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

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This collection includes various governmental records from the province of Sevilla for the years 1293-1966. For additional details about the history of these records and help using them, see the Spain Municipal Records page.

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This collection contains civil registration, census, and military records.

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To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒Select the Browse through images link on the initial collection page ⇒Select the Province ⇒Select the City or Municipality ⇒Select the Parish ⇒Select the Record Type and Years to go to the images.

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For Help Reading These Records
These records are in Spanish. For help reading the records, see the following wiki articles:


 * Spanish Genealogical Word List
 * Reading Spanish handwritten records
 * Script tutorial for Spanish

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 * Collection Citation:

"Spain, Province of Sevilla, Municipal Records 1293-1966." Database with Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2017. Citing Municipal Archives, Sevilla, Spain.

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