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=== Births (nacimientos) === | === Births (nacimientos) === | ||
Births were usually registered by the infant’s father or by a neighbor of the family within a few days of the event. A birth record includes: | Births were usually registered by the infant’s father or by a neighbor of the family within a few days of the event. If you are having trouble locating the birth record, keep in mind that the birth might have been reported months or years later. It is not common but it does happen. A birth record usually includes: | ||
*Day and time of birth | *Day and time of birth | ||
*Names of the child and parents | *Names of the child and parents | ||
*Birthplace, which may be different from where it was registered | *Birthplace, which may be different from where it was registered | ||
*Address of the house or hospital in which the birth took place. | *Address of the house or hospital in which the birth took place. | ||
Family information may be included, such as: | Family information may be included, such as: | ||
*Parents’ ages, birthplaces, residences, marital status, and professions | *Parents’ ages, birthplaces, residences, marital status, and professions | ||
*Number of other children born to the mother (occasionally). | *Number of other children born to the mother (occasionally). | ||
*Names of grandparents. | *Names of grandparents. | ||
Corrections or additions to a birth record may have been added as a note in the margin.These notes might include information about the marriage or death of the | Corrections or additions to a birth record may have been added as a note in the margin.These notes might include information about the marriage or death of the child.<br> | ||
=== Marriages (matrimonios, casamientos) === | === Marriages (matrimonios, casamientos) === | ||