Spain, Records of Widows and Orphans of Spanish Officers, 1826-1960

What is in This Collection?

This collection will include digital images of pension classification records for the widows and orphans of Spanish officials from 1826 to 1960. Included in many of these files are wills and birth, marriage, and death certificates. Original records are housed at the Archivo General de la Administración in Alcalá de Henares, Spain.

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, Records of Widows and Orphans of Spanish Officers, 1826-1960.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information is often found in these records:

• Name of deceased official/pensioner
• Name of petitioner
• Name of widows
• Names of children/orphans

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  1870 Pension Record

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  1875 Pension Record