Spain, Province of Ciudad Real, Municipal Records - FamilySearch Historical Records
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Cuidad Real, Spain | |
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Record Description | |
Record Type: | Municipal Record |
Collection years: | 1519-1527 |
Languages: | Spanish |
Title in the Language: | España, Provincia de Ciudad Real, Registros Municipales |
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Archivo Histórico Provincial de Cuidad Real |
Contents
What is in This Collection?[edit | edit source]
This collection includes the 1519 and 1527 census records for the city and parish of Almadén in the province of Ciudad Real.
This collection is being published as images become available.
For additional details about the history of these records and help using them, see the wiki article Spain, Municipal Records - FamilySearch Historical Records.
Reading These Records[edit | edit source]
These records are in Spanish. For help reading these records see the following guides:
To Browse This Collection[edit | edit source]
You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Spain, Province of Ciudad Real, Municipal Records, 1519-1527. |
What Can These Records Tell Me?[edit | edit source]
Census records may contain the following information:
- Names
- Ages
- Residence
- Nationality or place of origin
Collection Content[edit | edit source]
Sample Images[edit | edit source]
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How Do I Search This Collection?[edit | edit source]
View the Images[edit | edit source]
View images in this collection by visiting the Browse Page:
- Select City or Municipality
- Select Parish
- Select Record Type and Years to view the images.
More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at Spain, Province of Ciudad Real, Municipal Records, 1519-1527. Some catalog records link to multiple references. In this case, click on a reference to find a camera icon to see images. |
How Do I Analyze the Results?[edit | edit source]
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.
What Do I Do Next?[edit | edit source]
- Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth of each partner to find a couple's birth records and parents' names
- Use the residence and names of the parents to locate church records Spain, Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records
- Use the parents' birth places to find former residences and to establish a migration pattern for the family
- Use the marital status (whether a divorce or death dissolved a marriage) to identify previous marriages
I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]
- Generally the ages of the adults are given and often those of children are also included
- When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct
- Continue to search the records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives who may have lived in the same area or a nearby area
I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]
- A boundary change could have occurred that changed where records were kept. If you are unable to find your ancestor(s) in these civil registers, then try searching in the areas surrounding Cuidad Real
- Church records are also a good substitute when birth, marriage, and death records can’t be found or are unavailable
- Or your ancestor immigrated to another country. Search the records of nearby areas or immigration/emigration records with the help of Spain Emigration and Immigration
Record Finder[edit | edit source]
- Consult the Spain Record Finder Table to find other records
Citing This Collection[edit | edit source]
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
- Collection Citation
"España, Provincia de Ciudad Real, registros municipales, 1519-1527." Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. Citing Archivo Municipal de Sevilla (Municipal Archives of Seville).
Image Citation: When looking at an image, the citation is found on the Information tab at the bottom left of the screen. |
How Can I Contribute to the FamilySearch Wiki?[edit | edit source]
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