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Baptisms

The Spanish Word for baptism is bautismo.

Baptisms[edit | edit source]

For centuries, baptism has been a fundamental staple of religion. In earlier centuries an infant was typically baptized at birth or a few days after being born. In more modern times the gap between the birth and the baptism of an infant has broadened and may be weeks or months later. When the infant was baptized, the priest created a record of the event. Baptismal records are found among the sacramental parish books kept by the priest. These books may still be housed in the parish church or in an archive under the jurisdiction of the diocese or archdiocese. Many of these records have been microfilmed and/or digitized for viewing online.

Uses[edit | edit source]

Use baptismal records to:

Find birth information for most persons who lived in Spain.
Verify the birth place of an ancestor.
Establish a time and place of a family’s residence.

If you don’t find your ancestor’s birth record in one parish, look in nearby or other likely parishes. You may also want to expand the years searched in the event that the birth year you have or were given is incorrect.

Baptism and birth information are usually on the same record. Before civil registration began it was also the birth record of the child.

Content[edit | edit source]

Baptism records usually contain the following information:

Infant’s place and date of baptism
Age at time of baptism, usually given in days, which helps determine the birth date.
Child’s names
Status of legitimacy
Parents’ names and possibly their birth places and places of residence
Godparents’ names and possibly their places of residence
You might also find the names of grandparents.

Tips[edit | edit source]

Most children were baptized within a few days of birth but don’t give up after a few days as on rare occasions they might have waited several months.
Write down the names and residences of the godparents and witnesses. These may be relatives, friends, or important members of the community whose names may lead you to other relatives.

Before you begin[edit | edit source]

Before searching for a baptism record, you must know:

Your ancestor’s name
The parish and town/city of birth or residence
The approximate birth date
The names of at least one parent Note: If there is more than one person in the parish with the same name as your ancestor, parents’ names will help you to determine which one is your ancestor.

Locating Records[edit | edit source]

To learn more about locating Spain Catholic Church Records Please see the article Finding Records

Church Records Online[edit | edit source]

FamilySearch[edit | edit source]

Normally the parish registers are found in the parishes that created the records. But sometimes that's not the case. For example, in the city of Santa Maria Cohetzala, Cohetzala, Puebla, Mexico is a parish, but the records are not found there. In fact, the records are in the parish of San Juan Bautista, Pilcaya, Puebla, Mexico which is located approximately 15 miles away. So, one cannot be sure of where records will be found, investigate the surrounding area around the parish. Sometimes you can find additional information in the Diocese or Archdiocese that the parish belongs to. Since information was usually sent to those places.

Records may also be located in the civil records and or local archives, municipal, state, or national. Although it is rare to find church records at these sites, it occurs often enough to need mentioning. But usually records are found in ecclesiastical institutions.

Sometimes records are in the hands of collectors who reside both in Mexico and abroad. Unfortunately, when this is the case, they are not easily located and difficult to access them.

How to view them[edit | edit source]

Many of the basic church records for Mexico genealogy has been microfilmed and scanned by the "Genealogical Society of Utah" (Sociedad Genealogica de Utah) and FamilySearch. These records are becoming more accessible as some of them are put online. Through the internet you can view images, (a digital copy of the record) from any electronic device (which has internet access) anywhere in the world. The microfilms not yet available online can be accessed in over 4,700 FamilySearch centers around the world. It is worth mentioning that there are other companies that are also making information in records more accessible.

Available on FamilySearch[edit | edit source]

You can search for ancestors by name in the FamilySearch indexed collections by clicking here.

To find a FamilySearch center near you, click here.

There are also books at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City. click here. You could check for a copy of them in a public library near you.

For other types of searches do recommend that you read the instructions to find information in the Catalog of the FamilySearch Library by clicking here.

Mexico Baptisms, 1560-1950

Mexico Marriages, 1570-1950

Mexico Deaths, 1680-1940

State by state, these are the parish records available to view online at FamilySearch

