Mexico, Archdiocese of Guadalajara, Miscellaneous Marriage Records - FamilySearch Historical Records
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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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| Archivo de la Arquidiócesis de Guadalajara, Jalisco | |
What is in This 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.
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Reading These Records[edit | edit source]
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- Registros Civiles y Parroquiales – Spanish
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What Can This Collection Tell Me?[edit | edit source]
The following information may be found in these records:
Marriage
- 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
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Sample Images[edit | edit source]
1794 Marriage Dispensation Record
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