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| title=Spain, Granada, Catholic Pre-Marriage Investigation Files Index, 1556-1899
| title=Spain, Province of Granada, Catholic Pre-Marriage Investigation Files Index, 1556-1899
| location= Granada (Spain)
| location= Granada (Spain)
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| LOC_01 = Granada
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| record_type = Catholic Pre-Marriage Records
| record_type = Catholic Pre-Marriage Records
| start_year = 1556
| start_year = 1556
| end_year = 1899
| end_year = 1899
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| title_language = España, Granada, índice de expedientes católicos de investigación previa al matrimonio, 1556-1899
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| FS_URL_01 = [[Spain Research Tips and Strategies]]
| FS_URL_01 = [[Spain Record Finder]]
| FS_URL_02 = [[Spain Record Finder]]
| FS_URL_02 = [[Spain Online Genealogy Records]]
| FS_URL_03 = [[Spain Online Genealogy Records]]
| FS_URL_03 = [[Spain Archives and Libraries]]
| FS_URL_04 = [[Spain Church Records]]
| FS_URL_04 = [[Spain Catholic Church Records]]  
| FS_URL_05 = [[Spain Civil Registration]]
| FS_URL_05 = [[Spain Catholic Church Directories]]  
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== What is in This Collection? ==
== What is in This Collection? ==
This is an index of Pre-Marriage Investigation  which covers 1556-1899. These may also be the only records available for vital information research before civil registration was implemented in 1871.


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This is an index of Pre-Marriage Investigation  which covers 1556-1899. These may also be the only records available for vital information research before civil registration was implemented in 1871.
=== Index and Image Visibility ===
 
{{Image Visibility}}


=== Reading These Records ===
{{HR Read|lang=ES}}
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
These records may contain the following information:  
 
'''Marriage records''' usually contain the following information:  
 
*Date and place of marriage  
*Date and place of marriage  
*Groom's name  
*Groom's name  
*Bride's name   
*Bride's name   
*Marriage date
*Marriage date
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 
*Name of the person
*Your ancestor's given name and surname
*Approximate date of the event
*Estimated marriage
=== Search the Index  ===
*Family relationships
{{Search Collection Link | CID=CID1865748}}
 
 
=== Searching the Index  ===
 
{{Search Collection Link  
| CID=CID1865748
|}}
=== 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. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]].
 
== What Do I Do Next? ==
== What Do I Do Next? ==
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?  ===
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?  ===
*Add any new information to your records
*Add any new information to your records
*If available, check the image for additional information
*Check the image the index was taken from to see if there is additional information
*Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family
*Make sure to fully transcribe and cite the record entry for future reference; see the section [[#Citing This Collection|Citing This Collection]] for assistance. Save or print a copy of the image
*See if additional information is given in the civil registration
*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
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
*Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth of each spouse to find a couple's birth records and parents' names
*Try searching by surname only
*Compile the marriage entries for every person who has the same surname as the bride or groom; this is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual
*The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
 
*Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century
=== I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now? ===
=== Research Helps ===
* Search the records and indexes of neighboring cities, provinces, and regions
{{HR Helps|where=Spain}}
*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
*Or your ancestor may have immigrated to another country. Search the records of nearby areas or [[Spain Emigration and Immigration]]
*New information is constantly being indexed, microfilmed or updated.  Periodically check back to see if your ancestor’s records have been added.  You can see if the area you’ve been looking in has been recently updated by going to [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list Historical Records Collections].  Watch for an asterisk for recently added or updated records
 
 
=== Record Finder ===
Consult the [[Spain Record Finder]] to find other records.
 
== Citing This Collection ==
== Citing This Collection ==
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.
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.
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;Collection Citation: "España, Provincia de Granada, expedientes de informaciones matrimoniales, 1556-1899." Database. <i>FamilySearch</i>. <nowiki>http://FamilySearch.org</nowiki> : 14 August 2018. Arzobispado de Granada (Granada Diocese Archives).
 
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Record Type: Catholic Pre-Marriage Records
Collection years: 1556-1899
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What is in This Collection?[edit | edit source]

This is an index of Pre-Marriage Investigation which covers 1556-1899. These may also be the only records available for vital information research before civil registration was implemented in 1871.


What Can These Records Tell Me?[edit | edit source]

Marriage records usually contain the following information:

  • Date and place of marriage
  • Groom's name
  • Bride's name
  • Marriage date

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

  • Your ancestor's given name and surname
  • Estimated marriage
  • Family relationships


Searching the Index[edit | edit source]

Search by name on the Collection Details Page.
  1. Enter the information in the fields in the Search Collection section or click More Options to see additional fields
  2. Click Search to show possible matches

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. Keep track of your research in a research log.

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

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]

  • Add any new information to your records
  • Check the image the index was taken from to see if there is additional information
  • Make sure to fully transcribe and cite the record entry for future reference; see the section Citing This Collection for assistance. Save or print a copy of the image
  • 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 birth date or age along with the place of birth of each spouse to find a couple's birth records and parents' names
  • Compile the marriage entries for every person who has the same surname as the bride or groom; this is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual

I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]

  • Search the records and indexes of neighboring cities, provinces, and regions
  • 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
  • Or your ancestor may have immigrated to another country. Search the records of nearby areas or Spain Emigration and Immigration
  • New information is constantly being indexed, microfilmed or updated. Periodically check back to see if your ancestor’s records have been added. You can see if the area you’ve been looking in has been recently updated by going to Historical Records Collections. Watch for an asterisk for recently added or updated records


Record Finder[edit | edit source]

Consult the Spain Record Finder to find other records.

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
"España, Provincia de Granada, expedientes de informaciones matrimoniales, 1556-1899." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 August 2018. Arzobispado de Granada (Granada Diocese Archives).
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