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== Spain: Ancestor's birth, marriage, or death location unknown == | == Spain: Ancestor's birth, marriage, or death location unknown == | ||
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[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list?page=1&countryId=1927167 '''FamilySearch Browse Images:'''] If no results from previous search for the ancestor or any siblings, you will have to browse images for the locality. Civil registration in Spain began in 1870 but these records have not been microfilmed or digitized. Some municipalities in Spain began keeping civil registration records before 1870. If those are filmed they will be in FamilySearch collections called Spain, Province of (name of province), Municipal records. Catholic Church records are excellent sources for accurate information on names, dates, and places of births, marriages, and deaths. Virtually every person who lived in Spain was recorded in a church record. | [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list?page=1&countryId=1927167 '''FamilySearch Browse Images:'''] If no results from previous search for the ancestor or any siblings, you will have to browse images for the locality. Civil registration in Spain began in 1870 but these records have not been microfilmed or digitized. Some municipalities in Spain began keeping civil registration records before 1870. If those are filmed they will be in FamilySearch collections called Spain, Province of (name of province), Municipal records. Catholic Church records are excellent sources for accurate information on names, dates, and places of births, marriages, and deaths. Virtually every person who lived in Spain was recorded in a church record. | ||
[https://familysearch.org/catalog | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog:'''] Not all records for Spain are online, be sure to check the catalog before giving up on finding records. | ||
== Research strategies == | == Research strategies == | ||
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== Online resources == | == Online resources == | ||
*[ | *[https://www.artxibo.euskadi.eus/webartxi00-container/es/ad53aArchivoHistoricoWar/sacramentales/maintSimple?locale=es Archivo Histórico de Euskadi] Has online parish indexes for the three provinces of the Basque Coutnry - Alava, Guipúzcoa, and Vizcaya. | ||
*[http://pares. | *[http://pares.culturaydeporte.gob.es/inicio.html '''Pares:'''] to find addresses and informaiton about archives in Spain. They also have some indexes and online images from different national archives in Spain. | ||
*[http://www.ahat.cat/ | *[http://www.ahat.cat/ '''Archdiocesis of Tarragona Church Records:'''] Images of church records from throughout the Archdiocese of Tarragona. The page is in Catalan. Use Google Translate to help ou translate the page. Requires a free subscription. | ||
*[http://www.antzinako.org '''Antzinako:'''] A site for the Basque region of Spain with some records extracted. The record collections are not complete. | *[http://www.antzinako.org '''Antzinako:'''] A site for the Basque region of Spain with some records extracted. The record collections are not complete. | ||
*[ | *[https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/country/des2.html '''List of parishes by diocese''']. Includes address and contact details. | ||
*[http://www.mjusticia.gob.es/BUSCADIR/ServletControlador?apartado=buscadorGeneral&tipo=RC&lang=en_gb '''Civil Registration offices, searchable by name of municipality, judicial district, or province:'''] This website allows you to search for the different Civil Regsitration offices. It will also allow you to order a Civil Registration record from the offices. | *[http://www.mjusticia.gob.es/BUSCADIR/ServletControlador?apartado=buscadorGeneral&tipo=RC&lang=en_gb '''Civil Registration offices, searchable by name of municipality, judicial district, or province:'''] This website allows you to search for the different Civil Regsitration offices. It will also allow you to order a Civil Registration record from the offices. | ||
*For other online resources please review the Wiki article [[Hispanic Genealogy Resources Online|'''Hispanic genealogy Resource Online''']]. | *For other online resources please review the Wiki article [[Hispanic Genealogy Resources Online|'''Hispanic genealogy Resource Online''']]. | ||
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== If FamilySearch does not have records == | == If FamilySearch does not have records == | ||
If the ancestor was born after 1870 and birth date, birth place, and names of parents are known, send for a free copy of the birth certificate. This FamilySearch Wiki article explains how to do it in English, [[Order Spain Vital Records Online|'''Order Spain Vital Records Online''']]. The same article is also available in the Spanish Wiki, [https://familysearch.org | If the ancestor was born after 1870 and birth date, birth place, and names of parents are known, send for a free copy of the birth certificate. This FamilySearch Wiki article explains how to do it in English, [[Order Spain Vital Records Online|'''Order Spain Vital Records Online''']]. The same article is also available in the Spanish Wiki, [https://familysearch.org/wiki/es/Solicitud_de_registros_civiles_españoles_en_línea '''Solicitud de registros civiles españoles en línea''']. | ||
'''Yahoo Groups online:''' Invite them to join one of many Yahoo Genealogy groups in Spain where they can get help from others with interests in the same geographical area. You can find this lis in the FamilySEarch Wiki. In English: [[Hispanic Genealogy Groups and Forums Online en Español|'''Hispanic Genealogy Groups and Forums Online en Español''']]. In Spanish: [https://familysearch.org | '''Yahoo Groups online:''' Invite them to join one of many Yahoo Genealogy groups in Spain where they can get help from others with interests in the same geographical area. You can find this lis in the FamilySEarch Wiki. In English: [[Hispanic Genealogy Groups and Forums Online en Español|'''Hispanic Genealogy Groups and Forums Online en Español''']]. In Spanish: [https://familysearch.org/wiki/es/Grupos_y_foros_de_genealog%C3%ADa_en_el_Internet '''Grupos y foros de genealogía en el Internet''']. | ||
== Immigration resources == | == Immigration resources == | ||