Spain, Diocese of Cartagena, Catholic Church Records, 1503-1969

What is in This Collection?

This collection will include Catholic Church records from 1552-1948 created by parishes in the Diocese of Cartagena, Spain. These records include: baptisms, confirmations, prenuptial investigations, marriages, burials and other miscellaneous church records. Images of indexes to these record groups are also included.

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)

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Baptism Name and gender Date and place of baptism Date and place of birth Legitimacy (biological or adopted son/daughter of …) Father’s name and age Mother’s name and age First names of paternal grandparents First names of maternal grandparents Names of godparents Names of witnesses

Marriage Names and ages of bride and groom Date and place of marriage Birthplaces of bride and groom Marital status of bride and groom prior to marriage Legitimacy to parents Occupations of bride and groom Names of parents

Death Name, age, and gender of deceased Date and place of death Names of parents Marital status/name of spouse Date and place of burial

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  Baptism Records 1946

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  Marriage Records 1922

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  Burial Records 1918

Coverage Map

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  Map of the Diocese of Cartagena (Spain)

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  Roman Catholic Diocese in Spain

Digital Folder Number List

This collection was published as a DGS browse collection. The list does not contain any description of the DGS folder's content. A table listing each DGS number and its contents can be found at Spain, Diocese of Cartagena, Catholic Church Records Digital Folder Number List.

Tip: Often additional information can be found in the margins of original records. For example in a baptismal record, you might find marriage or death information.