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

Title in the Language of the Record
Registros Municipales de la Provincia de Gerona, España.

Record Description
This collection includes census, civil registration, military, will records for the cities of Campodevánol, Gerona, Llaérs, Ogassa, Planolas, Puigcerdá, Puigmal, Ripoll, San Juan de las Abadesas, Sanavastre, Santa Julia de Saltor, Surroca y Mín and Vallfogona in the Province of Gerona. This collection is being published as images become available.

The parishes contained in these records include ones named after each city and in addition San Bartolomé, San Martín, Santa Lucía, San Pedro, San Quinti de Puigrodon, San Juan y Pol and San Juan y San Pablo.

For additional details about the history of these records and help using them, see the wiki article Spain, Municipal Records (FamilySearch Historical Records).

For a list of records by localities, document type and dates currently published in this collection, select the Browse.

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Record Content
Key genealogical facts found in civil registration records are:




 * Name
 * Place and date of event
 * Parents’ names

Key genealogical facts found in census records are:


 * Names
 * Ages
 * Residence
 * Nationality or place of origin

Key genealogical facts found in military draft records are:


 * Name of draftees
 * Age of draftees
 * Parents’ name
 * Address

How to Use the Record
To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒ Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page ⇒ Select the "Provincia" category ⇒ Select the "Ciudad o municipio" category ⇒ Select the "Parroquia" category ⇒ Select the "Tipo de registro y anos" category which takes you to the images

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 * Hispanic Genealogy Directory

Related Wiki Articles

 * Spain

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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.