Spain, Province of Gerona, Municipal Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
Registros Municipales de la Provincia de Gerona, España.

Record Description
This collection includes census, civil registration, military, will records for the cities of Campodevánol, Gerona, Llaérs, Ogassa, Planolas, Puigcerdá, Puigmal, Ripoll, San Juan de las Abadesas, Sanavastre, Santa Julia de Saltor, Surroca y Mín and Vallfogona in the Province of Gerona. This collection is being published as images become available.

The parishes contained in these records include ones named after each city and in addition San Bartolomé, San Martín, Santa Lucía, San Pedro, San Quinti de Puigrodon, San Juan y Pol and San Juan y San Pablo.

For additional details about the history of these records and help using them, see the wiki article Spain, Municipal Records (FamilySearch Historical Records).

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Record Content
Civil registration records usually contain the following information:


 * Name, age and gender of person
 * Date and place of event
 * Parents’ names

Census records usually contain the following information:


 * Name of house owner
 * Names of all those in household
 * Date of birth/age
 * Civil status
 * Origin
 * Occupation
 * Residence
 * Length of stay at current residence
 * Relationship to house owner

Military draft records may contain the following information:


 * Name and age of draftee
 * Parents’ name
 * Residence

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To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒ Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page ⇒Select the "Province" category ⇒Select the "City or Municipality" category ⇒Select the "Parish" category ⇒Select the "Record Type and Years" category which takes you to the images.

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 * Hispanic Genealogy Directory

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 * Spain

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“Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 February, 2012), La Plata &gt; San Ponciano &gt; Matrimonios 1884-1886 &gt; image 71 of 389 images, Artemio Avendano and Clemtina Peralta, 1884; citing Parroquia de San Ponciano en la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matrimonios. San Ponciano, La Plata, Buenos Aires.&lt;/gallery&gt;