Spain, León, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
Registro Civil, Provincia de León, España

Record Description
These records include copies of original civil registration records of births, marriages, and deaths from several districts in the province of León, Spain. The originals are kept at the Archivo Histórico Provincial de León in Spain.

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

Record Content
Birth records generally include the following information:


 * Child’s full name and gender
 * Date and place of birth
 * Names and ages of parents
 * Birthplaces of parents
 * Witnesses of birth

Marriage records usually include the following:
 * Names and ages of groom and bride
 * Date and place of marriage
 * Birthplaces of groom and bride
 * Names and ages of groom’s parents
 * Names and ages of bride’s parents
 * Who performed the marriage
 * Names of witnesses

Death records may include:


 * Deceased’s name and age (keep in mind that death records for women may be filed under their married name)
 * Date and place of death
 * Date and place of birth
 * Marital status/Name of spouse
 * Names of parents
 * Birthplaces of parents
 * Names of informant/witnesses
 * Date and place of burial

How to Use the Record
As you search the collection keep in mind:
 * Your ancestor may have spelled their name differently with each record or used a nickname/shortened name in the record.
 * There may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
 * A boundary change could have occurred that changed where records were kept.

Search the Collection
To search the collection image by image select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page. ⇒Select the Municipio (City or Municipality) category ⇒Select the Tipo de registro y años (Record Type and Years) category which takes you to the images.

Look at the images and compare the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine which one is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to make this determination.

For Help Reading these Records
These records are in Spanish. For help reading the records see the following guides:
 * Spanish Genealogical Word List
 * Reading Spanish handwritten records
 * Script tutorial for Spanish

Other Genealogical Resources

 * Hispanic Genealogy Blog is written in English.
 * Blog de Genealogía Hispaña Blog is written in Spanish.
 * Genealogía Española-España GenWeb Website is in Spanish.

Unable to Find your Ancestor?
If you are unable to find your ancestor(s) in these civil registers, then try searching in the areas surrounding León. These countries/provinces neighbor León:
 * Portugal on the west,
 * Galicia, Cantabria, and Asturias in the north,
 * the Autonomous Community of Aragon, the Autonomous Community of Pais Vasco (the Basque Country), and La Rioja in the east,
 * Madrid in the south with
 * the Autonomous Community of Castilla-La Mancha and the Autonomous Community of Extremadura to the southwest.

Church records are also a good substitute when birth, marriage, and death records can’t be found or are unavailable.
 * Spain Baptisms
 * Spain Catholic Church Records

Related Websites
Spain Genealogy Links

Related Wiki Articles

 * Spain, León Province Municipal Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Spain

Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections
When you copy information from a record, you should 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 Cite FamilySearch Collections.

Citation for This Collection
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