Spain, Alicante, Municipal Records, 1762-1921

Civil registration records, censuses, military records, and other miscellaneous records microfilmed and digitized at municipal archives in the province of Alicante, Spain. Some of these records have been indexed and are searchable as part of this collection. Additional images and indexed records will be published as they become available.

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Spain, Alicante, Municipal Records

What is in This Collection?

This collection includes civil registration, census, and military records for the cities of Alcoy and Denia in the province of Alicante from 1762-1921. For additional details about the history of these records and help using them, see the wiki article Spain, Municipal Records - FamilySearch Historical Records. For a list of records by localities, document type and dates currently published in this collection, select the Browselink from the collection details page.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Reading These Records

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To Browse This Collection

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Spain, Province of Alicante, Municipal Records, 1762-1921.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Birth

  • Name of child
  • Date, time, and place of birth (including house, street, town, and province)
  • Names of parents and their occupations
  • Names of paternal grandparents
  • Names of maternal grandparents
  • Date and place of baptism

Marriage

  • Date and place of marriage
  • Groom's name and age
  • Groom's marital status, occupation, residence, and origin
  • Names of groom's parents and their occupation(s)
  • Bride's name and age
  • Bride's marital status, occupation, residence, and origin
  • Names of bride's parents and their occupation(s)

Death

  • Date and place of death
  • Name and age of deceased (keep in mind that death records for women may be filed under their married name)
  • Residence
  • Burial information

Censuses

  • Street and house number where census was taken
  • Name, gender, and age of each member of household
  • Marital status, occupation, and nationality of each person
  • Whether person is literate
  • Origin and length of stay in resident city

Draft/enlistment registrations

  • Name of soldier
  • Date and place of enlistment
  • Date when service was to begin
  • Birthplace
  • Age or birth date

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For additional details about these records and help using them see Spain, Municipal Records - FamilySearch Historical Records.

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