Spain, León, Municipal Records, 1642-1897
Civil registration records, censuses, military records, and other miscellaneous records microfilmed and digitized at municipal archives in the province of León, 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, León, Municipal Records
What is in This Collection?
This collection includes civil registration, census, military (quintas), and other miscellaneous records (such as election and estate records) for the city and parish of León in the León Province of 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
- 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 León, Municipal Records, 1642-1897. |
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
Birth records
- Child's name and gender
- Place and date of birth
- Parents’ names
- Parents' country of birth (if not more specific)
Marriage records
- Names and ages of groom and bride
- Date and place of marriage
- Birthplaces of groom and bride
- Marital status of groom and bride
- Names and ages of groom’s parents
- Names and ages of bride’s parents
- Who performed the marriage
- Names of witnesses
Death records
- Deceased's name
- Deceased's age
- Date and place of death
- Date and place of birth
- Marital status/spouse's name
- Names of parents
- Birthplaces of parents
- Name of informant
- Burial date and place
Census records
- Names of heads of household
- The number of people living in the household
- Ages of each person in household
- Occupation of household head
Military draft records
- Name and age of draftee
- Birth date and place
- Closest relation and residence
- Date and place of registration
Collection Content
For additional details about these records and help using them see Spain, Municipal Records - FamilySearch Historical Records.
Sample Images
1871 Birth
1861 Marriage
1846 Death
Election
Census Record
1820 Military Company List
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Collection Details
Language
Spanish Galician
Location of Original Records
Archivo Municipal de León
"España, Provincia de León, registros municipales, 1642-1897." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 24 January 2025. Archivos municipales, León (municipal archives, León).
