Spain, Diocese of Albacete, Catholic Church Records, 1504-1979

What is in This Collection?

This collection of Catholic Church records of baptisms, marriages, and burials for the province of Albacete, Spain, covers the years 1504–1979. It includes an index of records of several parishes in the diocese. Additional indexed data will be added as they become available. Usually separate registers were maintained for baptisms, marriages, and deaths. However, in localities with a small population, the entries for these events may have been recorded in the same register. Confirmations were usually recorded with the baptisms. The earlier records may have some words or entries written in Latin. In general, the records were created in chronological order and includes some separate indexes.

Priests performed the baptisms, marriages, deaths, burials, and other holy sacraments in their assigned parish or parishes. All the original parish records were kept in the parish archive; however, the older records were sent to the diocesan archive, as it is done today. Some earlier records may have been recreated, because the originals may have been destroyed during the Spanish wars. Catholic parish records cover 95 to 100 percent of a city’s population. This collection includes only the parish records that were centralized into the diocesan archive. Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Reading These Records

These records are written in Spanish. For help reading them see:

• Spanish Genealogical Word List
• Brigham Young University: Spanish Script Tutorial

FamilySearch Learning Center:

• Reading Spanish Handwriting
• Paleogra-what?! Deciphering Spanish Handwriting - Introduction
• Registros Civiles y Parroquiales (In Spanish)

To Browse This Collection

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Spain, Diocese of Albacete, Catholic Church Records, 1504-1979.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Baptism Date and place of baptism, including name of parish and priest Name and gender of person being baptized Date, time, and place of birth or age at time of baptism Legitimacy to parents (whether biological or adopted) Names of parents including maiden name of mother Names of paternal grandparents Names of maternal grandparents Names of godparents Names of witnesses

Marriage Date and place of marriage, including name of parish and priest Names and ages of groom and bride Legitimacy to parents Marital status and occupation of groom Names of groom's parents Bride's birthplace Names of bride's parents Names of witnesses

Burial Date and place of burial, including name of parish Name, gender, and age of deceased Place of birth Date and place of death Cause of death Spouse's name, if married Parents' names if a minor Witnesses' names Date and place of burial

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  Baptism Record 1863

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  Marriage Record 1877

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  Burial Record 1835

Coverage Map

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  Map of the Diocese of Albacete

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  Roman Catholic Diocese in Spain