Spain, Almería, Municipal Records, 1587-1900

What is in This Collection?

This collection includes civil registration, census, and catastro de ensenada (estate information) records in the province of Almería for the years 1587-1900. 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 Browse images link on the collection details page.

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, Province of Almería, Municipal Records, 1587-1900.

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 Names of paternal grandparents Names of maternal grandparents

Marriage Date and place of marriage, including the name of parish Groom's name and age Groom's marital status, occupation, and origin Names of groom's parents Bride's name and age Bride's marital status, occupation, and origin Names of bride's parents Names of witnesses

Death Name and age of deceased Occupation and origin of deceased Name of spouse if married Names of parents Date and place of death Cause of death Burial information

Censuses Address where census was taken Name of head of household Name, age, and gender of each member of household Civil status and occupation Nationality or place of origin How long at this residence Literate or not

Collection Content

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

Sample Images

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  1866 Birth Record

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  1866 Marriage Record

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  1866 Death Record

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  Census Record