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== What is in This Collection? ==
== What is in the Collection? ==


This collection includes marriage dispensation records housed at the Archives of the Archdioceses of Guadalajara in Mexico from 1539 to 1939.  
This collection includes marriage dispensation records housed at the Archives of the Archdioceses of Guadalajara in Mexico from 1539 to 1939.  


A marriage dispensation was permission from a priest to overlook or forgo following some specific Catholic law pertaining to marriage.<br>
A marriage dispensation was permission from a priest to overlook or forgo following some specific Catholic law pertaining to marriage. A more detailed explanation of dispensations is included in [http://www.brikwall.com/marrdispensations.html an article online] at The Brick Walls website.  
A more detailed explanation of dispensations is included in [http://www.brikwall.com/marrdispensations.html an article online] at The Brick Walls website.  
=== Reading These Records ===
 
These records are written in [[Spanish Genealogical Word List|Spanish]]; also see the section [[Mexico, Archdiocese of Guadalajara, Miscellaneous Marriage Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)#For Help Reading These Records|For Help Reading These Records]] for translation helps.  
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===To Browse This Collection===
=== Index and Image Visibility ===
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=== Reading These Records ===  
These records are written in Spanish. For help reading them see:
*[[Spanish Genealogical Word List]]  
*[https://script.byu.edu/spanish-handwriting/introduction BYU Spanish Script Tutorial]
FamilySearch Learning Center videos:
*{{LearningCenter2|570|Reading Spanish Handwriting}}
 
If you speak Spanish, the following free online lesson may be helpful to learn how to use the information in these records:
*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/registros-civiles-y-parroquiales Registros Civiles y Parroquiales] – Spanish
 
=== To Browse This Collection ===
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==What Can This Collection Tell Me?==
==What Can These Records Tell Me?==
'''Marriage dispensation records''' may contain the following information:
The following information may be found in these records:
 
'''Marriage'''
*Date and place of marriage  
*Date and place of marriage  
*Groom's name and origin  
*Groom's name and origin  
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*Bride's name and origin  
*Bride's name and origin  
*Names of bride's parents
*Names of bride's parents
== Collection Content ==
== Collection Contents ==
=== Sample Images ===
===Sample Images===
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Image:Mexico Guadalajara DGS005620584.jpg|1794 Marriage Dispensation Record
Image:Mexico Guadalajara DGS005620584.jpg|Marriage Dispensation Record
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== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
 
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
== How Do I Search the Collection? ==
Before using this collection it is helpful to know:
*Your ancestor's given name and surname
*Your ancestor's given name and surname
*Identifying information such as residence
*Identifying information such as residence
*Estimated marriage or birth year
*Estimated marriage or birth year
=== Search the Index ===
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=== View the Images ===
=== View the Images ===
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=== For Help Reading These Records ===
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For help reading these Spanish records, see the following resources:
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*[[Mexico Language and Languages]]
*[[Spanish Genealogical Word List]]
*[https://script.byu.edu/Pages/Spanish/en/welcome.aspx BYU Spanish Script Tutorial]
*FamilySearch Learning Center videos:
**[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/reading-spanish-handwritten-records-lesson-1-the-spanish-alphabet/217 Reading Spanish Handwritten Records, Lesson 1]
**[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/reading-spanish-handwritten-records-lesson-2-words-and-dates/218 Reading Spanish Handwritten Records, Lesson 2]
**[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/reading-spanish-handwritten-records-lesson-3-reading-spanish-records/220 Reading Spanish Handwritten Records, Lesson 3]
 
{{Tip | More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1937239 Mexico, Archdiocese of Guadalajara, miscellaneous marriage records, 1539-1939]. Some catalog records link to multiple digital image records. In this case, click on a digital image record to find a camera icon to see images.}}
 
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]].
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images.<br><br>


== What Do I Do Next? ==
== What Do I Do Next? ==
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now? ===
*Add any new information to your records
*For Mexico put: *Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth to find the family in [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1307314?collectionNameFilter=true 1930, Mexico National Census].
*Use the information to find more. For instance, use the age listed in the record to estimate a year of birth, if that is yet undetermined
*Use the residence and names of the parents to locate other church and land records.
*Compile information for every person who has the same surname as your ancestor; this is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual
*Use the parents' birth places to find former residences and to establish a migration pattern for the family.
*Continue to search the records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives in the same county or nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family or even the second marriage of a parent
=== I Can’t Find The Person I’m Looking for, What Now? ===
*Make sure to fully transcribe and cite the record entry for future reference
*Check for variants of given names, surnames, and place names.
*Civil registration records are also a good source of genealogical information.  You should obtain copies of both church records and civil registration, when possible, since they do not necessarily provide the same information. For example, baptismal registers sometimes provide the names of the fathers of illegitimate children when the civil registration does not.
*There may be more than one person with the same name.


