Spain, Granada, Miscellaneous Records, 1592-1900

What is in This Collection?

This collection includes military records or quintas (1700-1900), hospital death records (1749-1834) and foster home records (1700-1900) from the Granada Province, 1592 to 1900. The records were originally housed in the Archivo de la Diputación de Granada, in Granada, 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

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 Granada, Miscellaneous Records, 1592-1900.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Military Name and age of draftee Date and location of enlistment Date and place of birth Literacy and occupation Origin, including name of parish, city/town, and province Parents' names Civil status and religion Complete physical description

Hospital Name, age and gender of patient Civil status of patient Names of the patient's parents Parents' age, residence and origin Name of the spouse (if married) Observations (notes) of doctor If the patient died, date and place of death/burial

Foster home Date and time of arrival at orphanage Name, age and gender of the child/orphan Name of parish where baptized Sometimes, a birth place is given

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  1928 Foster Home Admittance

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  1930 Hospital Record

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  1922 Military - Admittance

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  1922 Military - Doctor's Approval

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  1922 Military - Soldier Information

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  1917 Military - Soldiers