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

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

Record Description
This collection includes civil registration, census, military drafts and other records microfilmed and digitized at municipal archives in the Castellón Province, Spain. 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).

Record Content
Civil registrations include birth, marriage, and death records.

Birth records generally include the following information:


 * Child's name and gender
 * Place and date of birth
 * Parents’ names
 * Parents' country of birth (if not more specific)

Marriage records may include the following:


 * Names and ages of bride and groom
 * Date and place of marriage
 * Birthplaces of bride and groom
 * Parents' names

Death records usually 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
 * Birthplace of deceased
 * Marital status/Spouse's name
 * Parents' names
 * Burial date and place

Military draft records generally include the following information:


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

How to Use the Record
To begin your search you should know the following:
 * The person’s name
 * The approximate location of an event

Keep in mind:
 * There may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
 * You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name.
 * Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life.

Search the Collection
To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒ Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page ⇒ Select the "Municipio" category ⇒ Select the "Tipo de registro y años" 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?
A boundary change could have occurred and the record of you ancestor is now in a neighboring province.

These provinces neighbor Castellón:
 * Teruel on the west,
 * Tarragona in the north, and
 * Valencia in the south. The Mediterranean Sea borders the east.

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

 * Castellón Index
 * Castellón

Related Wiki Articles

 * Spain
 * Castellón
 * Castellón Civil Registration - Vital Records

Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections
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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
The following citation refers to the original source of the data and images published on FamilySearch.org Historical Records. It may include the author, custodian, publisher and archive for the original records.