Spain, Province of Lérida, Municipal Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
This collection includes civil registration records, censuses, military records, and other miscellaneous records microfilmed and digitized at municipal archives in the province of Lérida, Spain. This collection is being published as images become available.

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Suggested citation format for a record in this collection.

Record Content
The key genealogical facts found in most birth records are:


 * Place of registration
 * Name of child
 * Date of birth
 * Time of birth
 * Place of birth
 * Legitimacy
 * Parents’ names and place of origin
 * Paternal grandparents’ names and place of origin
 * Maternal grandparents’ names and place of origin
 * Place, date and parish of baptism

The key genealogical facts found in most marriage records are:


 * Place and date of registration
 * Name of groom
 * Groom’s place of origin
 * Groom’s age
 * Groom’s marital status
 * Groom’s occupation
 * Name of bride
 * Bride’s place of origin
 * Bride’s age
 * Bride’s marital status
 * Place of their residence
 * Parish name and date of their religious wedding
 * Groom’s parents' names, their place of origin, and occupation of father
 * Bride’s parents' names, their place of origin, and occupation of father

The key genealogical facts found in most death records are:


 * Place and date of death
 * Name of deceased person
 * Deceased place of origin
 * Deceased age at time of death
 * Deceased marital status
 * Deceased occupation
 * Cause of death
 * If deceased left a will
 * Deceased place of residence
 * Place of burial
 * Parents’ names and their place of origin
 * Father’s occupation

The key genealogical facts found on most municipal census records include:


 * Complete name
 * Sex
 * Place and date of birth
 * Nationality
 * Address
 * Sometimes the education level
 * Sometimes the names of the spouse and children

The key genealogical facts found on most municipal military draft records include:


 * Complete name
 * Birth date or age
 * Place of origin
 * Occupation
 * Parents
 * Civil status
 * Medical and physical condition
 * Literacy
 * Religion

How to Use the Record
In order to find an entry in these records one needs to know the name of ancestor, place, and year of a vital event in the life of the ancestor being searched. The censuses are helpful to find enough genealogical data to research an ancestor and extended relatives in other types of records. To search this census, it is necessary to know the name of the head of household and the name of the municipality where the ancestor lived.

To search the collection, select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page ⇒Select the “Record” ⇒Select the “County” ⇒Select the “Volume and Year” which takes you to the images.

Look at the images one by one comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine which one is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to make this determination

Related Websites

 * Lerida, Catalonia, Spain Genealogy
 * Spain Genealogy Links

Related Wiki Articles

 * Spain
 * Spain Census

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Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection
“Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 February, 2012), La Plata &gt; San Ponciano &gt; Matrimonios 1884-1886 &gt; image 71 of 389 images, Artemio Avendano and Clemtina Peralta, 1884; citing Parroquia de San Ponciano en la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matrimonios. San Ponciano, La Plata, Buenos Aires.