Aguascalientes, Catholic Records, 1620-1962

Baja California, Catholic Records, 1750-1984

Campeche, Catholic Records, 1638-1944

Chiapas, Catholic Records, 1558-1978

Chihuahua, Catholic Records, 1632-1958

Coahuila, Catholic Records, 1627-1978

Colima, Catholic Records, 1707-1969

Distrito Federal, Catholic Records, 1886-1933

Durango, Catholic Records, 1604-1985

Guanajuato, Catholic Records, 1576-1984

Guerrero, Catholic Records, 1576-1979

Hidalgo, Catholic Records, 1546-1971

Jalisco, Catholic Records, 1590-1979

México, Catholic Records, 1567-1970

Michoacán, Catholic Records, 1555-1996

Morelos, Catholic Records 1598-1969

Nayarit, Catholic Records, 1596-1967

Oaxaca, Catholic Records, 1559-1988

Puebla, Catholic Records, 1545-1977

Querétaro, Catholic Records, 1586-1977

San Luis Potosí, Catholic Records, 1586-1970

Sinaloa, Catholic Records, 1671-1968

Sonora, Catholic Records, 1657-1994

Tabasco, Catholic Records, 1803-1970

Tamaulipas, Catholic Records, 1703-1964

Tlaxcala, Catholic Records, 1576-1994

Veracruz, Catholic Records, 1590-1978

Yucatán, Catholic Records, 1543-1977

Zacatecas, Catholic Records, 1605-1980

Need help reading the records?[edit | edit source]

Translation helps[edit | edit source]

Spanish Genealogical Word List
Google Translate
A good Spanish-English dictionary

Handwriting helps[edit | edit source]

