1 of Baptisms 1895 – 1900 (Image 46) with Index in back
• Book 2 of Baptisms 1900 – 1907 (Image 486) with Index in back
• Book 4 of Baptisms 1907 – 1912 (Image 877)
• Book 5 of Baptisms 1912 -1917 (Image 1181) with Index in back
• Book 6 of Baptisms 1917 – 1921 (Image 1632)
• Book 7 of Baptisms 1921 – 1925 (Image 1915) with Index in front
• Book 8 of Baptisms 1925 – 1928 (Image 2210) with Index in front
• Book 9 of Baptisms 1929 – 1931 (Image 2452) with Index in front
• Book 10 of Baptisms 1931 – 1934 (Image 40)

Marriages

• Book 1 of Marriages 1896 – 1926 (Image 285) with Index in back
  • On Folio 89, Book 2 continues with 1937 to 1945 (Image 374)
• Book 2 of Marriages 1926 – 1937 (Image 519) with Index in front

Deaths

• Book 1 of Deaths 1895 – 1905 (Image 760) with Index in back
• Book 2 of Deaths 1905 – 1914 (Image 1209)

Cited Work

Enciclopedia de Puerto Rico. (2019, 6 14). Villalba Municipality. Retrieved from Enciclopedia de Puerto Rico: https://enciclopediapr.org/en/encyclopedia/villalba-municipality/#1465331233922-61915a4b-ef14