Salvadoran genealogy
Who were your great-grandparents? We look for them in El Salvador's books.
We search for your parents, grandparents and great-grandparents in the country's civil and parish records. We deliver a three-generation tree with the image of every record. Want to know first which records exist? Ask us for free on WhatsApp.
What we deliver
Up to 14 ancestors
2 parents, 4 grandparents and 8 great-grandparents, with name, date and place of birth, marriage and death when they exist.
The image of every record
The book page where each person appears. It sometimes shows their trade, address and godparents or witnesses.
Up to 6 official certificates
From the historical registry (1880 onward), fees included. Useful for legal procedures, not only as a keepsake.
A PDF report
The drawn tree, one page per person and a map of your family's towns.
The list of what was not found
Which branches have no records, which books we checked and where the search can continue.
How it works
- Tell us what you want the tree for and what you know: names, approximate years and towns. Parents and one grandparent are enough.
- You pay when you order. Within 3 business days we tell you which records exist. If your case is not viable, we refund 100%.
- We follow every branch. The full tree arrives in 20 to 40 business days.
Where we search
- The historical registry of the national civil registry (RNPN): entries from 1880.
- Municipal civil registry books, digitized from the 18th century.
- Catholic parish books: baptisms, marriages and deaths from 1655.
Many of those books are handwritten and have no index. That is the work: reading them, following every branch and confirming it is the right person.
Price
From $395, all included
Includes the search for up to 14 ancestors, up to 6 official certificates with their fees and the PDF report. If your case needs more, we ask before charging anything extra.
For reference: a professional genealogist in the United States charges $50 to $200 per hour, and a basic 3–4 generation tree costs $500 to $5,000.
What you get for your money
About $300 on the market
- One initial search with a single goal: one person or one question.
- A report of what was found.
$395 with us
- Three full generations: up to 14 ancestors.
- The image of every record found.
- Up to 6 official certificates, fees included.
- The PDF report: tree, one page per person and a map of towns.
- The list of branches without records and where to keep searching.
- If your case is not viable, we refund 100%.
What we will not promise
- Some books were damaged or lost. If a branch has no records, we tell you in the evaluation, within 3 business days.
- A tree is not a DNA test. We work with documents, not samples.
- For citizenship by descent, the tree helps, but the granting country decides which documents it accepts. Ask that consulate first.
Can you do it yourself?
Yes. FamilySearch is free and has digitized Salvadoran civil and parish books. Each historical-registry certificate costs $8 at simple.sv. We save you the hours of reading handwritten books and hand you the finished tree.