Mexico, Archdiocese of Guadalajara, Miscellaneous Marriage Records, 1539-1939

What is in This Collection?

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.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Reading These Records

These records are written in Spanish. For help reading them see:

• Spanish Genealogical Word List
• BYU Spanish Script Tutorial

FamilySearch Learning Center videos:

• Reading Spanish Handwriting

If you speak Spanish, the following free online lesson may be helpful to learn how to use the information in these records:

• Registros Civiles y Parroquiales – Spanish

To Browse This Collection

What Can These Records Tell Me?

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

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  1794 Marriage Dispensation Record