Álava, Spain Genealogy

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Guide to Álava, Spain ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Getting started with research in Álava
Welcome to the Álava page! Álava is a province in Spain which also belongs to the autonomous community of Pais Vasco. FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Through the Álava page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze records of genealogical value. The content is variously targeted to beginners, intermediate, and expert researchers. Please visit the Contributor Help page to learn more about using the site. The Spain page is a work in progress, your contributions and feedback are essential!

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See the tutorials at FamilySearch Learning Center on "Reading Spanish Handwritten Records" and understanding"Spanish Script".

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Research Tools

 * Letter Writing Guide
 * Spanish Genealogical Word List
 * BYU Research Outline for Spain
 * Listing of all records collections for Spain available on FamilySearch.org.

Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:


 * Spain Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Spain, Cadastre of the Marquis of Ensenada (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Spain Catholic Church Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Spain, Consular Records of Spaniard Emigrants (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Spain Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Spain Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Spain, Pension Records of Widows and Orphans of Spanish Officials (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Featured Content
See the tutorials at FamilySearch Learning Center on "Reading Spanish Handwritten Records" and understanding"Spanish Script".

Things You Can Do
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