Spain, Tarragona, Municipal Records, 1430-1943

Civil registration records, censuses, military records, and other miscellaneous records microfilmed and digitized at municipal archives in the province of Tarragona, Spain. Additional images will be published as they become available.

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Spain, Tarragona, Municipal Records

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What is in This Collection?

This collection includes civil registration (birth, marriage, and death), census, wills, and military (quintas) records for the cities and parishes of Benissanet, Rasquera, Torre de l'Espanyol and Tortosa in the Tarragona Province of Spain from 1430 to 1943.

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:

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Reading Spanish Handwriting

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Registros Civiles y Parroquiales – 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 Tarragona, Municipal Records, 1430-1943.

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
Parish where baptized
Parents’ names
Father's occupation
Parents' country of birth (if not more specific)
Paternal grandparents' names and places of birth
Maternal grandparents' names and places of birth

Marriage

Names and ages of bride and groom
Birthplaces of bride and groom
Groom's occupation
Date and place of marriage
Marital status of bride and groom before marriage
Parents' names
Parents' birthplaces
Father's occupation

Death

Deceased's name
Deceased's age
Date and place of death
Birthplace of deceased
Occupation
Marital status/spouse's name
Residence
Parents' names
Father's occupation
Burial place
Cause of death
Whether deceased left a will

Wills

Name of deceased
Executor of will
Last date will was modified
Date will was read
Names of descendants and/or friends receiving inheritance
Name of spouse, if married

Census

Name of head of the household
Names of every person living in the house
Relationship to the head of the household of every person in the household
Age
Occupation
Residence
Nationality or place of origin
Parents
Parish of baptism
Municipality
Event year

Military draft and enlistment

Name of draftees
Age of draftees
Closest living relative
Marital status/spouse's name
Occupation

Collection Content

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

Sample Images

1866 Birth Record
1867 Death Record
1863 Marriage Certificate
1893 Will
Census Record
Draft Record

Collection Details

Record Type: Miscellaneous

433,250 Images

Language

Spanish Catalan

Location of Original Records

Archivos Históricos Provincial de Tarragona

Cite This Collection

"España, Provincia de Tarragona, registros municipales, 1430-1943." Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 3 December 2024. Archivos municipales, Tarragona (municipal archives, Tarragona).

Spain, Tarragona, Municipal Records, 1430-1943