Spain, Cádiz, Civil Registration, 1870-1960

What is in This Collection?

This collection includes civil registration records for the cities of Puerto Real and Jimena de la Frontera from 1870 to 1960. The records include civil registration births, death certifications signed by doctors, and marriage files. The original records were housed in the Historical Provincial Archive of Cádiz, in 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 Cádiz, Civil Registration, 1870-1960.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Birth Informant's name, age, origin, and occupation Informant's civil status, residence, and relationship to child Name and gender of child Child's date and place of birth Parents' names and age Parents' civil status, occupation, origin, and residence Names of paternal grandparents Names of maternal grandparents Names of godparents Names of witnesses

Marriage Date and place of marriage Name and age of groom Groom's civil status and residence Names of groom's parents Name and age of bride Bride’s civil status and residence Names of bride's parents

Death Date, time, and place of death Name and age of deceased Origin and residence of deceased Cause of death Informant's name, age, civil status, and residence Relationship to deceased Burial information

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  1899 Birth

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  1962 Marriage

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  1902 Death - front

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  1902 Death - back

The information in each record varies by year.