Spain, Province of Cádiz, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
España, Cádiz, Registro Civil

Record Description
This collection includes civil registration records for the cities of Puerto Real and Jimena de la Frontera. 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 images will be published as they become available.

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


 * 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

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
 * 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
 * Deceased place of residence
 * Place of burial
 * Parents’ names

How to Use the Record
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Related Websites

 * Guide to Researching Spanish Ancestors
 * Archivo Histórico Provincial de Cádiz

Related Wiki Articles

 * Spain, Cádiz Province Municipal Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Spain, Cadiz Notary Public Wills (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Spain, Cadiz Passports (FamilySearch Historical Records)

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Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection
“Spain, Cádiz, Civil Registration Records, 1870-1960,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-27130-1585-98?cc=2064496&wc=MMYD-M1P:n1438819363: accessed 17 September, 2012), Cadiz > Jimena de la Frontera > Defunciones 1911-1912 > image 108 of 504 images, Ysabel Duarte Alvarer, 1912; citing Jimena de la Frontera civil registration, deaths. Jimena de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain.