Spain, Province of Granada, Miscellaneous Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
España, Granada, Varios Documentos

Record Description
This collection includes records from 1592 to 1900. The text of the records is in Spanish.

This collection includes military records or quintas (1700-1900), hospital death records (1749-1834) and foster home records (1700-1900). The records were originally housed in the Archivo de la Diputación de Granada, in Granada, Spain.

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Record Content
Military records may contain the following information:


 * Name and age of draftee
 * Date and location of enlistment
 * Date and place of birth
 * Literacy and occupation
 * Origin, including name of parish, city/town, and province
 * Parents' names
 * Civil status and religion
 * Complete physical description

Hospital records may contain the following information:


 * Name, age and gender of patient
 * Civil status of patient
 * Names of the patient's parents
 * Parents' age, residence and origin
 * Name of the spouse (if married)
 * Observations (notes) of doctor
 * If the patient died, date and place of death/burial

Foster home records may contain the following information:


 * Date and time of arrival at orphanage
 * Name, age and gender of the child/orphan
 * Name of parish where baptized
 * Sometimes, a birth place is given

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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

Related Websites

 * Spanish Genealogy
 * Europe Ancestry
 * Looking 4 Kin Genealogy

Related Wiki Articles

 * Spain Catholic Church Records
 * Spain

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