=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
== Citing This Collection ==
*Check for variants of given names, surnames, and place names
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
*Civil registration records are also a good source of genealogical information. You should obtain copies of both church records and civil registration, when possible, since they do not necessarily provide the same information. For example, baptismal registers sometimes provide the names of the fathers of illegitimate children when the civil registration does not
*A useful Coverage Table for Mexico Baptisms is available in the wiki article [[Mexico Baptisms, Coverage Table - FamilySearch Historical Records]]
*Check for variants of given names, surnames, and place names. Transcription errors could occur in any handwritten record; also, it was not uncommon for an individual be listed under a nickname or an abbreviation of their name.  Click here for a list of [[Media:SpanishNameAbbreviations.pdf|Spanish name abbreviations]]


=== Research Helps ===
The following articles will help you research your family in [[Mexico Genealogy|Mexico]].
* [[Mexico Record Finder]]
* [[Mexico Research Tips and Strategies]]


== Citing This Collection ==
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Record Type: Miscellaneous Marriage
Collection years: 1539-1939
Languages: Spanish
Title in the Language: México, Arquidiócesis de Guadalajara, Dispensas Matrimoniales.
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What is in the Collection?[edit | edit source]

This collection includes marriage dispensation records housed at the Archives of the Archdioceses of Guadalajara in Mexico from 1539 to 1939.

A marriage dispensation was permission from a priest to overlook or forgo following some specific Catholic law pertaining to marriage. A more detailed explanation of dispensations is included in an article online at The Brick Walls website.

Reading These Records[edit | edit source]

These records are written in Spanish; also see the section For Help Reading These Records for translation helps.

To Browse This Collection[edit | edit source]

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Mexico, Archdiocese of Guadalajara, Miscellaneous Marriage Records, 1539-1939.

What Can This Collection Tell Me?[edit | edit source]

Marriage dispensation records may contain the following information:

  • Date and place of marriage
  • Groom's name and origin
  • Names of groom's parents
  • Bride's name and origin
  • Names of bride's parents

Collection Contents[edit | edit source]

Sample Images[edit | edit source]


How Do I Search the Collection?[edit | edit source]

Before using this collection it is helpful to know:

  • Your ancestor's given name and surname
  • Identifying information such as residence
  • Estimated marriage or birth year

View the Images[edit | edit source]

View images in this collection by visiting the Browse Page.

  1. Select Record Type and Years to view the images.

For Help Reading These Records[edit | edit source]

For help reading these Spanish records, see the following resources:

How Do I Analyze the Results?[edit | edit source]

Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images.

What Do I Do Next?[edit | edit source]

I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?[edit | edit source]

  • For Mexico put: *Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth to find the family in 1930, Mexico National Census.
  • Use the residence and names of the parents to locate other church and land records.
  • Use the parents' birth places to find former residences and to establish a migration pattern for the family.

I Can’t Find The Person I’m Looking for, What Now?[edit | edit source]

  • Check for variants of given names, surnames, and place names.
  • Civil registration records are also a good source of genealogical information. You should obtain copies of both church records and civil registration, when possible, since they do not necessarily provide the same information. For example, baptismal registers sometimes provide the names of the fathers of illegitimate children when the civil registration does not.
  • There may be more than one person with the same name.

Citing This Collection[edit | edit source]

Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.


Collection Citation:

Collection Citation:
The citation for this collection can be found on the Collection Details Page in the section Cite This Collection.



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When looking at an image, the citation is found on the Information tab at the bottom left of the screen. You can browse through images in this collection by visiting the browse page for Mexico, Archdiocese of Guadalajara, Miscellaneous Marriage Records, 1539-1939.

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