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+The Spanish Word for baptism is bautismo.
 == Baptisms  ==
-For centuries, baptism has been a fundamental staple of religion. Normally in the Catholic Church, babies were baptized a few days after being born. In baptizing the infant, a register was created after the event. This register is called baptismal record and is important for genealogy. It is important not only because of all the information given for each individual but also for their ancestors.
+For centuries, baptism has been a fundamental staple of religion. In earlier centuries an infant was typically baptized at birth or a few days after being born. In more modern times the gap between the birth and the baptism of an infant has broadened and may be weeks or months later. When the infant was baptized, the priest created a record of the event. Baptismal records are found among the sacramental parish books kept by the priest. These books may still be housed in the parish church or in an archive under the jurisdiction of the diocese or archdiocese. Many of these records have been microfilmed and/or digitized for viewing online.
-The purpose of this article is for the reader to have a broad knowledge when utilizing baptismal record effectively in the search for their ancestors. There are four fundamental questions that will be answered:
-• What is a baptismal record<br>• How do I use the information to move forward with my genealogy<br>• Where are baptismal records found<br>• How can I view them
-== Example  ==
-This section contains examples to see what a baptismal record is, transcription of the document to see what it says, and parts of the document with descriptions to understand the wealth of information.
+=== Uses  ===
-One has to take into account that not all baptismal records are the same. As seen in the examples, some records contain a greater amount of information than others. There were various reasons why a record contained more information than another. It can be for these and other reasons:
+Use baptismal records to:
-• The socioeconomic status of the child’s family.
+*Find birth information for most persons who lived in Spain.
+*Verify the birth place of an ancestor.
+*Establish a time and place of a family’s residence.
-For example, generally if you were poor not much information was written down; on the contrary if they had a lot of influence more and better genealogical information would be given.
+If you don’t find your ancestor’s birth record in one parish, look in nearby or other likely parishes. You may also want to expand the years searched in the event that the birth year you have or were given is incorrect.
-• At the priests disposition.
+Baptism and birth information are usually on the same record. Before civil registration began it was also the birth record of the child.
-Sometimes the priest would give preference to a family of lower means then a richer family.
+=== Content  ===
-Priests moved and the style of one could be drastically different from another.
+Baptism records usually contain the following information:
-== Parts of a Record  ==
+*Infant’s place and date of baptism
+*Age at time of baptism, usually given in days, which helps determine the birth date.
+*Child’s names
+*Status of legitimacy
+*Parents’ names and possibly their birth places and places of residence
+*Godparents’ names and possibly their places of residence
+*You might also find the names of grandparents.
-The different parts of the document are listed here "may" be found in baptismal records, but not a certainty. Each document is different as seen in the examples.
+=== Tips  ===
-• Name of the parish<br>• Location of the parish<br>• Date of the baptism<br>• Name of the clergy<br>• The baptism<br>• Name of the child<br>• Race<br>• Place of birth<br>• Date of birth<br>• Relationship<br>• Name of parents<br>• Are parents living or deceased<br>• Where they are from<br>• Name of grandparents<br>• Godparents<br>• Warning <br>• Certainty<br>• Signature(s)<br>• Commentaries in the margin<br>• Titles
+*Most children were baptized within a few days of birth but don’t give up after a few days as on rare occasions they might have waited several months.
+*Write down the names and residences of the godparents and witnesses. These may be relatives, friends, or important members of the community whose names may lead you to other relatives.
-== How to use the information  ==
+== Before you begin  ==
-The information you find in baptismal records can be used to find other ancestors. Information found may be helpful in locating additional information. Much of the data can be used in conjunction with other data to provide more abundant fruits. These fruits can be found in the marriage records, death, marriage information, wills, or various others.
+Before searching for a baptism record, you must know:
-The important thing is to learn to recognize that the information will help you find information and what not. Recognizing the information’s value and its genealogical relevance is going to facilitate the discovery of your family more easily. Some data in the list entitled, Parts of a Record, are not important when finding ancestors and are recorded, warning, and signatures. The rest are relevant.
+*Your ancestor’s name
+*The parish and town/city of birth or residence
+*The approximate birth date
+*The names of at least one parent Note: If there is more than one person in the parish with the same name as your ancestor, parents’ names will help you to determine which one is your ancestor.
-Ways of using the information<br>It may be that these explanations do not cover all the ways that one can use the information to find their ancestors. So if anyone knows of other ways, please add them to the end of this section. <br>
+=== Locating Records  ===
-== Ways of using the information  ==
+To learn more about locating Spain Catholic Church Records Please see the article [[Mexico Finding Records|Finding Records]]
-It may be that these explanations do not cover all the ways that one can use the information to find their ancestors. So if anyone knows of other ways, please add them to the end of this section. <br>
+== Church Records Online  ==
-== Where to find baptismal records  ==
+=== FamilySearch  ===
-== Parish Records<br>  ==
 <br>Normally the parish registers are found in the parishes that created the records. But sometimes that's not the case. For example, in the city of Santa Maria Cohetzala, Cohetzala, Puebla, Mexico is a parish, but the records are not found there. In fact, the records are in the parish of San Juan Bautista, Pilcaya, Puebla, Mexico which is located approximately 15 miles away. So, one cannot be sure of where records will be found, investigate the surrounding area around the parish. Sometimes you can find additional information in the Diocese or Archdiocese that the parish belongs to. Since information was usually sent to those places.
@@ Line 57: / Line 67: @@
 == How to view them  ==
-Many of the basic church records for Mexico genealogy has been microfilmed and scanned by the "Genealogical Society of Utah" (Sociedad Genealogica de Utah) and FamilySearch. These records are becoming more accessible as some of them are put online. Through the internet you can view images, (a digital copy of the record) from any electronic device (which has internet access it) anywhere in the world. The microfilms not yet available online can be accessed in over 4,500 family history centers around the world. It is worth mentioning that there are other companies that are also making information in records more accessible.
+Many of the basic church records for Mexico genealogy has been microfilmed and scanned by the "Genealogical Society of Utah" (Sociedad Genealogica de Utah) and FamilySearch. These records are becoming more accessible as some of them are put online. Through the internet you can view images, (a digital copy of the record) from any electronic device (which has internet access) anywhere in the world. The microfilms not yet available online can be accessed in over 4,700 FamilySearch centers around the world. It is worth mentioning that there are other companies that are also making information in records more accessible.
 == Available on FamilySearch  ==
-You can search for ancestors by name in the FamilySearch indexed collections by [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&countryId=1927078 clicking here]. <br>
+You can search for ancestors by name in the FamilySearch indexed collections by [https://www.familysearch.org/hr/search clicking here]. <br>
+To find a FamilySearch center near you, [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/?c= click here].
-To find a Family History Center near you, [https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator?c= click here].
+There are also books at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City. [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/ click here]. You could check for a copy of them in a public library near you.
-There are also books at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. [http://books.familysearch.org/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=1&dstmp=1366658487757&vid=FHD_PUBLIC&fromLogin=true click here]. You could check for a copy of them in a public library near you.
+For other types of searches do recommend that you read the instructions to find information in the Catalog of the FamilySearch Library by [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog clicking here].
-For other types of searches do recommend that you read the instructions to find information in the Catalogue of the Family History Library by [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search clicking here].
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+'''''State by state, these are the parish records available to view online at FamilySearch'''''
-''State by state, these are the parish records available to view online at FamilySearch''
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-Tlaxcala, Registros católicos, 1576-1994
+== Need help reading the records?  ==
-Veracruz, Registros católicos, 1590-1978
+=== Translation helps  ===
-Yucatán, Registros católicos, 1543-1977
+*[[Spanish Genealogical Word List|Spanish Genealogical Word List]]
+*[http://translate.google.com Google Translate]
+*A good Spanish-English dictionary
-Zacatecas, Registros católicos, 1605-1980
+=== Handwriting helps  ===
-<br><br>
+*[https://script.byu.edu/spanish-hadwriting/resources/records-extraction-guide Handwriting Guide: Spanish]
+*[https://script.byu.edu/spanish-handwriting/introduction Script Tutorials]
+*[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/results.html?q=spanish%20handwriting Online classes from FamilySearch]
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