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

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

Record Description
This collection includes civil registration, census, quintas (military), catastro de ensenada (estate information) and hidalguías (nobility) records for the cities of Córdoba and El Viso in the Córdoba Province of Spain. The parishes contained are Córdoba, El Viso and San Lorenzo. This collection is being published as images become available.

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

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Record Content
Civil registration records usually contain the following information:


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

Census records usually contain the following information:


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

Military draft records may contain the following information:


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

How to Use the Record
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Fill in the requested information in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about the ancestors in the list to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination.

To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒ Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page ⇒Select the "Province" category ⇒Select the "City or Municipality" category ⇒Select the "Parish" category ⇒Select the "Record Type and Years" category which takes you to the images.

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 * There may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
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Related Websites

 * Cordoba Family History

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 Clementina Peralta, 1884; citing Parroquia de San Ponciano en la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matrimonios. San Ponciano, La Plata, Buenos Aires.