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

Title in the Language of the Records
España. Varios Registros del Archivo de la Diputación Provincial de Valencia.

Collection Time Period
This collection of various types of records (such as military drafts, censuses, hospital death records, wills, orphanage records, and nobility records) includes the years 1251-1950.

Record Description
This collection contains miscellaneous records kept at the Archivo de la Diputación Provincial de Valencia, in Valencia, Spain. For the most part, records are handwritten in Spanish. Records created in earlier years may have some damage. This collection is being published as images become available. These records are the property of the Diputación de Valencia, ADPV. The collection includes:


 * Census records
 * Military records
 * Hospital death records
 * Wills/Testaments
 * Nobility records
 * Orphan records
 * Other miscellaneous records

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


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

Key genealogical facts found in censuses may include the following:


 * Names
 * Dates of birth
 * Places of birth

Key genealogical facts found in wills may include the following:


 * Name of the testator
 * Place of birth and residence of the testator
 * Names and ages or dates of birth of the heirs

How to Use the Record
The different types of records in this collection have different uses, but most can be used to search for information of ancestors that lived in the Valencia Province. Almost always, for any type of record, it is necessary to know the ancestor's complete name, or at least the surname, and some dates in the events of the life of your ancestor.

Record History
The “Diputación de Valencia” is an institution composed of senators and other politicians, and is at the service of the provincial municipalities. This collection includes several types of records, which are housed at the Diputación Provincial de Valencia Archive.

Why the Record Was Created
Most of the types of records in this collection were created to record the historical events in the life of the people. Events were recorded in registers, which were to be kept for the history of civilians and for civilians’ and governmental benefits.

Record Reliability
This collection includes a variety of records. Each is reliable depending on the reliability of the person supplying the information and the person creating the record.

Related Websites

 * Diputación de Valencia General Archive
 * Diputación de Valencia, Municipio de Municipios

Related Wiki Articles
Spain Archives

Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections
When you copy information from a record, you should also list where you found the information. This will help you or others to find the record again. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records.

A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the Wiki Article: Help:How to Create Source Citations For FamilySearch Historical Records Collections.

Examples of Source Citations for a Record in This Collection

 * “Delaware Marriage Records,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 4 March 2011), entry for William Anderson and Elizabeth Baynard Henry, married 23 November 1913; citing marriage certificate no. 859; FHL microfilm 2,025,063; Delaware Bureau of Archives and Records Management, Dover.


 * “El Salvador Civil Registration,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 21 March 2011), entry for Jose Maria Antonio del Carmen, born 9 April 1880; citing La Libertad, San Juan Opico, Nacimientos 1879-1893, image 50; Ministerio Archivo Civil de la Alcaldia Municipal de San Salvador.

Sources of Information for This Collection
Spain. Various collections of records, 1251-1950. Archivo de la Diputación Provincial de Valencia (ADPV), Valencia, Spain.

Detailed instructions for adding citations are also listed in the wiki article: How to Cite FamilySearch Collections.