Spain, Province of Granada, Miscellaneous Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
This collection includes military records or quintas (1700-1900), hospital death records (1749-1834), orphanage records (1700-1900) and nobility records (1592-1832). The records are originally housed in the Archivo de la Diputación de Granada, in Granada, Spain.

Citation for This Collection
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Suggested citation format for a record in this collection.

Record Content
Key genealogical facts found in military records may include the following:


 * Name of draftee
 * Date of birth
 * Place of birth
 * Age of draftee
 * Parents’ names

Key genealogical facts found in death records may include the following: 


 * Name of the deceased
 * Gender
 * Names of the parents
 * Name of the spouse (if married)
 * Death or burial date
 * Death or burial place

Key genealogical facts found in orphanage records may include the following:


 * Name of the orphan
 * Sex
 * Age
 * Birth place

How to Use the Record
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Related Websites

 * Spanish Genealogy
 * Europe Ancestry
 * Looking 4 Kin Genealogy

Related Wiki Articles

 * Spain Catholic Church Records
 * 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 Clementina Peralta, 1884; citing Parroquia de San Ponciano en la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matrimonios. San Ponciano, La Plata, Buenos Aires.