Spain, Murcia, Municipal Records, 1500-1924

Civil registration records, censuses, military records, and other miscellaneous records microfilmed and digitized at municipal archives in the province of Murcia, 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, Murcia, Municipal Records

What is in This Collection?

This collection includes civil registration (birth, marriage, and death), census, nobility (hidalguías) and military (quintas) records for the province/region of Murcia.

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: FamilySearch Learning Center:

To Browse This Collection

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Spain, Province of Murcia, Municipal Records, 1500-1924.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Birth

  • Child's name and gender
  • Place and date of birth
  • Parents’ names
  • Parents' country of birth (if not more specific)

Marriage

  • 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

  • Deceased's name and age (keep in mind that death records for women may be filed under their married name)
  • 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

  • Names of household members
  • Ages
  • Birth dates of each household member
  • Relationship of each household member to the head of the household
  • Residence
  • Nationality or place of origin

Draft registration

  • Name and age of draftee
  • Birth date and place
  • Closest relation and residence
  • Date and place of registration

Proof of nobility

  • Name of principal noble
  • His ancestry as far back as required by law to prove such nobility
  • Immediate family members living and deceased
  • His residence
  • His titles and recognitions
  • Titles and recognitions of noble blood ancestors

Collection Content

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